The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
RAVE Irish REGIMENTS ON DUTY IN SOUTH AFRICA

laghs were dubbed In rustic HIberrsan par
lance the Aigsers'' AMI looked I'd with
envy and admiration by TIE rest OF the
army.
Your regiment" wrote Sir Thomas Gra-
Gam 70 Gen Doyle the dag after the bat
tie. has covered itself with glory Rec
ornsnend Il and It's commander, Cough. 30
sEeir fliustrioax patron, the prince regen;
too mitch cannot be done for it," Their
hiusffaous PATRON aficrward George ",
made the corps 1.-THE Prince OF Wales Own
Irish Fusileers," and gave n fer arms the
plume Of feathers. eagle ard Laurel wreath
1nfcn II stiii Carries on lis bite regiu1eutal
Tag now bearing the names Of more than
dozen haftles and military enterprises In
which the corps Rad had valiant part. At
Iartfa SO OF the Faughs successfully de-
Tended the breach against four times their
numoeT of French veterans and The regi-
ment had active part Ia yitrorsa- where IL
captured the coiors Of the One Hundredth
French regiment and Marshal Joardan's
aton OF marshal of France, and other bat
Ties leading mp 10 WeIlingtons triumphant
entry into Toulouse and the abdicaiion Of
Napoleon. After Their experiences in Ell
ropean warfare they were transferred TO do
jungle fighting In India, and had part in
the NepaGi war Of Isis and the Burmese
one OF isG. In fs7 their regimenial fac
inEs. originally green, were changed to
Mue. In Issz II was sent to Egypt ard
fought at Tel-el-Kebir
The Second battalion OF the fusiliers.
which was formerly the Eighty-ninth reg
imsns. raised In iss3 by Col. crosbie. has
nearly always had poor luck, It's record
consisting mainly OF disaster Ia the
American war OF isl3-l4 it fought at the
battle of Luady's Lane. Il served in the
Indian mnfiny. later In the So,,dan- IL was
this battalion that charged up Tsiana hill
on October 30, sustaining loss OF four
teen killed and thirty wounded
The Dsbiin Fasilfers.
The Dublin fnsiliers have under various
names, record dating far back In the last
century. Its first battalion. late the One
Hundred and Second. was long knowr, as
the Madras European regiment--the Oldest
regiment OF whites In India. Give the
conqueror OF India. served In 1t as an en-
sign. 1t afterward fought under him al
Areot and Piassy. and during a century
OF fighting the junglcs were strewn with
hs skeletons In the war of the Indian
nsaiiny Ii WAS Eatirically known as the
sweet lambs and had part IN the cap
ture OF Cawnpore and Lucknow IL was
brought 10 England for the first time in
1865 The f1siiiers Second battalion. late
the One Hundred and Thlrd regiment.
BifoNh as the Ola t0uRnS. was originally
formed in 1851 TO garrison Bombay. the
dowry OF Catherine 81 Braganxa. queen
elect CT King Charles H. As the Bombay
European regiment 1t fought under Give
In this country 1t also had active part in
Indian warfare and contributed TO the de-
feat of the skhs al the battle of Goozerat,
In ls4s. In 1870. It's two hundred and ninth
year OF service, II was brought to Eng
land
In lsa2. In accordance with new military
arrangements. the Madras and Bombay
regiments, or one Hundred ard Second
and One Hundred and Third the sweet
lambs" and 'oli toughs,'' became respect
lively the First and Second hsttalions OF
the Royal Dublin FtsilieEs. There was no
special reason why such "A distinctiyely
Irish name should be given them save
that England wished TO retain or propa-
gate the false impression that her soldiers
Of Irish birth are numerous as ever or
that she desired 10 facilitate the enlist
ment OF Irishmen for service In distant
India, wisely judging that the further bel