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The following Diary of a march from Okehampton to Shorncliffe may be 
useful:— 
Okehampton 
to 
Exeter. 
July 21st. —Left camp at 7.45 a.m. and halted at the Half- 
Way House from 11 to 11.45 a.m. to water and feed,-and 
reached Exeter at 3 p.m. We came down the “ short cut” 
from the Camp, which is a great saving in distance and 
time. This is not so severe a march as from Exeter to Oke¬ 
hampton. Distance 23 Miles. 
Exeter 
to 
Bidmonth. 
July 22nd. —Left at 8 a.m. and halted at 10.45 at a public 
house (about half-way) to water and feed, and reached Sid- 
moutli at 1 p.m. Load very good, but rather hilly in places. 
Distance 16 Miles. 
Sidmouth 
to 
Axminster. 
Axminster. 
to 
Lyme Regis. 
Lyme Regis 
to 
Dorchester. 
Dorchester 
to 
Poole. 
Poole 
to 
Lymington. 
Lymington 
to 
Southampton. 
Southampton 
to 
Havant. 
Havant 
to 
Arundel. 
July 23rd. —Left at 8 a.m. and halted at Colvton for half- 
an-honr at 10.45 to water, &c. Water from a brook, and 
very good. Out of Sidmouth there is a tremendously steep 
hill, and there are several other big hills, but the road is 
good. Arrived at 1 p.m. Distance 15 Miles. 
July 24th —Left at 8.30 and, as it was a very short march, 
did not halt to water or feed. Arrived at 10.30 a.m. Load 
good but very hilly, especially steep going into Lyme Regis. 
Distance 6 Miles. 
July 25th. —Left at 7.45 a.m. and halted at Bridport at 
10.45 to water, &c., and again at 1.45 p.m,, and reached 
Dorchester at 3.40 p.m., after a most trying march for both 
men and horses. The roads were good, but the hills were 
awful, there being scarcely any level road at all for the first 
twenty miles. Distance 24 Miles. 
July 26th. —Left at 7.45 a.m. and halted at Bere Regis at 
11 a.m. to water, &c. Arrived at Poole at 3.15 p.m. Road 
very good and level. Poole is a very bad place for billets, 
very low and rowdy. Distance 23 Miles. 
July 27tli (Sunday). —Halted at Poole. 
July 28th. —Left at 7.45. Halted at 9.30 and watered 
in Bournemouth. Watered again at the barracks at Christ¬ 
church and fed at 11 a.m. Watered again at 2 p.m., and 
arrived at Lymington at 3.15 p.m. Splendid road for 
marching. Distance 24 Miles. 
July 29th. —Left at 8 a.m. and halted just beyond Brocken- 
liurst at 9.30 a.m. and watered. Halted again at a public 
house just beyond Lyndhurst Road Station at 11 a.m. to 
water and feed, and arrived at Southampton at 2.30 p.m. 
Beautiful road, all through the New Eorest. Distance 19 
Miles. 
July 30th. —Left at 8 a.m. and halted close to Eareham 
Park at 10.45 to water, &c. Reached Havant at 2.45 p.m. 
The road was rather up and down hill at first, but after 
Eareham quite level. Distance 22 Miles. 
July 31st. —Left at 8 a.m. and halted at 10.15 at Chi¬ 
chester to water, &c. Reached Arundel at 2.30 p.m. Road 
good and level the whole way. Distance 21 Miles. 
