Quartered Safe Out Here by Fraser George MacDonald

Author:Fraser, George MacDonald [Fraser, George MacDonald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007325764
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 1993-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

* I was not the only one who noticed his demeanour at Pyawbwe, where he won the Military Cross: the battalion history records that “he seemed to be having the time of his life”.

* Arroyo dos Molinos was a little hamlet in Spain, and there, during the Peninsular War, this regiment achieved a distinction unique among British Army battle honours: in an encounter with their opposite number in the French infantry of the Line, Napoleon's 34th Regiment, they captured the enemy unit entire, even down to their regimental band, our drum major wresting the staff from the hand of his French counterpart. The Arroyo drums became the regiment's most prized possession, and “Arroyo dos Molinos” was worn on the regimental cap badge until amalgamation did what Napoleon's infantry had failed to do. But our magnificent march, John Peel, remains.

* rifle

* water

* A curious expression which I believe is peculiar to Carlisle. To “play war” is to scold violently.

* It had been a brilliant one. To the battalion's credit, it alone, out of the four attacks launched on the town, fully achieved its objective, killing 151 Japanese for the loss of seven dead and 33 wounded. The company's figures were 92 Japanese for the loss of only 10 wounded.

* Literally, to beat, chastise (Cumbrian), hence to perform with vigour.

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