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Oates was born in Putney, Surrey, in 1880, the elder son of William Edward Oates, FRGS, and Caroline Annie, daughter of Joshua Buckton, of West Lea, Meanwood, Leeds.The Oates family were wealthy landed gentry, having had land at Dewsbury and Leeds since the 16th century; William Oates moved the family to Gestingthorpe, Essex in 1891 [3] after becoming Lord of the manor of Over Hall at ...
The 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Chustenahlah in 1861. The following year the unit fought at Pea Ridge , First Corinth , Second Corinth , Hatchie's Bridge , and Holly Springs .
Captain Lawrence 'Titus' Oates was an officer in the regiment. [31] The Royal Dragoon Guards commemorates Oates each year on St Patrick's Day which was his birthday and the day he died on. This is the only case where the British Army commemorates an individual as opposed to a battle honour. [32]
The 3rd Texas Cavalry Regiment or South Kansas-Texas Mounted Volunteers was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Wilson's Creek and Chustenahlah in 1861, Pea Ridge , Corinth siege , Iuka , Second Corinth , and the Holly Springs Raid in 1862, Thompson's ...
A Very Gallant Gentleman (1913), depicting Lawrence Oates. His painting of Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates as he walked to his death, A Very Gallant Gentleman, hangs in the Cavalry Club in London. [9] [10] It was commissioned by officers of the Inniskilling Dragoons in 1913. [9] It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1914. [11]
Howard, Wiley C. Sketch of the Cobb Legion Cavalry and Some Scense and Incidents Remembered. Atlanta, George: Atlanta Camp 159, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 1901. Mesic, Harriet Bey. Cobb's Legion Cavalry: A History and Roster of the Ninth Georgia Volunteers in the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2011.
While most couples are delighted with thoughtfully chosen gifts and heartfelt words written in a card, the seriously wealthy don't browse department store jewelry counters or book last-minute...
Captain Oats or Captain Oates may refer to: Lawrence Oates (1880 – 1912), an English cavalry officer with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, and later an Antarctic explorer; William Oats (1841 – 1911), an Australian mining engineer and politician; a toy horse belonging to the fictional character Seth Cohen