The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-15

yersal peace In the sikh war, in the In
dian mutiny. I'm China. South Africa
against Kaffirs and Zuius. in Afehsnissan.
in Egypt and I'm the relief OF Chitral. the
Kings Royal Rifles played their part with
the same unvarying gailantry.
Now there are three hattalions in South
Africa enulating the prowess. the tenacity
and pluck of their predecessors Two were
shut up in I.adysmith with White. having
exhibited the finest spirit in the earlier
episodes of the campaign of North Natal.
The FIRST battalion led the attack at Talana
hili where Col Cunning was killed at the
head of the regiment: they cleared the
heights OF Glands laaste. and with the Sec
ond battalion held out sturdily at Pepworth
hili where Col Grimwood. of the regt-
ment. acted as a brigadier. The Third bat
talon forms part of Lyttleton's brigade OF
rife regiments. and II no severe losses
were entaiied mt the Co'enso battle, where
the Rifles were in reserve, they have had
their fun share OF hard work in the west.
crn move. where they crossed first at Pot
giefers drift. forming chain hand In
hand through the swirlng breast-high wa
ter, and were used in the flank attack on
the Spion kop mountain. The development
of this was chafscterixed by Sir Redvers
Butler as one of the finest evolutions ever
performed In the teeth of the enemy. The
same praise was accorded to another rcgi-
mcnt. the Scottish Rifles. younger as rifles
but nevertheless old In fame. named as
the perthshire volunteers. or the Ninetieth
Light infantry.
This last named regiment. linked now
with the old Twenty-sixth Cameronians,
was raised in iE0 by a private gentle
man, Mr.. Thomas Graham. OF Ralgowan.
Perthshire. who only took to soldering
late in life. but had such natural apti-
tude for war that he rose quickly to be "a
distinguished general and military
peer. Lord Lynedoch. Graham having
endured a terrible bereavement offered
his services to the state and was follow
Ell into the field by n fine battalion OF a
thousand men, so easily recruited that
he could have got together double the
number I'm the time. The Ninctieth, IA
they came to be called, took part in all
the wars OF the beginning of the cen
tury, and were AZ the defense OF Afinorca.
In the expedition to Egypt. under Aber-
crombe but went 10 the West indies
and 50 missed the Peninsula war. They
were too late for Waterloo. and landed at
Ostend a few days after the great battle
Their time was not then but since. In
the Crimea, at the assaults upon the Re
dan. In India during the mutiny with
Haveiock In the relief of Lucknow. and
especially In South Africa, their ac-
duaintance with which began In 1876 and
has been continued at intervals until to-
day. f<affir wars, and Zulu wars. and
wars against the beers. they were en-
gagged severely and continually. they
fought under Wood. one OF their own Of
iicers at kamhuia kop, and the other day
took part in the main fight. the hottest
and most protraeted upon the spion kop
slaughter house.
II has been the curious good fortune of
the Ninetieth. or Scottish rifles. TO he the
military cradle OF many most distinguish
ed soldiers. IL has given two command
er-in-chiefs 10 the British army. Lord
HIM and Lord woiseiey: the one led the
regiment in Egypt and In the Mediterra-
mean. the other. as a captain. carried the
Mob Mahul palace at Lucknow. spien-
did feat OF arms. Lord Lyncdoch. who
raised the regiment. has already been
mentioned. and 20 the list OF prominent
names must he added that Of Sir Evelyn
Wood. who rose IN the regiment TO the
highest grades.