FOOTNOTES:
[1] A company of 200 men would appear thus:—
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| 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Harquebuses. | Muskets. | Halberds. | Muskets. | Harquebuses. | |||||
| Archers. | Pikes. | Pikes. | Archers. | ||||||
The musket carried a ball which weighed 1/10th of a pound; and the harquebus a ball which weighed 1/25th of a pound.
[2] The 30th, 31st, end 32nd Regiments were formed as Marine corps in 1702, end were employed as such during the wars in the reign of Queen Anne. The Marine corps were embarked in the Fleet under Admiral Sir George Rooke, and were at the taking of Gibraltar, and In its subsequent defence in 1704; they were afterwards employed at the siege of Barcelona in 1705.
[3] The brave Sir Roger Williams, in his Discourse on War, printed in 1590, observes:—“I persuade myself ten thousand of our nation would beat thirty thousand of theirs (the Spaniards) out of the field, let them be chosen where they list.” Yet at this time the Spanish infantry was allowed to be the best disciplined in Europe. For instances of valour displayed by the British Infantry during the Seventy Years’ War, see the Historical Record of the Third Foot, or Buffs.
[4] Vide the Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot.
[5] “Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons; but His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of order, discipline, end military system, which has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the national military character, in situations uncommonly arduous, and under circumstances of peculiar difficulty.”—General Orders in 1801.
In the General Orders issued by Lieut.-General Sir John Hope (afterwards Lord Hopetoun), congratulating the army upon the successful result of the Battle of Corunna, on the 16th of January, 1809, it is stated:—“On no occasion has the undaunted valour of British troops ever been more manifest. At the termination of a severe and harassing march, rendered necessary by the superiority which the enemy had acquired, and which had materially impaired the efficiency of the troops, many disadvantages were to be encountered. There have all been surmounted by the conduct of the troops themselves: and the enemy has been taught, that whatever advantages of position or numbers he may possess, there is inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that knows not how to yield,—that no circumstances can appal,—and that will ensure victory, when it is to be obtained by the exertion of any human means.”
HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT,
ORIGINALLY TERMED
“THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS”
AND NUMBERED
THE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT;
CONTAINING
AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
IN 1794
AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
TO 1850.
COMPILED BY
RICHARD CANNON, Esq.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.
LONDON:
PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,
30, CHARING CROSS.
M DCCC LI.
LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET,
FOR HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE.
THE NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT
(HIGHLANDERS),
BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS
THE WORD “EGMONT-OP-ZEE,”
IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS GALLANT CONDUCT IN ACTION ON THE
2ND OCTOBER, 1799;
THE WORD “MANDORA,”
IN CONSIDERATION OF ITS GALLANTRY AND GOOD CONDUCT
ON THE HEIGHTS OF MANDORA, NEAR ALEXANDRIA
ON THE 13TH OF MARCH, 1801;
AND THE SPHINX, WITH THE WORD “EGYPT,”
IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS SERVICES DURING THE CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT
IN THE YEAR 1801;
ALSO THE WORDS,
“CORUNNA,”—“FUENTES D’ONOR,”—“ALMARAZ,”—
“VITTORIA,”—“PYRENEES,”—“NIVE,”—
“ORTHES,”—AND “PENINSULA,”—
IN TESTIMONY OF ITS SERVICES IN SPAIN AND SOUTH OF FRANCE,
FROM 1808 TO 1814;
AND THE WORD “WATERLOO,”
IN HONOR OF ITS DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT
ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 1815.
THE
NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT
(HIGHLANDERS).
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
| Year | Page | |
| 1793 | Introduction | [1] |
| 1794 | Letter of Service to the Duke of Gordon, authorizing His Grace to raise a regiment in Scotland | — |
| —— | Appointment of the Marquis of Huntly to be lieut.-colonel commandant | — |
| —— | Establishment of the regiment | [2] |
| —— | Embodied at Aberdeen, and called The Gordon Highlanders | — |
| —— | Embarked from Scotland for Southampton | — |
| —— | Uniform of the regiment | [3] |
| —— | Embarked for Gibraltar | — |
| —— | Received its colours at Gibraltar | [4] |
| 1795 | Embarked for Corsica | — |
| —— | Inspected by Lieut.-General Thomas Trigge | — |
| 1796 | Reviewed by Lieut.-General Sir Gilbert Eliott | [5] |
| —— | Proceeded to Corte to suppress a rebellion | — |
| —— | Received the thanks of Lieut.-General the Honorable J. T. De Burgh, commanding in Corsica | — |
| 1796 | Lieut.-Colonel Commandant the Marquis of Huntly promoted to the colonelcy of the regiment; Major Charles Erskine to be lieut.-colonel; and Captain Alexander Napier to be major | [5] |
| —— | Expedition against Porto Ferrajo in the Isle of Elba | [6] |
| —— | The British troops withdrawn from Corsica, and returned to Gibraltar | — |
| —— | Received the thanks of the Lieut.-General commanding, on leaving Corsica | [7] |
| —— | Landed at Gibraltar, and inspected by the Lieut.-Governor | — |
| —— | Holland having leagued with France, declared war against Great Britain | — |
| —— | Spain also joined France, and declared war | — |
| 1797 | Attempts were made to negociate a pence with France, but did not succeed | [8] |
| 1798 | Regiment embarked for England, and arrived at Portsmouth | — |
| —— | Embarked for Ireland, and arrived at Dublin | — |
| —— | Serious disturbances took place in Ireland | [9] |
| —— | Regiment conveyed in carriages to certain disturbed places | — |
| —— | Encamped in the vicinity of Gorey | — |
| —— | Received the thanks of the inhabitants, through the Dean of Ferns, for its conduct | [10] |
| —— | Landing of a detachment of French under Gen. Humbert at Bantry Bay | [11] |
| —— | Surrender of the French and rebel forces to Lieut.-General Lake | — |
| —— | Thanks of Parliament communicated to the troops employed | — |
| —— | The numerical title changed from 100th, to NINETY-SECOND regiment | [12] |
| 1798 | Proceeded into quarters at Athlone | [12] |
| —— | Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt | — |
| —— | Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet in Aboukir Bay | — |
| —— | War declared by the Sublime Porte against France in consequence of the invasion of Egypt | — |
| —— | Co-operation of Russia against France | — |
| 1799 | Conjoined expedition of British and Russian forces against the French in Holland | [13] |
| —— | Regiment marched to Cork for embarkation | — |
| —— | Expression of thanks, and complimentary address from the inhabitants of Athlone on the regiment quitting that garrison | — |
| —— | Embarked at Ramsgate for Holland | [14] |
| —— | Arrived on the Dutch coast, and advanced to Oude Sluys | [15] |
| —— | Engaged the French and Dutch forces under General Brune on the 10th September | — |
| —— | H. R. H. the Duke of York joined and assumed the command of the British and Russian forces on the 14th of September | [16] |
| —— | Attacked the French at Alkmaar | — |
| —— | Retired to former position on the Zuype | — |
| —— | Again engaged the French at Egmont-op-Zee on the 2nd of October | — |
| —— | Convention concluded for withdrawing the British and Russian troops from Holland | [19] |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Egmont-op-Zee,” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | Regiment returned to England | [20] |
| —— | Proceeded to Chelmsford, and formed in brigade under Major-General Moore | — |
| 1800 | Marched to the Isle of Wight, and embarked for the Isle of Houat on the coast of France | [ 21] |
| —— | Proceeded against Belle-Isle | — |
| —— | Returned to the Isle of Houat | — |
| —— | Embarked for Minorca | — |
| —— | Assembled with other corps under the command of General Sir Ralph Abercromby | — |
| —— | Embarked and proceeded to Cadiz, but abandoned the enterprise on account of a disease prevailing in that city | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Gibraltar and Minorca, and thence to Malta, which had surrendered to Great Britain | [22] |
| —— | Sailed from Malta to Egypt with the expedition under General Sir Ralph Abercromby | — |
| —— | Arrived in Marmorice Bay | — |
| 1801 | Proceeded to the Bay of Aboukir | — |
| —— | Landing of the British troops on the 8th of March | — |
| —— | Engagement with the French troops on the heights of Mandora, near Alexandria, on the 13th of March | [23] |
| —— | Lieut.-Colonel Erskine was killed; two captains, six lieutenants (three of them mortally), and two ensigns were wounded; 22 rank and file were killed, and 77 were wounded | [24] |
| —— | Received the Royal permission to bear the word “Mandora,” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | Received the thanks of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, for its conduct in the action of Mandora | [25] |
| —— | Furnished the guard at the head-quarters of the Commander-in-Chief | — |
| 1801 | Battle of Alexandria on the 21st of March | [26] |
| —— | Death of General Sir Ralph Abercromby on 28th of March | — |
| —— | Marched to Aboukir, thence to Rosetta, and arrived before Grand-Cairo | — |
| —— | Convention concluded at Cairo by which the place was surrendered, and the French troops were to be conveyed to France | — |
| —— | The thanks of His Majesty, and of both Houses of Parliament, communicated to the army for the bravery evinced at the landing at Aboukir, and in the actions on the 13th and 21st of March | [27] |
| —— | Promotion of Major Alexander Napier to be lieut.-colonel, in succession to Lieut.-Colonel Erskine, killed in action on the 13th of March | — |
| —— | Letter from H. R. H. the Duke of York, Commander-in-Chief, announcing His Majesty’s approval of the promotions taking place in the regiment in filling up the vacancies occasioned by the loss of Lieut.-Colonel Erskine | — |
| —— | Regiment proceeded to Aboukir, and encamped before Alexandria | [28] |
| —— | Alexandria surrendered by capitulation, and the campaign in Egypt terminated | — |
| —— | The thanks of His Majesty, King George III., and of the two Houses of Parliament, communicated to the army employed in Egypt, and the Royal authority given for the Sphinx with the word “Egypt,” to be borne on the regimental colours and appointments | — |
| —— | The Grand Seignior conferred the order of Knighthood of the Crescent on the General Officers, and presented gold medals to the officers employed with the army in Egypt: he also erected a palace at Constantinople for the future residence of the British Ambassadors | [29] |
| 1801 | List of the names of the officers of the NINETY-SECOND regiment, who received gold medals for service in Egypt | — |
| —— | Regiment marched for Aboukir and embarked for Malta, from whence it proceeded to Ireland | [30] |
| 1802 | The Peace of Amiens concluded | — |
| —— | Regiment embarked from Ireland, and proceeded to Glasgow | [31] |
| 1803 | War declared against France | — |
| —— | A second battalion added to the regiment formed from men raised under the Army of Reserve Act | — |
| —— | Regiment removed from Glasgow to Weeley, where the second battalion was formed | — |
| —— | Great preparations made in France for the invasion of England | [32] |
| 1804 | Napoleon Bonaparte created Emperor of the French, and King of Italy | — |
| —— | The Additional Force Act passed as a further measure of defense | — |
| —— | The two battalions marched to Colchester, and encamped on Lexden Heath, from whence they returned to Weeley | [33] |
| —— | Second battalion proceeded to Ireland | — |
| 1805 | First battalion brigaded with 42nd, 91st, and 95th (Rifle) regiments at Weeley | — |
| —— | Reviewed at Colchester by H. R. H. the Duke of York, the commander-in-chief | — |
| —— | Marched from Weeley to Ospringe and thence to Canterbury | [34] |
| 1806 | Marched to London and attended the public funeral of Admiral Viscount Nelson at St. Paul’s Cathedral | [34] |
| —— | Major-General Honorable John Hope (afterwards Earl of Hopetoun) appointed to be colonel in succession to the Marquis of Huntly, removed to the 42nd regiment | — |
| 1807 | Embarked at Harwich on an expedition for Elsineur, under Lieut.-General Lord Cathcart, to take possession of the navy of Denmark | [35] |
| —— | Advanced to attack the Danes at Kioge with the troops under Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley | [36] |
| —— | Bombardment of Copenhagen, and surrender of the Danish fleet and stores to the British Government | [37] |
| —— | General Orders expressing the approbation of His Majesty King George III., and of the Commander of the Forces, to the General and Staff Officers, and troops employed | [38] |
| —— | Re-embarked for England and marched to Colchester | [39] |
| 1808 | Embarked at Harwich with an armament under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore and proceeded to Sweden | [40] |
| —— | Returned to England and rendezvoused at Yarmouth, from whence the fleet proceeded to Spithead | — |
| —— | Embarked for Portugal and joined the British army in that country | — |
| —— | Proceeded with the force employed in Spain under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore | [41] |
| 1809 | Placed in position and bivouacked in front of Lugo | [42] |
| 1809 | Arrived at Corunna, and engaged in action with the French army | [43] |
| —— | Lieut.-General Sir John Moore killed | — |
| —— | Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Napier killed at the head of the NINETY-SECOND regiment, and Lieut.-Colonel John Lamont succeeded to the lieut.-colonelcy of the regiment | — |
| —— | Received the thanks of the two Houses of Parliament, and the Royal permission to bear the word “Corunna” on the regimental colour and appointments | [44] |
| —— | Embarked at Corunna and disembarked at Portsmouth, from whence it marched to Weeley Barracks | — |
| —— | Received orders to prepare again for foreign service | [45] |
| —— | Embarked with the expedition under Lieut.-General the Earl of Chatham, for the Scheldt | — |
| —— | The object of the expedition being thwarted, and much disease occurring among the troops, they re-embarked for England; the NINETY-SECOND regiment proceeded to Woodbridge | [46] |
| 1810 | Embarked a second time for the Peninsula, and joined the army under Lieut.-General the Viscount Wellington | [47] |
| 1811 | Marched from Lisbon and joined the army under Viscount Wellington in the lines of Torres Vedras | [48] |
| —— | Brigaded with the 50th and 71st regiments | [49] |
| —— | Marshal Massena retreated from his position near Santarem, and pursued by the troops under Viscount Wellington | — |
| —— | The siege of Badajoz commenced | [50] |
| 1811 | Regiment engaged at the Battle of Fuentes d’Onor | [50] |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the words “Fuentes d’Onor” on the regimental colour and appointments | [51] |
| —— | The French retreated towards Ciudad Rodrigo, crossed the Agueda, and evacuated Almeida | — |
| —— | The siege of Badajoz raised | [52] |
| —— | The battle of Albuhera | — |
| —— | The siege of Badajoz again commenced | — |
| —— | The siege of Badajoz again relinquished | — |
| —— | The British army recrossed the Guadiana | — |
| —— | Marched to Elvas, and thence to Portalegre | — |
| —— | Investment of Ciudad Rodrigo | — |
| —— | Engagement at El Bodon | — |
| —— | Withdrew to Portalegre | — |
| —— | Advanced towards Arroyo del Molinos | — |
| —— | Attack and defeat of General Girard’s division at Arroyo del Molinos | [54] |
| —— | The thanks of Lieut.-General Hill to the troops for their conduct in the action of Arroyo del Molinos | [55] |
| —— | The approbation of H. R. H. the Prince Regent, and of H. R. H. the Commander-in-Chief, conveyed to the troops for their services in this action | — |
| —— | Preparations made by Viscount Wellington for the recapture of Ciudad Rodrigo | [56] |
| —— | The British troops entered Merida | — |
| 1812 | Storm and capture of Ciudad Rodrigo | [57] |
| —— | Regiment marched to Albuquerque | — |
| —— | Preparations made for the siege of Badajoz the third time | — |
| —— | Capture of Badajoz by assault | [58] |
| 1812 | Marched to the attack of Almaraz | [59] |
| —— | Destruction of the works and bridge at Almaraz | [60] |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Almaraz” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | Marched to various stations preparatory to an attack on the forts of Salamanca | [61] |
| —— | The Battle of Salamanca | [62] |
| —— | The Marquis of Wellington entered Madrid | [63] |
| —— | Regiment moved to Aranjuez | — |
| —— | Siege of the castle of Burgos, which was afterwards raised | [64] |
| —— | Defence of the town of Alba de Tormes | [65] |
| —— | Marched into quarters at Coria | [66] |
| 1813 | The French blew up the Castle of Burgos, and retreated | [67] |
| —— | The French army took up a position in the neighbourhood of Vittoria | [68] |
| —— | The Battle of Vittoria | — |
| —— | The Royal authority was granted for the regiment to bear the word “Vittoria” on the regimental colour and appointments | [69] |
| —— | Skirmish at Almandoz | [70] |
| —— | Siege of St. Sebastian | — |
| —— | Investment of Pampeluna by the Spaniards | — |
| —— | Marshal Soult appointed to the command of the French army, with the title of Lieutenant of the Emperor | [71] |
| —— | Regiment engaged at the Pass of Maya | — |
| —— | Lieut.-Colonel Cameron permitted by His Majesty to bear the word Maya on his shield | [72] |
| —— | Number of officers and men killed and wounded in the action at Maya Pass | [73] |
| —— | Engaged at a village between Lizasso and Eguaros | [74] |
| 1814 | Again engaged on a height at Dona Maria | [74] |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Pyrenees” on the regimental colour and appointments | [75] |
| —— | Marched from Maya, and encamped near Roncesvalles | — |
| —— | St. Sebastian and Pampeluna being taken, the British commander resolved to carry the war into France | — |
| —— | Attack of the position on the Nivelle | [76] |
| —— | Went into quarters at Cambo | — |
| —— | Crossed the river Nive | [77] |
| —— | Engaged in action at St. Pierre | — |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Nive” on the regimental colour and appointments | [78] |
| —— | Marched to St. Jean de Luz, and returned to Urt | [79] |
| —— | Attacked and defeated the enemy at Hellette | — |
| —— | Also at Garris | — |
| —— | Affair at Arriverete | [80] |
| —— | The Royal authority granted to Lieut.-Colonel Cameron, to bear on his crest the figure of a Highlander of the 92nd regiment, up to the middle in water, &c., &c., with the word Arriverete | — |
| —— | Crossed the Gave d’Oleron, and moved on the road to Orthes | [83] |
| —— | Engaged at the battle of Orthes | — |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Orthes” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | Attack and defeat of the enemy at Aire | [84] |
| —— | Orders issued to the troops engaged in the action at Aire | [85] |
| 1814 | Address from the mayor and inhabitants of Aire | [86] |
| —— | Regiment moved to Vic Bigorre, in pursuit; thence to Tarbes and to Muret, on the road to Toulouse | [87] |
| —— | The French evacuated Toulouse, the white flag was hoisted; and the British army entered the city | [88] |
| —— | Abdication of Napoleon announced | — |
| —— | The intelligence disbelieved at Bayonne, from whence a desperate sortie was made by the French garrison | — |
| —— | Regiment marched into Villa Franche, to Beziege, and thence to Toulouse | [89] |
| —— | Peace established between Great Britain and France: Louis XVIII. placed on the throne of France; and Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to the Isle of Elba | — |
| —— | Regiment marched to Blanchfort; thence to Pouillac | — |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Peninsula,” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | Moved down the Garonne in small craft, and embarked for Ireland | — |
| —— | Disembarked at Monkstown, and marched to Fermoy | — |
| —— | Received the thanks of Parliament for its meritorious and eminent services during the war | — |
| —— | Inspected at Fermoy by Major-General Sir William Aylett, who testified his approbation of its appearance and interior economy | — |
| —— | The second battalion disbanded at Edinburgh | [90] |
| 1815 | Napoleon Bonaparte quitted Elba, and returned to Paris: Louis XVIII. withdrew to Ghent; and Napoleon resumed the dignity of Emperor of the French | — |
| —— | Preparations for war immediately recommenced | — |
| —— | Regiment embarked at Cork for Ostend; from thence proceeded to Bruges, and to Ghent | [91] |
| —— | Marched to Brussels and brigaded | — |
| —— | Reviewed by Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington | — |
| —— | Action at Quatre Bras | [92] |
| —— | Colonel Cameron killed | — |
| —— | Received the particular commendations of the Duke of Wellington | [93] |
| —— | Number of officers and men killed and wounded at Quatre Bras | — |
| —— | The Battle of Waterloo | [94] |
| —— | Destructive charge on a French column at La Haye Sainte by the Scots Greys and 92nd Regiment | [96] |
| —— | The boldness and intrepidity of “Les Braves Ecossais” attracted the astonishment of Napoleon Bonaparte | — |
| —— | The Prussian army on the road from Wavre | — |
| —— | The French made a last effort by a general attack, and were repulsed | — |
| —— | The allied troops advanced in pursuit, and forced the enemy to abandon every position, his artillery, arms, stores, &c. &c. | — |
| —— | The victory at Waterloo thus was achieved, and a lasting peace has ensued | [97] |
| —— | Numbers of officers and men killed and wounded at Waterloo | — |
| 1815 | Honors and rewards conferred on the officers and men engaged in the battle of Waterloo | [97] |
| —— | Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Waterloo” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | The thanks of the Houses of Parliament communicated | [98] |
| —— | Received also the thanks of the Highland Society of Scotland | — |
| —— | The Allied army continued the pursuit of the French to Paris | — |
| —— | General order issued by Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, announcing that, in concert with Field Marshal the Prince Blucher, he had concluded a military convention with the Commander-in-Chief of the French army near Paris, by which the French were to evacuate St. Denis, St. Ouen, Clichy, Neuilly, the heights of Monte Martre, and Paris, at specific and immediate periods; and congratulating the army upon the results of their glorious victory | — |
| —— | Louis XVIII. returned to Paris, and was reinstated on the throne of France | [99] |
| —— | Napoleon Bonaparte fled to the South of France, and surrendered himself to the Captain of the British ship of war, the “Bellerophon.” He was subsequently removed to the Island of St. Helena, which was agreed upon to be fixed as his future residence | — |
| —— | The British army was reviewed in camp near Paris by the Emperors of Austria and Russia, and other Sovereigns in alliance with Great Britain | — |
| 1815 | Regiment marched to St. Germains, and thence to Boulogne | [99] |
| —— | Complimentary orders issued by Major-General Sir Denis Pack on the regiment quitting his command | — |
| —— | Marched to Calais, and embarked for England | [100] |
| 1816 | Landed at Margate, and thence proceeded to Colchester, and subsequently to Edinburgh | — |
| —— | The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, while on a visit at Edinburgh, was present at an inspection of the regiment | — |
| 1817 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1819 | Embarked for Jamaica | [101] |
| —— | Sustained serious losses in officers and men from yellow fever | [102] |
| 1820 | Appointment of Lieut.-General John Hope to be Colonel in succession to General the Earl of Hopetoun, removed to the 42nd regiment | [103] |
| 1823 | Appointment of Lieut.-General Hon. Alexander Duff to be Colonel in succession to Lieut.-General Sir John Hope, removed to the 72nd Regiment | [106] |
| 1824 | Address from the magistrates and vestry of Trelawny on the good conduct of the regiment while stationed in that part of the island | [107] |
| 1825 | The regiment formed into six service, and four depôt companies | [109] |
| 1827 | Embarked for England on being relieved by the 84th regiment | [110] |
| —— | Landed at Portsmouth, and proceeded to Edinburgh castle | — |
| 1828 | Embarked for Ireland | [111] |
| 1829 | Lieut.-Colonel John McDonald, appointed from half-pay, assumed the command of the regiment | [112] |
| 1830 | Orders received for tartan trousers to be adopted on all occasions, when the kilt is not worn | [112] |
| —— | Inspected by Lieut.-General Sir John Byng, commanding the forces in Ireland, by whom great approbation was expressed on the state of the regiment | — |
| —— | Address received from the magistrates of Queen’s County on the good conduct of the regiment, particularly when called upon to aid the civil power | [114] |
| —— | New colours presented to the regiment by Lieut.-General Sir John Byng, K.C.B., with a complimentary address | [115] |
| 1831 | Orders expressive of the approbation of the General Commanding in Chief of the conduct of the regiment, and of the zeal and exertions of Lieut.-Colonel McDonald | [118] |
| —— | Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir John Hamilton Dalrymple, Bart. (afterwards Earl of Stair) to be Colonel in succession to Lieut.-General Hon. Alexander Duff, removed to the 37th regiment | [119] |
| —— | Inspected by Major-General Sir Edward Blakeney, K.C.B., by whom great commendation was bestowed | — |
| 1832 | Detachment employed in aid of the civil power, and in the protection of the magistrates | [120] |
| 1833 | Regiment formed into six service and four depôt companies preparatory for foreign service | — |
| —— | Depôt companies embarked for Scotland | [121] |
| 1834 | Service companies embarked for Gibraltar | — |
| 1836 | Ditto for Malta | — |
| —— | Depôt companies embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1837 | Service companies inspected by Major-General Sir Henry Bouverie, K.C.B., commanding at Malta | — |
| 1838 | Inspected by H. R. H. Prince Maximilian of Bavaria, on his visit at Malta | [121] |
| —— | Furnished a Guard of Honor to receive Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, on her arrival at Malta | [122] |
| —— | The Officers presented to Her Majesty | — |
| —— | The Regiment passed in review before Her Majesty | — |
| 1840 | Depôt companies embarked for Scotland | [123] |
| 1841 | Service companies embarked from Malta for the West Indies | — |
| 1843 | Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir William Macbean, K.C.B., to be Colonel in succession to General the Earl of Stair, removed to the 46th regiment | [124] |
| —— | Service companies embarked from the West Indies for England | — |
| 1844 | Proceeded to Scotland, and joined by the depôt companies at Aberdeen | — |
| 1846 | Received the thanks of the Magistrates and Commissioners of Police at Edinburgh | — |
| —— | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| —— | Colonel John McDonald promoted to the rank of Major-General, and Major John Alexander Forbes promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel | [125] |
| 1850 | Stationed in Ireland, and moved to Kilkenny | — |
| —— | Received orders to prepare for Foreign Service | — |
| —— | Received complimentary address from the Mayor and Citizens of Kilkenny | — |
| 1851 | Embarked for Corfu | — |
| —— | The Conclusion | [126] |