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| Accession number | 912L : 2440/1 |
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12th LANCERS - 1852 , Winchester for Cape of Good Hope , Notes on back of Ebsworths drawing , Owing to troubles increasing at Cape received sudden orders to hand over horses at Winchester to other corps in K , and to em hark at Portsmouth , ( subsequently a portion of the regiment emb arked later by steamer Birkenhead , was entirely lost , Remounted . at Cape The 12th were ordered to lay aside their lances and use double barrel carbines same as the C M Rifles were armed with , The belts and pouches to be altered to suit same , and pistols given up , Depot marched to Canterbury , then Maidstone , retaining lances which were readopted when the 12th moved to India , 1999 M que 012 Trumpe Private ( a pils RSM Corpils BM . Pole Jarrier BE Note / Only the band and trumpeters have scarlet forage caps . 12 Lars Winchester 1852 |
