Wellington's Rifles: The Origins, Development and Battles of the Rifle Regiments in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo

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The Mounted Rifles Regiments of the Main Body and their first reinforcements were assembled in the following district concentration camps: —

Manawatu) Squadron. Cap and collar badges: The number of the Regiment ‘6’ within a wreath of laurel leaves, surmounted by a crown with a scroll below bearing ‘Manawatu Mounted Rifles. Motto: He kawau maro (Unyielding as the shag) Lance Corporal Arnott appears to be wearing a ‘type 3’ basic frame A/7 hat badge and ‘type 1’ A/7 collar badges. French troops were also required to garrison hostile territory and wage a bitter war against Spanish and Portuguese insurgents, the ‘guerrillas’. French communications and supply lines were harassed by their raids and ambushes. By 1812, the French had over 350,000 soldiers in Iberia, but 200,000 were protecting lines of supply rather than serving as front-line troops.Austin, W. S. (1924). The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Wellington: L. T. Watkins Ltd. OCLC 1016592567.

Trooper Owen Rees Self, Serial No. 9/1235, 6th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, Embarkation Date: 14 August 1915. The following picture is of the original Queens Colours that was presented to the Wellington Rifle Battalion on the 20th June 1887 (Jubilee day) by the Mayoress of Wellington, Mrs Samual Brown on behalf of the Ladies of Wellington. The 30th Wellington Battalion eventually became the "30th Regiment (Wellington Rifles)" in 1900, "The Wellington Rifles" in 1920, and finally "The Wellington Regiment" in 1931; disbanded in 1936 - not perpetuated by any modern Regiment, so far as I know. J. R. Gaunt & Son were the approved Government suppliers until April 1917, contracts were then passed to a number of different manufacturers.With the original 7th Mounted Rifles reinforcements merged with the 6th Mounted Rifles reinforcements, a new draft of 7th Mounted Rifles reinforcements was called into Trentham camp in late August 1915. As Wellington advanced, his army’s base of supply was moved from Lisbon in Portugal to Santander in the north-east of Spain. In the decades following Confederation, Canada's military consisted almost entirely of part-time soldiers - "Active Militia", formed into Battalions of Infantry and Rifles, Troops of Cavalry and Batteries of Artillery - with the exception of a Permanent Militia of full-time paid soldiers established by Act of Parliament and limited to a total strength of 750! At 19:00 Turkish troops captured the northern section of the 9th Squadron trench. With no chance of any relief during daylight, the commanding officer was informed that two squadrons from the Canterbury Mounted Rifles would try to relieve the 9th Squadron after 20:00. [4] By this time the 6th Squadron had fought their way round the southern slopes of the hill and got within one hundred yards (91m) of the 9th Squadron's trench, but could make no further progress. As darkness approached Turkish fire reduced, and at 22:30 the Canterbury Mounted Rifles reached 9th Squadron and took over from them at 23:00. The 9th Squadron moved to the rear followed an hour later by the 2nd and 6th Squadrons. During the battle the squadrons were outnumbered and fighting at close quarters, but their casualties were rather light at nineteen dead and fifty-two wounded. [26] Walker's Ridge [ edit ] French Cavalry: Battle of Vitoria on 21st June 1813 during the Peninsular War: picture by Cristoph and Cornelius Suhl