tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post3881065852527058525..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Saucy SeventhCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-49168702509602963142015-12-10T14:01:44.278+00:002015-12-10T14:01:44.278+00:00It was a real tragedy, and that they rebuilt to be...It was a real tragedy, and that they rebuilt to be a prominent regiment so quickly was pretty impressiveSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-65494044306360625462015-12-10T14:01:00.665+00:002015-12-10T14:01:00.665+00:00Thank you, Helena! yes, the nicknames some of the...Thank you, Helena! yes, the nicknames some of the regiments accrued were many and varied, through various occurrences in their history! I first heard of the 'Lilywhite Seventh' when it was mentioned by, IIRC, Hugo Darracott, in Heyer's 'The Unknown Ajax', and the name intrigued me! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-73547394201073078392015-12-10T11:33:12.095+00:002015-12-10T11:33:12.095+00:00What a collection of nicknames! I hadn't real...What a collection of nicknames! I hadn't realised that "the Lilywhite Seventh" and "the Saucy Seventh" were the same regiment. Thank you!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553503435833467369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-28326740552260671932015-12-10T07:39:09.135+00:002015-12-10T07:39:09.135+00:00Wonderful info about the Queen's Own 7th Hussa...Wonderful info about the Queen's Own 7th Hussars. I had not heard of their losses due to shipwreck in 1809. It's bad enough to lose soldiers and horses during battle, but to lose so many because of something like that is just awful. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09431865312184846272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-62738230759480628662015-12-10T01:16:44.292+00:002015-12-10T01:16:44.292+00:00Many thanks for inviting me! Many thanks for inviting me! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com