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EDWARD DOUGLAS BROWN  (Major)  (Now Lieut. ?Colonel Edward Douglas Brown-Synge-Hutchinson)  14^th Hussars             On October 13^th 1900, at Geluk, where Private Heaton gained the Victoria Cross so gallantly in the previous August, the Enemy got within 400 yards of our men, opening a heavy fire onthem.  Sergeant Hersey?s horse had been shot, leaving him in imminent danger of sharing the same fate, which he would almost certainly have done but for Major Brown, who, waiting till the last squadron had retired, rode back, and assisting him to mount behind, brought him safely out of range of the Boers.  Shortly afterwards this brave officer also saved the life of Lieutenant J. G. Browne, by holding his horse when it had become almost unmanageable owing to the heavy fireconcentarted on it and its rider, and, but for Major Brown?s assistance, it could not have been monted.  Subsequently, Lance-Corporal Trumpeter Leigh owed his life to the conspicuous daring of this officer, who carried him out of action, thus making the third he had save that day. Major Brown, son of the late Major David Philip Brown, 7^th Hussars, was born on March 6^th 1861.  Was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Windermere College, United Service College, and Westward Ho!  He received his first commission as Lieutenant in the 18^th Husars, November 1883, in which he became Captain in less than five years August 8^th 1888 and in his present regiment March 1889.  From January 1^st 1890, to December 31^st 1894, was Commandant of the Aldershot School of Instruction for Yeomanry, attaining the rank of Major and Brevet-Lieut. ?Colonel on January 28^th 1899.  Mentioned three times in despatches during the Boer War, and has seven clasps to his medal for South Africa.

JAMES LEITH  (Lieutenant, afterwards Major)  14^th (The King?s) Hussars             During the action on April 1^st 1858, the troops engaged at Betwah, under Sir Hugh Rose (afterwards Lord Strathnairn), had a powerful force to contend with.  The enemy surrounded them, killing and wounding a great many.  Captain Need was later on attacked by a rabble of infantry mutineers, and on the point of being bayoneted, when Lieutenant Leith, seeing his danger, charged the Sepoys single-handed, and rescued him from certain death.

14th Hussars by Richard Simkin (P) Slight tear on image which could be repaired. More Text... Item Code : SIMK0024 14th Hussars by Richard Simkin (P) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING ANTIQUE CHROMOLITHOGRAPH Original chromolithograph published 1895. Full Item Details Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm) none £160.00 Historical Record of the 14th (King's) Hussars 1900 - 1922. by Brig J Gilbert Browne and Lieut Col E J Bridges. Edited by Major A T Millet. (1932) This is the second volume of the regimental history, which begins at the start of the south African War, the end of which is where the first volume finishes; thus there is an overlap. The reason for this is that the war was still being fought when the Regiment's record in it was written, and by the time this present volume was written many facts and details had come to light which could not be obtained for inclusion in the earlier volume. This account ends with the amalgamation of the Regiment with the 20th Hussars in 1922, a year that saw the disappearance of a number of cavalry regiments in a series of amalgamations; 1922 was to the cavalry what 1870 and Cardwell had been to the infantry. The dedication is not only to the 14th Hussars who gave their lives during the Great War but also to the Horses which carried the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the Regiment so gallantly. This is a superb history, full of detail, not just about battles and engagements (plent......... More Text... Item Code : NMP5564 Historical Record of the 14th (King's) Hussars 1900 - 1922. by Brig J Gilbert Browne and Lieut Col E J Bridges. Edited by Major A T Millet. (1932) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING BOOK Paperback book. Full Item Details 586 pages. none £22.00

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