A. Cochrane, Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3819… (19th and 20th century)
“ We may rake 'em with shell from stern to stem, But they might throw herrings at us." The captain he said, "Take heart of grace; There's many a risk to run; A herring's an awkward thing to face, But it's not so bad as a gun. ”
A. Cochrane, Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3830… (19th and 20th century)
“ There was an affair of outposts in the course of the march, Colonel Bowindow bravely engaging a strongly entrenched rabbit. There was no actual loss of life, the rabbit retiring in good order, but its moral is, I understand, seriously shaken if not completely shattered. ”
A. Cochrane, Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3830… (19th and 20th century)
“ Sir,—I have the honour to report that on Saturday last the Allied Forces advanced, as soon as they could be got out of bed, in the direction of the West Wood. The troops under my command or supposed to be under my command, were drawn chiefly from the Old Fogey Division. In addition to the Household Extremely Heavy Infantry, there were two battalions of the 160th London Potterers (the "Puff Hards") , specially summoned from Pall Mall to act with us. These battalions, under the command of Colonel Bowindow, D.S.O., fully maintained the noble traditions that attach to their name. ”
