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Palmes brigade at Blenheim?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:52 am
by Gunfreak
All the OOBs I find online show Palmes having a single squadron of Woods horse in it. While the second squadron is with Woods brigade. Someone on Facebook claims this is wrong.
All my online OOBs might be based on the same faulty source. So is it correct that one squadron of Woods horse was with Palmes?
Re: Palmes brigade at Blenheim?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:20 am
by Old John
According to Iain Stanford in his booklet "Marlborough Goes to War" 2nd edition, published by Pike & Shot Society
Wood's Brigade,
Wood's Horse 2 sqns
Lumley'sHorse 3 sqns
Palmes Brigade
Cadogan's Horse 1 sqn
Wyndam's Horse 2 sqns
Schomberg's Horse 2 Sqns
Woods suffered a stomach wound at the Schellenberg hence little or no mention at Blenheim
Palmes led at least 50% of Wood's sqns in at least 2 charges
cheers Old John
Re: Palmes brigade at Blenheim?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:14 am
by Gunfreak
That's the reference the guy on Facebook used. I think the online OOBs (including the one on Wikipedia) are based on Chandler?
Re: Palmes brigade at Blenheim?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:00 am
by Friedrich August I.
The "Digitales Archiv Marburg" DIGAM gives only 2 Squadrons of Wood in the First Line Left Flank of the OOB
http://www.digam.net/tmp/digam_5764_1.jpg.pdf
Re: Palmes brigade at Blenheim?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:21 am
by Gunfreak
Interesting. I wonder what is the original source for putting half of Woods horse with Palmer.
