The Blues and Royals Cavalry Regiments in History
A historical overview of the Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Dragoons, tracing origins as the Oxford Blues, their roles from Sedgemoor to Waterloo, counts of losses at battles, notable leaders, and later transfers to composite regiments in campaigns from Egypt to South Africa, with brief notes on royal betrothals and early cavalry organization.
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Royal Horse Guards
iTousehold Cavalry Brigade
Life Guards
Earl of Oxford
Oxford Blues
Sedgemoor
Ireland
Germany
Dettingen
Fontecuy
Mundep
Warburg
Duke of York
Cateau
Spain
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Lord Edward Romerset
Household
Belgium
Blues
Household Cavalry Regiment
South Afmer
Waterkew
John Eley
Lord Ligonier
Marquis of Granby
Household Cavalry
1St Royal Dragoons
Tangier
William III
Flanders
Marlborough
Low Countries
Peterborough
Stanhope
Loch Granby
France
Greys
Royal Dragoons
Erion
Clark
Kennedy
Corporal Style
Captain Clark
Styles
Liv Zbisetes
Lis Orest
Tefure
Balaklava
Buera
South Africa
Foreign officer in London life and army policy discussed
A foreign officer in England learns the social and financial demands of serving as a military adviser. He is told to match English officers’ lifestyle, including costly hunts, races, clubs, and country trips, or risk ineffectiveness. The piece contrasts private means, living standards, and the army’s professional status, noting low pay and social expectations. It also mentions new rules requiring private means for commissions and a mixed Indian decoration program.
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London
England
Lee
Ascot
Urlingham
Ranelagh
Scotland
Cowes
Fathoes
Tia
Tommiece
Eorgiog
Becaie
Hussar-i-Hind
Tom Kuhl
Keating
Hooper's
Cleopatra
Belle
Dalmeut
Cqamet
Assistente
Lancashire
Crowe
Thoraake
Dremes
Eloapes
Swaziland’s Transformation Under White Administration
A panoramic 1890s-era reflection on Swaziland, detailing the shift from remote savage customs to a developing colonial state. The piece describes population, geography, climate, rivers, and mineral wealth, noting rail, telegraph, banks, schools, and a growing European presence alongside native governance and earlier conflicts resolved by diplomacy. It cites the 1890 joint British and Transvaal arrangements, and discusses economic prospects in gold, coal, tin, iron, and copper.
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Swaziland
Swazi
Port Tha
Hing Uwhandine
Itelf
Hremersdorp
Umbandive
Impis
Umkweli’s
Thay
Kroger
Transvaal
Amaton Island
Natal
Colony
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Cape Colony
Jealout
Netel
O¢Ten
Boersine
Owazilan
Pretone
Limpopo
South Africa
Goteber
Henry
Loch
Brazil
Wilete
Volcsnic
Loureneo Peneaen
Labombo
Ena Neadome
Hensi
Bremersdorp
Swagiland
Swasiland
Portuguesa Amatongaland
Delagos Bay
Lourenco Marques
Ita
Awan
Gueim
Theo Fiseshe Labombe
Amatonga
London
Ssindatune
Delagon Bay
Ingwsimpisi
Scheelite
Kieselguler
Homati
Giadstone
Stateraman
Harnot
Tales From Quambytook A Youthful Colonial Era
In this reminiscence Geoffrey Trethowan narrates his first days in Australia, recalling Mr Sewell at Quambytook. The tale covers a rough apprenticeship with stock whips and guns, a comic misfire that wounded the mentor, and the speaker’s bungled riding and hedge-janging mishaps as Barry stories unfold with rustic humor and colonial hardship.
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Geoffrey
Kowrs
Treloar
Geoff
Greenhorn
Mr Sewell
Sewell
Crossy
Barry
Bashmen’s Corps
Thad
Jack
How to Eat and Drink Teachings on Moderation and Digestion
A fragmentary advisory advocates plain home style meals with roast or boiled joints and plain puddings, warning against overindulgence and artificial extracts. It urges simple cooking, warns about excessive variety, and cautions on drinks and digestion, recommending measured servings and avoiding extreme temperatures.
Nellie’s Summer Resolve to Cheerful Duty
A vivid 19th century vignette follows Nellie Charlton tending a sprawling family in heat and weariness. She endures endless mending and household toil while haunted by longing for freedom, then dreams of angel song that rekindles hope. Waking, she vows to persevere for her siblings, balancing duty with quiet personal yearning. The piece closes with reflections on resilience and small acts of care.
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Nellie Charlton
Nellie
Nellie Joes
Countepppelin Air Ship Details Stir Public Interest
A fragmentary report from the Argus claims Count von Zeppelin’s air ship achieved a notable test flight. From Pri Tichahafen in Wartemberg the craft rose to 1260 feet, then reached Dnnenéturd 5 rales away, amid early enthusiasm in the Nautical world. The craft features a 38ft diameter envelope with a 1188 square foot projected area and seventeen compartments. Two 18 hp motors drive twin propellers, with a supporting platform housing a 10 hour fuel supply. Total lifting capacity around ten tons, crew of five, and speeds around 93 mph during test runs.
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Argus
Pharsday
Countpelin
Mrinl
Pri Tichahafen
Wartemberg
Bert
Rome
Dnnenéturd
Ora , and Co
Melbourne
Count von Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Desgoth
Celebrities and court life blend in distant echoes of news
The item recalls the birth of a marquis heir to the Duke of Beaufort, reshaping succession, with remarks on Lady Henry and Somersets, plus notes on actors, royalty, and international events. It mentions James Daa, Czar Nicholas II’s gift to France, Carnegie Library expansion plans, and global political tensions.
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Young Somers Somerset
Lilly Henry Somerset
America
Duke of Beaufort
Worcester
Somerset
Henry
Henry Laboucher
Old Palace Yard
Twickenbom
Dora
Alsio
Sen ‘Labby
House of
Comusns Labouchere
England
Jamen Dass
Plymouth Theatre
Turnpike Gate
Napoleon
Bellerophon
Nicholas
Paris
Gema
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Library and Institute
Pittehare
Maxim Gonez
Bantisge
Ban Domingo
Cubano Libre
General Gomen
General Castillo
Gime
General Gowed
Cerogue Tion
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Carl Theodor
Bavaria
Robert of
Worlemburg
Princ Rodulph
Austa
Himsrlf
Matis Luussculata
Mameria
Austria
Younrest
Archduke Carl Salvator
Essor
Rikhoes
Edinburgh University
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Ustversiay
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Merlin
Kerunt
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Christchurch
William M. Evarts
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Counteppelin
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