Historical Record of the First Or the Royal Regiment of Dragoons Containing a
Historical Record of the First Or the Royal Regiment of Dragoons Containing a
Richard Cannon
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THE FIRST, OR ROYAL DRAGOONS. 87 lines of Torres Vedras, the ROYALS once more 1810 occupied the post of honour in the rear of the line of march. The French pressing upon the retiring army near Pombal on the 5th of October, their audacity was punished by a piquet of the ROYALS commanded by Lieutenant Garden, who charged the enemy and drove them back with loss ; but, having advanced too far in pursuit, the lieutenant and one man, who were both wounded, were taken prisoners : the piquet, however, ...captured and brought off a French cavalry officer. The enemy's leading corps, being supported by im- mense columns, continued to hover round the rear of the allied army ; and the temerity of their ca- valry was again chastised on the 9th of October, near Quinta de Torre, by a squadron of the ROYAL DRAGOONS, which made a gallant charge, driving the French horsemen back with loss, and forcing them to take shelter behind a corps of in- fantry. This corps was too strong to be attacked by the squadron, and the ROYALS, having received a volley, retired with the loss of six horses killed, and one serjeant-major and two men wounded, with four men wounded and taken prisoners.
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