3-070-951 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Brighton Volunteer Review: the defending force marching into position, seen from the Grand Stand, 1881. 'The Easter Monday field manoeuvres and parade of the Metropolitan Volunteer Corps were favoured with very fine weather...The whole body of troops, both the attacking and the defending force, had now finished their warfare, and returned to the Race Stand, in order to march past and salute the Commander-in-Chief, with Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar. At three o'clock, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Connaught, Prince Edward, and the numerous and brilliant Staff by which they were accompanied, reached the Grand Stand, and took up their positions in the saluting base inclosure, where they saw the different brigades march past in succession. First came the Artillery, guns, horses, and men all in the most creditable condition; then the brigades which had formed the defending force, among which the London Scottish Corps made a distinguished appearance...Lord Ranelagh's brigade, comprising several of the most popular London corps, mostly in scarlet, was the next to pass by...All this had occupied nearly two hours. The London volunteers, after short rest and refreshment, left Brighton for home at no late hour of the evening'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.