THE VOLUNTEER MANOEUVRES IN THE NEW FOREST – SMOKING CONCERT AT SOUTHAMPTON – VISIT OF LORD WOLSELEY
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Description: A newspaper article describing in full the precised version reported in CTL2016.1.5 starting with the Monday evening smoking concert on the Common with note of songs sung by whom, congratulations to 2nd Hants Battalion whihch had won the Lord Wolseley Challenge Cup, striking camp and marching to Lyndhurst, prisoners taken on the way, beer being captured, 1st and 2nd Hants Cyclists in blue, 3rd Hants in khaki, encountering the enemy in Matley Wood, generous release of the beer by Colonel Cave to the Bournemouth men (the 'enemy'), heavy showers sending men to their tents despite printed Brigade orders for the day, complimentary comments on the work done by the Brigade Bearer Company in treating 'sore feet' on Tuesday, The arrival of the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Wolseley, with his 'staff catering to and fro', fighting finished on Beaulieu Heath before the men returned to Lyndhurst, Lord Wolseley presents Colonel Vandeleur - the Brigadier in charge of the invaders - with the Order of the Companion of the Bath (the staff were entertained by Baron Montagu at Beaulieu afterwards), camp struck at Lyndhurst on Thursday and made a move for the enemy at Beaulieu Road, but the enemy had struck camp early, despite heavy barrage the invaders were forced back to Hatchet's Pond, description of defenders' cyclists' maneouvres on Wednesday, and how the main body of the army had driven the enemy from Beaulieu Road Station towards the sea; there follows a report from the invaders' camp Thu-Fri with the engagement well-handled by Captain the Hon JS Montagu of the 4th Hants. The 5th Hants were well placed, but criticism of the wrong system in the defending force left who of centre and righ flanks exposed abd defective supply of ammunition to the rearguard - lessons were learnt. Brisk battle at Hatchett's Pond - rattling Lee-Metfords and crackle of rifles - defenders alleged they dislodged the invaders, then the parade at the end. Mention is made of how the manoeuvres were followed closely by Prince Maurice of Batenburg and his fellow scholars at the 'Lyndhurst School', and how the Prince had been allowed to investigate the mysteries of the cornet, the trombone and the circular bass blowing them with zeal rather than tunefulness.
On reverse page of Advertisements.
Publisher: THE HAMPSHIRE ADVERTISER COUNTY MAGAZINE
Period covered: June 4 1898
Format: Newspaper cutting: Printed
Primary Reference: 300000005
Last import: December 21, 2022