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“Rogues with Rifles; the story of the 5th/60th”

21/11/2019

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Speaker: Rob Griffiths
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Date: Thursday 21 November 2019
Time: 6:15pm
Tickets: £20 (or £17.50 for friends of the RGJ Museum) per head including drink and canapes
Booking: https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk--21-nov-2019-1665-p.asp or 01962 828549

The 5/60th were the first rifle battalion in the British Army and they fought throughout the Peninsular War, against the forces of Napoleon; they have long been forgotten and overlooked Regiment, some would say unfairly overshadowed by the 95th Rifles.  Not only did the 5/60th Rifles have the honour of being the first rifle battalion in the British army, they won more battle honours than the 95th during the Peninsular War.
 
Raised in the American colonies in 1756 as the 62nd (Royal American) Regiment to defend the thirteen colonies against attack by the French and their Native American allies, and later deployed to the West Indies, by 1797 a 5th battalion had been raised on Barbados, with additional companies formed on the Isle of Wight, and equipped entirely with rifles.  The troops of the 5th battalion were so effective that Sir Arthur Wellesley recommended their use to the divisional commanders describing them as the “most useful, active and brave troops in the field”.  This is the story of their service in that long campaign recounted by discussing some of the extraordinary, distinctly roguish, characters in that Regiment.  You will hear tales of looting, murder and treachery, but also steadfastness, loyalty and heroism.
 
Tickets cost £20.00 (or £17.50 if you are a friend of the museum) and include a drink and canapes after the talk. Tickets must be purchased prior to the talk:
01962 828549
https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk--21-nov-2019-1665-p.asp
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“Chindit Operations”

24/10/2019

 
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Speaker: Piers Storie-Pugh
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Date: Thursday 24 October 2019
Time: 6:15pm
Tickets: £20 (or £17.50 for friends of the RGJ Museum) per head including glass of wine and nibbles
Booking: https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk---24-oct----2019-852-p.asp


THE ASHCROFT VICTORIA CROSS COLLECTION

19/9/2019

 
Speaker: David Erskine-Hill
Date: 19th September 2019
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Time: 6:15pm 
Tickets: £20 (or £17.50 for friends of the RGJ Museum) per head including glass of wine and nibbles
Booking: ​https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk-19th-sep—-2019-1651-p.asp

the great POSTER WAR 1914-1918

6/12/2018

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Speaker: Charles Harris
Date: 6th December 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: £15.00 per head including wine and canapes.
Booking: By telephone 01962 828549 or email: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
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Challenges to NATO and UK Security

20/11/2018

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Speaker: General Sir Adrian Bradshaw KCB, OBE
Date: 20th November 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, SO23 8TS
Time: 6:25pm
Tickets: £10 per head (£7.50 per head for Friends of HorsePower) including a free drink
Booking: Online here ​01962 828541 or assistant@horsepowermuseum.co.uk

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project babylon and iraqi superguns

16/10/2018

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Speaker: Mark Murray-Flutter
Date: 16th October 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: £15.00 per head including wine and canapes.
Booking: By telephone 01962 828549 or email: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
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the battle of amiens, The use of the tank in the hundred days offensive

20/9/2018

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Speaker: Stuart Wheeler
Date: 20th September 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: £15.00 per head including wine and canapes.
Booking: By telephone 01962 828549 or email: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
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The journey from afghanistan

20/6/2018

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Speaker: Dr Tom Shannon
Date: 20th June 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: £15.00 per head including wine and canapes.
Booking: By telephone 01962 828549 or email: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
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