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... weather. .. -' Huddersfieiu exports ife. .States show decrease the total for August, 189 S. The Ist Battalion the ', jiW Light Infantry (51st Foot) leaves »M ' en route for its new station at >'■■ j-O . Throughout tho year the »P ■'J pi • Lancashire has been ...

Published: Friday 01 September 1899
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4065 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Advertisements & Notices

... in the North-Eastrini I)istrict, York. His sucessor is (aClptiin W. 1-1. Ryoroft, who formerly served in tbe Hig'nland Light Infantry, but now holds a conmissionl in tle 7th Dragoon Guards. He la.s served with distinction in Egylpt- Major J. Staepole, ...

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... committed for trial, but admitted to bail. On Monday the officers and soldiers of the 51st Regiment, or King's Own Light Infantry, now stationed in the Salford infantry barracks, Regent-road, who were engaged in the last Burmese war, had medals distributed ...

Published: Saturday 09 June 1855
Newspaper: Leeds Intelligencer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5794 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

THE ASHANTEE WAR

... 0.8., K.H., Colonel of the King's Own Light Infantry, died on Friday, bis residence, 2C, Cambridge Square, his 82d year. Sir William, who was the son of Captain John Elliott, entered the anny as ensign of the 51st Foot 1809. 1661 was appointed Colonel ...

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... KESWoICI.-Yesterday, at St. I Kentigern's Church, Crosthwaite, Keswick, the marriage of Mr. Henry Do Tessier, King's Own Light Infantry, - - only son of General De Tessier, 1I.H.A., and grandson of the late Baron De Tessier, of Woodcoto Park, Surrey, - with ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1887
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3973 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE YORKSHIRE PO

... Arracan, August, 1825. Hanson, William, comet, 28th June, 1804, 15th Light Dragoons; lient., 27th June, 1805, loth Light Dragoons ; captain, 12th May, 1808 ; Dragoon Guards, 14th July, Light Dragoons, 31st May, 1810; Killed Villa Franca, east coast Spain, ...

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

... mond, ret. uponh.-p., late 108 th Ft., to have the honorary rank Capt. The undermentioned officers of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, who have been granted ret. f.-p., have step of honorary rank, in accordance with the provisions lit r Majesty's Order ...

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

... Massey, of Her Majesty's 95th Regiment, Ls snew at Poona, to the tempos-cry coimnnud of thme late 2ad *s European Bombay Light Infantry, now at Neesnucli. .e I1A lare quantity of cotton is lying on the banks of the ?? whlich the owners will not ship on account ...

Published: Tuesday 14 October 1862
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4945 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

INDIA

... dispositions immediately, halting the maiu lot body in order tD give the Men a ehort time for rest and re- Cs freebment. The light artillery soon went to the front, and to the action cotismenced with a pretty sharp fire on both aides, me( which disclossid ...

Published: Thursday 04 February 1858
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2907 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

... In regard to affairs at Charleston a New York telegram - of the 4th says :-The steamer Union, from Charleston Bar I on the 51st August, arrived this morning. She lay off Charleston Bar from noon on Monday till sunset. About 2.30 on MoDday, the 31st, the ...

Published: Wednesday 16 September 1863
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7532 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

... has been lighted with water-gas. The inhabitants view the light with so much favour that they have petitioned the Corporation to light Jamee-street, and it is expected that before long water-gas will be used at Harrogate for street-lighting purposes geuerally ...

Published: Thursday 02 October 1890
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8354 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE CHCIICII,

... enthusiasm was Iheir 5-, uhi.-l, and pnvate resldences ' aud workmen were be seen racaD3 s0 iutense in tho out . skirts the lights wen lation, their thanksgiving that the war which wc every street in the centre of the town busily engaged in fit-, l. The ...

Published: Saturday 10 May 1856
Newspaper: Leeds Intelligencer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6645 | Page: 7 | Tags: none