The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-06

fftueQ treif SitFe 10 ine kiOFlDuE lfdll-
lions Of the British army. 1t Is a difficult
and almost invidious task. therefore, to
select amongst the great mass of good ma
terial available those deserving more par
ticular mention, and the few TO be now
dealt with are taken at random from the
many who have greatly distinguished
themselves In South Africa.
First on the list stands the East Kent,
an ancient corps the direct descendant OF
tho company formed out of the city
trained bands in the time OF Elizabeth.
When the Flemings were fighting for re-
ligious liberty In the Low Countries, the
stanch Professionals of London contributed
n force under Capt. Thomas Morgan, to
assist in the struggle against the Span
iards. During its first years OF adventur-
ous life, this was generally known as the
Holland regiment. and in 1850 Charles H..
at his restoration, brought II over to En-
gland TO be added to that little standing
army he was so anxious to form. He gave
the command OF It to Col. Robert Sidney.
and 1t was still known as the Holland
regiment, but numbered the Fourth until
It got one step higher. when the Admrals
regiment. Till then the Third. was pro-
NOTED to be Guards. Very soon, however,
On this, its early career in the British reg
ulAr army. It gained the appeIlation which
has become its highest title OF honor, ''the
Butts This solbriquet no doubt orig
lined with ash, with ash colored breaches
and stockings" and this ash was no doubt
equivalent to what was afterwards called
bun. II was only a SECONDARY or slang
title. however for regiments were long
called after their tolonels and although
the Bluffs bore the name of Prince George
of Denmark (the husband OF Queen Anne).
1t was soon known as Churchilrs regi-
ment one Of It's distinguished colonies be-
ing Mariboroueh's brother. II, indeed. was
kept for time In the family, for a
Churchill OF the next generation. the first
colonel's son. also commanded II.
knocks under Marlborough, and AFTER
tingcn- and especially at Fontenoy.
where. associated with the Black
Watch, they covered the retreat
and saved the army from serious
loss II Is to the credit of the Bluffs that
in the war Of American Independence they
sco,sed success at Butaw springs. when
Washington himself was wounded and
taken prisoner. Soon after this the Bluffs
were located In East Kent, under the
scheme which gave county titles to all
existing regiments. the first applt alton.
indeed. of that tertorial system which now
obtains. A large number OF modern rexi-
mental titles. daily becoming more fla
nous. were established at that date, i7S2
They were engaged from the comma nee
ment OF the great French war almost to
its end, but were absent In Canada at TIE
time OF Waterloo. The regiment was con-
stantly engaged in the battles and sieges
OF the Peninsula war, but its most re-
nlarkahle feat perhaps was at the passage
of the Duoro In 1909. when a small party
OF Ave and twenty men of the BUNS were
the first TO cross and occupy the Seminary
by command and under the very eve OF
wellington himself This little detachment
gradually reinforced by more OF the same
regiment, chung SO tenaciously TO mis- first
foothold gained on the opposite bank that
the passage was finally secured.
The Bufrs after tho end OF the great
war. passed several quiet years In New
South Wales; then assisted In crushing
the Mahrattas at Punniar; I'm the Crimea
they had no mere fortune than TO crown
the Redan capture which proved unten-
able, they were too late Tor the Indian
mutiny. but they were one OF the first In
tho Picking or Chinese war OF 1850. This
ia not their trst experience OF South Afri-
ca. for they fought through tho Zulu war.
but none ~ the stiffest engagements with
CetRwayo's tmpis have cqualed their last
task, when, as part OF Kelly Kenny's d.
vision. they headed Off CrOnie. making
splendid forced marches under burning
sun and torrenual rains footsore. half
FED, but always successful In forestallinz
tho enemy.
The regiment now dcservediy famous a.
tho Prince Of Wales own. or West York
shire regiment has had more than one
designation during it's long life. IL was
originally raised In Kent, and known then
az the Fourteenth of the line but The frst
territorial scheme already mentioned, that
OF 1877, aloeated II 20 BedforiShlre for re
cguiting purposes, and IL kept that name
for s"ven and twenty years, when It's head,
quarters were transferred to buckingham
shire The heir apparent took u under his
ut. fvt ~. D.
Hrst battalion bS presentiRg IL with new
coiora At lgCkn0w, the old being 10 iged
IN sundriuEham. This association ,ytth
ROYALTY would have grauaed enc q its
old colonies Eycrarl who In 1912 had
tFiVea hard tat yeiuly to gain tho a0uor.
ana whose chaSr.r was openly exposed
ON Portsmouth Varade where he rave
the command 90 hts rvsimcnt as follows.
Not kng s. noy 'a0evB's nor royal ma
rines, only plain Fourteenth who have
donc fourteen Svar-' seEvico Ia india and
mover uuhNc1 tnr b2yopct- 'Attentlcnr "
The services ~ tho oh Fuurtecnth we're
very lorsriN ip4iaa although IL was in
Flanders with tAc Iukc of Yogk. and AGAIN
at CoTuuna With sir john Meare. and yet
again az waterloo. RAglcu,8r interest at
ttCh Go Ihtsv threp ocvaetcns on n ,ich
a WAS actively eOgagtd Ii was at FamArs
ia lH& taRJ 70 fairly wen tae right TO its
o,d and cherished Qulckstep. the French
"Ca ira" In that Ec,ion the enemy Rad
gained Nrcund s. Aen COT Doyle. command
ing abe Fourteenth, ordered his hanl TO
strike ur the Ca ira" and rally,ng his
men cried. Now, lads. Ven beat them 20
their oWr damned tune " The Duke Of
York highly delighted after this ordered
the regiment 20 march always To the
Ca ira" and IL VAS played the otder day
nt ColCnao, and on the heights OF Monte
Cristo. There was a desire at one ume
20 substitute God Bless the Prince OF
Wales f'r Ca ira" but the regiment soon
yrVs ytCd 90 "tae Gear ga tune" At Corun-
IA ,he FourteenA senered 20 severely that
II remained for long time in home quar-