CONTENTS.

CHAP.PAGE
[I.][INTRODUCTORY]1
[II.][CAVALRY BEFORE THE GREAT WAR]3
[III.][EARLIER HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT]17
[IV.][1910-1914—OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT WAR]42
[V.][THE INDIAN ARMY—BEGINNING OF WAR]55
[VI.][VOYAGE TO FRANCE]60
[VII.][1915 IN FRANCE]67
[VIII.][1916]89
[IX.][MESOPOTAMIA]98
[X.][SUMMER IN LOWER MESOPOTAMIA]109
[XI.][MARCH TO THE FRONT—MAUDE’S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN]124
[XII.][DECEMBER 12, 1916-FEBRUARY 24, 1917—FIGHTING ON THE TIGRIS]140
[XIII.][THE RECAPTURE OF KUT—RETREAT OF THE TURKS]158
[XIV.][THE FIGHT AT LAJJ, 5TH MARCH 1917]173
[XV.][OCCUPATION OF BAGHDAD]200
[XVI.][OPERATIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER CAPTURE OF BAGHDAD]216
[XVII.][THE SUMMER OF 1917]229
[XVIII.][AUTUMN OF 1917—RAMADIE, MENDALI, TEKRIT]235
[XIX.][WINTER OF 1917-18]262
[XX.][THE SUMMER OF 1918—KULAWAND AND TUZ KERMATLI]272
[XXI.][THE AUTUMN OF 1918—LAST BATTLE WITH THE TURKS—CLOSE OF THE WAR IN MESOPOTAMIA]291
[XXII.][SCOPE AND MEANING OF THE MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN—THE SHARE IN IT OF THE THIRTEENTH HUSSARS]319
[XXIII.][RETURN TO ENGLAND—CONCLUSION]326
[APPENDICES]329
[INDEX]378

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PHOTOGRAVURE.
[Lieut.-Col. J. J. Richardson, D.S.O., Commanding Thirteenth Hussars from August 1915 to the Present Time]Frontispiece
COLOURED PLATES.
[Officer of the 13th Light Dragoons, 1830-1836]To face page34
[Officer of the 13th Light Dragoons (undress), 1830-1836]”36
[Before the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, 25th October 1854]”38
[13th Light Dragoons, 1853]”40
[Festubert]”68
[Mesopotamia]”104
[Xmas Card sent to the Regiment, 1916]”142
[“Caprice” and Foal: Born May 1920]”178
[Tuz Kharmatli, 29th April 1918]”280
[The Storming of Richardson’s Bluff, 29th October 1918]”302
HALF-TONE PLATES.
[The Drum Horse—at the Durbar]To face page42
[“D” Squadron—at the Durbar]”44
[The Queen at Agra]”46
[The Escort at Agra, 1st and 3rd Troops of Squadron “D”]”48
[Draft of Men and Horses detailed for the 8th Hussars, September 1914—The Band at the last Church Parade before leaving India, November 1914]”52
[Embarking at Bombay, November 1914]”56
[The Departure from Bombay, 19th November 1914]”58
[In the Suez Canal, December 1914]”60
[In the Suez Canal, December 1914]”62
[Major T. H. S. Marchant, D.S.O.—Col. A. Symons, C.M.G.—MajorW. A. Kennard, D.S.O.—Bt. Col. W. Pepys, D.S.O.—Lieut.-Col.E. F. Twist4]”64
[Bt. Lieut.-Col. E. J. Carter—Major R. F. Cox—Capt. LordHuntingfield—Capt. Norman Neill, Brig.-Major, 7th BritishCavalry Brigade—Bt. Major R. S. Hamilton-Grace, G.S.O.,2nd Hdqrs. Cav. Corps—Capt. F. C. Covell—Bt. Major H.Ll. Jones, D.S.O.]”66
[Capt. J. N. Lumley, M.C.—Capt. J. I. Chrystall, M.C.—Capt.E. H. Stocker—Lieut. G. R. Watson-Smyth—Capt. J. H.Hind—Capt. J. L. M. Barrett—Capt. J. A. Jeffrey, M.C.]”70
[2nd January to 21st February 1915: Billets of Captains Eve andJackson at Enquingatte—Capt. W. H. Eve—Capt. T. K. Jacksonand Lieut. J. V. Dawson—Trenches at Enquingatte dug by “D”Squadron—School at Enquingatte where Lieut. J. V. Dawsonwas billeted]”72
[February and March 1915: Farriers, “D” Squadron—Officers of“D” Squadron—Major R. F. Cox—Officers of “D” Squadron]”74
[In the Sandpit, March 1915]”76
[In the Sandpit, March 1915]”78
[Hurdle Shelters, Bois du Reveillon, 15th March 1915—Billets atWarnes, April 1915]”80
[“D” Squadron Billets, Ochtezeele, May 1915—Quarters of “D”Squadron at Witternesse, 6th to 19th May 1915—Quarters of“B” Squadron, Ochtezeele, May 1915—The Chateau: Quartersof “A” Squadron at Witternesse, June 1915—“Rags” and“Stilts,” Ochtezeele, 3rd May 1915—On Lingham Rifle-range,June 1915]”82
[“D” Squadron Quarters and Mess at Bettencourt, August and September1915—Captain Eve’s Dug-out at Authuille, September1915—Lieut. J. V. Dawson in his Dug-out at Authuille, September1915]”84
[Lieut. J. I. Chrystall at Bemaville, October 1915—Hounds at
L’Abbaye, 31st March 1916]		”88
[“Caprice,” 1915—At Martainneville, March 19166]”90
[At Feuquières, April 19166]”92
[Lieut. Basil H. Williams, M.C.—Lieut. M. H. C. Doll—Lieut.T. E. Lawson-Smith—Capt. J. O. Oakes—Capt. A. M.Sassoon, O.B.E., M.C.—Lieut. W. P. Crawford-Greene—Capt.S. V. Kennedy, M.C.]”94
[The Islanda]”96
[Basra: Arab Policeman—Negro Waterman—Kurdish Water-carrier—PersianPoliceman]”110
[Basra: Basra Fort—A Creek—H. Robinson Bridge—Sindbad’sTower]”112
[Bridge over Ashar Creek—Huts under Construction—Ashar: BullockTransport—The Square, Basra]”114
[Makina: Sergeant G. Cook’s Grave—Breakfast on the March]”122
[On the Tigris]”124
[On the Banks of the Tigris]”126
[The River Front, Amara—Pontoon Bridge, Amara]”128
[Amara: The Bazaar—View from House-top—Maheilas]”130
[On the March]”136
[Lieut. B. E. H. Judkins—Lieut. R. Gore—Lieut R. C. Hill,M.B.E.—Bt. Major Charles Steele—Lieut. M. C. Kennedy—Capt.C. H. Gowan, M.C.—Lieut. J. W. Blyth, D.C.M.]”138
[On the Tigris—January and February 1917]”140
[River Fort, Hai Town—On the Tigris]”146
[Lieut. D. A. Stirling—Lieut. J. A. Lord—2nd Lieut. J. F.Munster—Sergt. W. D. Tassie, D.C.M.—S.S.-M. J. Brearley,D.C.M.]”150
[Bussoorie: Lieut. Munster’s Grave—Graves of Lieut. Munster,Private Killick, and a Corporal of the 14th Hussars—PrivateKillick’s Grave]”152
[Captain Eve’s Charger “Follow Me”]”156
[H.M.S. Tarantula—Private Massey’s “Oracle,” otherwise Coracle]”164
[Turkish Prisoners, February and March 1917—Aeroplane attachedto 7th Cavalry Brigade]”168
[Halts on the March]”170
[Sergt. P. Chipperfield—Sergt. H. Knapman—Capt. W. H. Eve—Pte.A. Wallhead—Pte. Alfred Jones, D.C.M.]”172
[Lieut. G. R. Pedder—Lieut. E. F. Pinnington—2nd Lieut. G.Lynch-Staunton—Lce.-Cpl. A. W. Watkins, D.C.M.—Sergt.F. Spanton]”174
[Sergt.-Tptr. J. S. Styles—Sergt. G. Anderson—2nd Lieut. E. V.Rolfe—Sergt. W. Gilbert—Sergt. A. Harrison]”176
[Lieut. A. M. Le Patourel—Capt. H. C. D. FitzGibbon, M.C.—Capt.A. Vlasto, M.C., R.A.M.C.—Capt. H. G. T. Newton—Lieut.J. H. Hirsch—Pte. J. L. Roberts, D.C.M.]”180
[Scene of the Fight at Lajj, 5th March 1917]”184
[Scene of the Charge at Lajj, 5th March 1917—“Caprice” withPte. C. Hogg, who found her in May 1918, after she had been“missing” for Fourteen Months]”186
[Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Men of the ThirteenthHussars who fell at Lajj, in Mesopotamia, on Monday, the 5thof March 1917]”198
[One of the Entrances to the Mosque at Khazimain—Ctesiphon]”200
[Capt. J. V. Dawson—Lieut. G. L. M. Welstead—2nd Lieut. J.O. P. Clarkson—Lce.-Cpl. G. W. Bowie, D.C.M.—The Rev.H. Cooke, C.F., M.C.]”202
[“B” Squadron on the way to the Diala—Crossing the Diala—Watering
in the Diala]		”204
[The Grave in Baghdad Cemetery]”206
[Baghdad: Turkish Barracks—Army Commander’s House—British,American, and French Consulates]”208
[A Typical Water-lift—A Persian Water-wheel near Baghdad]”210
[Turkish Cavalry Barracks outside Baghdad used as a Hospital—Viewof Baghdad from Roof]”212
[The Regiment entering into Occupation of the Turkish CavalryBarracks at Baghdad, 13th March 1917]”214
[Baghdad: Clock Tower in Turkish Infantry Barracks Square—AStreet in Baghdad—Framework of Hangar in Baghdad]”216
[Baghdad: Inside Turkish Cavalry Barracks]”218
[Baghdad: G.H.Q.—Hospital Ship]”220
[Baghdad: Storks—The North Gate from Inside—The Tramway,Baghdad to Khazimain]”222
[The Diala and Khalis Canal Campaign: Departure from Baghdad—DeadTurks—Captured Arabs awaiting Execution]”224
[Lieut. E. Bristol—Lieut. A. E. Annett—Lieut. C. A. F.Wingfield—Major and Q.-M. A. Cooke—Lieut. W. Madgin—Lieut.A. Williams—Lieut. L. A. Ormrod]”228
[Chaldari Camp, 1917]”230
[Chaldari Summer Camp, 1917—The Regimental Mess]”232
[Lieut. W. G. Newman—S.S.-M. (afterwards Lieut.) C. M.Douthwaite—Lieut. G. F. Earle—Lieut. J. W. Biggar—Lieut.C. W. Jemmett—R.Q.-M.S. H. J. Edwards—Lieut.A. H. Wood]”234
[F.S.-M. A. Bald—S.S.-M. A. Potter—R.S.-M. S. F. Seekins,M.C.—Sergt. W. H. Tetheridge, D.C.M.—Cpl. J. Stevens,D.C.M.—Cpl. G. Rayner, D.C.M.]”240
[Lieut. T. Williams-Taylor—Lieut. M. G. Hartigan, M.C.—Capt.S. O. Robinson—S.S.-M. F. J. Tegg—Pte. F. G. Jasper]”246
[Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Men of Squadrons “B” and“C” who fell in the Charge at Tekrit, Monday, 5th November1917]”248
[The Grave at Tekrit]”254
[Sergt. John Gray—Lieut. D. J. E. Norton, M.C.—Capt. F.Norman Payne—Sergt. A. S. Newman—Pte. Wm. Thomson]”256
[Baghdad Cemetery—Capt. F. Norman Payne’s Grave in BaghdadCemetery]”260
[2nd Lieut. A. C. Barrington—Lieut. M. R. Farrer—Lieut. F. G.Lawrence—Lieut. E. Goodman—Lieut. W. W. N. Davies—2ndLieut. E. P. Barrett—Lieut. H. G. Keswick]”262
[Capt. G. W. Rose, R.A.M.C.—Capt. E. Wordley, R.A.M.C.—Capt.D. M. Methven (21st Lancers)—Lieut. A. C. J. Elkan—Lieut.J. Hampson]”268
[S.Q.-M.S. S. B. Haines, D.C.M.—R.S.-M. (late Lieut.) M.Churchhouse—Sergt. S. G. Strawbridge, D.C.M.-Lieut.W. J. L. Norwood—2nd Lieut. J. H. Lucas]”272
[After the Charge at Kulawand—Prisoners taken at Kulawand]”274
[Capt. D. W. Godfree, M.C. (21st Lancers)—Lieut. H. Macdonald,M.C.—Lieut. C. A. G. M‘Lagan—Capt. B. W. D. Cochrane—Sgt.W. Matthews, M.M.—Lieut. L. Osmond]”278
[Lieut.-Col. J. J. Richardson, D.S.O., after a Hard Day at Tuz—Machine-gunscaptured by the Regiment at Tuz]”282
[Guns captured at Tuz—The Bridge at Mosul and the Baghdad]”286
[Lieut.-Col. J. J. Richardson, D.S.O., September 1918]”292
[Sergt. R. Holloway—Lce.-Sergt. Wm. Leeman—S.-Sergt. J. F.Couch, D.C.M.—2nd Lieut. G. R. Russell—Cpl. A. Vinall,D.C.M.]”300
[On the Way Home]”326
[A Group of Officers of the Regiment, taken in October 1920 byElliott & Fry]”328
[The Memorial Tablet in All Saints’ Garrison Church, Aldershot:Dedicated and Unveiled 2nd August 1920]”372
ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT.
PAGE
[Map of India]34
[Germany and her Confederates]99
[The Advance from Basra]124
[Sketch-plan of a Perimeter Camp]125
[Sketch of British Position on Tigris, December 1916]137
[The Advance on Baghdad]159
[Sketch-plan of Turkish Trench System]175
[Baghdad and Field of Operations, 1917-1918]201
[Sketch of Position at Battle of Tekrit, 5th November 1917]259
[Approximate Sketch of Richardson’s Bluff Position]292

Thanks are tendered to Messrs. Elliott & Fry, to Messrs. Gale & Polden, and others, for permission to copy some of the portraits reproduced in this work.

The Thirteenth Hussars in the Great War.

CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY.

The main object of this book is to give an account of the services rendered by the Thirteenth Hussars during the last ten years, especially in the war which has just come to an end.

The earlier history of the Regiment has already been written, and very fully written. On this subject the standard authority must always be Barrett’s valuable work, which takes up the story from the beginning and carries it on to 1910, a period of nearly two hundred years. In order that readers of the present narrative may start with a general knowledge of the Regiment and its past, a chapter relating to this period has been introduced. As will be seen, it touches upon most of the wars waged by Great Britain since the days of Marlborough. But it is a mere summary, chiefly drawn from Barrett, and contains little new matter.