Hi All.
The duties and allocation of ADC's to Senior Officers was quite clearly defined. But what about orderly Dragoons and drummers etc ? Was there a set number allocated to each Brigade of Division commander? What sort of duties did they typically perform?
Thank you in advance.
Paul
John
An excellent source, thanks for sharing. Maj Charles Napier, 50th Foot, also had his orderly sergeant to thank for his life at Corruna, when the latter used his spontoon to divert the muskets of his men as they were about to fire.
On reading James' dictionary it seems that this position was held for a week at a time, so presumably rotated around the sergeants of the regiment.