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, and 32nd Regiments were formed as Marine corps in 1702, and 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 and forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of order, discipline, and 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. These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the troops themselves: and the enemy has been taught, that whatever advantages of position or of 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.”
THE SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT
BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS
THE WORD “MANGALORE,”
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GALLANT DEFENCE OF THAT FORTRESS IN 1783;
ALSO,
THE WORD “SERINGAPATAM,”
FOR THE SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF THAT PLACE IN 1799;
AND,
THE WORD “WATERLOO,”
IN TESTIMONY OF THE GALLANTRY OF THE SECOND BATTALION
AT THAT BATTLE ON THE 18th OF JUNE, 1815.
THE
SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
| Year | Page | |
| Introduction | [1] | |
| 1780 | Formation of the second battalion of the forty-second, afterwards the SEVENTY-THIRD regiment | [5] |
| 1781 | Embarked for India | [6] |
| 1782 | Campaign against Hyder Ali, and Tippoo Saib | — |
| —— | Operations before Paniané | [7] |
| —— | Defeat of Tippoo’s army | [8] |
| —— | Decease of Hyder Ali, and succession of Tippoo to the throne of Mysore | — |
| 1783 | Siege and capture of Onore | [9] |
| —— | Action at the Hussanghurry Ghaut | — |
| —— | Occupation of Mangalore by the British | — |
| —— | Mangalore invested by Tippoo Sultan | — |
| —— | Defence of Mangalore | [10] |
| —— | The Royal authority granted for bearing the word “Mangalore” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | Armistice between the British and Tippoo | — |
| —— | Renewal of hostilities | — |
| —— | Second siege of Mangalore | [10] |
| —— | Termination of hostilities | — |
| —— | Embarkation of the battalion for Calcutta | — |
| —— | Employed on service in the Upper Provinces | — |
| 1786 | The second battalion of the forty-second numbered the SEVENTY-THIRD regiment | [11] |
| —— | Major-General Sir George Osborn, Bart. appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| —— | Alteration of the facings from blue to dark green | — |
| —— | Establishment of the regiment | — |
| —— | Major-General Medows appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| 1789 | Hostilities renewed by Tippoo | — |
| 1790 | The SEVENTY-THIRD regiment removed to the seat of war | [12] |
| —— | And ordered to compose part of the force under Major-General Abercromby | — |
| 1791 | Action with the Sultan, and the siege of Seringapatam deferred by the British | — |
| 1792 | Operations of the troops under Major-General Abercromby | — |
| —— | Preparations for the siege of Seringapatam | [13] |
| —— | Cessation of hostilities | — |
| —— | Effects of the French revolution on the affairs of India | — |
| 1793 | Expedition against the French settlement of Pondicherry | — |
| 1795 | Capture of the Dutch settlements in Ceylon | [15] |
| 1796 | The regiment stationed in that island, and employed in completing its conquest | — |
| —— | Major-General Lake appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| 1797 | The regiment embarked for Madras | — |
| 1798 | Removed to Poonamallee | — |
| 1798 | Alliances formed by Tippoo for renewing hostilities | [15] |
| 1799 | The regiment ordered to take the field | [16] |
| —— | Action at Mallavelly | — |
| —— | Siege and capture of Seringapatam | [17] |
| —— | Death of Tippoo, and termination of the campaign | [18] |
| —— | Casualties of the SEVENTY-THIRD regiment | [19] |
| —— | Authorised to bear the word “Seringapatam” on the regimental colour and appointments | — |
| —— | General Orders issued on the occasion of the above victory | — |
| —— | Partition of the late Sultan’s territory | [20] |
| 1800 | Major-General George Harris appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| —— | The regiment employed against the Polygars | [21] |
| 1801 | Removed to Gooty | — |
| 1802 | Proceeded to Bellary | — |
| 1803 | Returned to Gooty | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Pondicherry | — |
| 1804 | Removed to Madras | — |
| 1805 | Embarked for England | — |
| 1806 | Disembarked at Greenwich | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Scotland | — |
| 1807 | New colours received by the regiment | [22] |
| 1808 | Formation of the second battalion | [23] |
| 1809 | Discontinuance of the Highland dress by the SEVENTY-THIRD and five other regiments | — |
| —— | The first battalion embarked for New South Wales | [24] |
| 1810 | Arrival at Sydney | — |
| 1812 | Augmentation of establishment | [25] |
| 1814 | The first battalion embarked for Ceylon | — |
| 1814 | Complimentary General Order issued on the occasion | [25] |
| —— | Aspect of affairs in Ceylon | [27] |
| 1816 | Invasion of the kingdom of Candy by the British | [28] |
| —— | Deposition of the king of Candy, and annexation of his territory to the British Crown | — |
| 1817 | Disbandment of the second battalion | [30] |
| —— | Reduction of the refractory Candian chiefs | — |
| 1818 | Casualties sustained on this service | [31] |
| —— | Medals struck for acts of individual gallantry | [32] |
| 1821 | The regiment embarked for England | — |
| —— | Landed at Gravesend, and proceeded to Weedon | — |
| —— | Reduction of establishment | — |
| 1823 | The regiment proceeded to Scotland | [33] |
| —— | Removed to Ireland | — |
| 1825 | Augmentation of establishment | — |
| —— | Riots in Lancashire and Yorkshire | — |
| 1826 | Embarked for England | — |
| —— | Tranquillity restored, and return of the regiment to Ireland | [34] |
| 1827 | Formed into service and depôt companies | — |
| —— | Service companies embarked for Gibraltar | — |
| 1829 | Casualties from fever at Gibraltar | — |
| —— | Major-General Sir Frederick Adam, K.C.B. appointed colonel of the regiment | [35] |
| —— | Service companies proceeded to Malta, and complimentary order prior to embarkation from Gibraltar | — |
| 1830 | Depôt companies removed from Ireland to Great Britain | [36] |
| —— | Address from Major-General Maurice O’Connell on his promotion from the regiment | — |
| 1831 | Depôt companies proceeded to Jersey | [38] |
| 1834 | Service companies embarked for the Ionian Islands | — |
| 1835 | Depôt companies removed to Ireland | [38] |
| —— | Major-General William George Lord Harris, K.C.H. appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| 1838 | Embarkation of the service companies for Nova Scotia | [39] |
| —— | Service companies removed to Canada | — |
| 1839 | Depôt companies proceeded to Great Britain | — |
| 1841 | Return of the service companies to England | — |
| —— | Consolidation of the regiment at Gosport | — |
| 1842 | Stationed at Woolwich, subsequently at Bradford, and afterwards at Newport, in Monmouthshire | — |
| 1844 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1845 | Major-General Sir Robert Henry Dick, K.C.B., appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| —— | Formed into service and depôt companies | — |
| —— | Embarkation of the former for the Cape of Good Hope | — |
| —— | Detained at Monte Video | — |
| 1846 | Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.B., appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| —— | The service companies employed in the protection of Monte Video | [40] |
| —— | Re-embarkation of the service companies for the Cape of Good Hope | — |
| —— | Employed against the Kaffirs | — |
| 1847 | Casualties on this service | — |
| 1848 | Removed to Cape Town | — |
| 1849 | Major-General Richard Goddard Hare Clarges appointed colonel of the regiment | — |
| 1850 | Removal of the service companies to the frontier | [41] |
| 1851 | Employed against the Kaffirs | — |
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
OF
THE SECOND BATTALION
OF
THE SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
| Year | Page | |
| Introduction | [43] | |
| 1808 | Formation of the Second Battalion | [44] |
| 1809 | Received volunteers from the Militia | — |
| 1810 | Removed from Ashborne to Derby, and subsequently to Ashford | — |
| 1811 | Augmentation of establishment | — |
| 1812 | Removed to Deal, and afterwards to the Tower | — |
| 1813 | Augmentation of establishment | — |
| —— | Embarked for Swedish Pomerania | [45] |
| —— | Joined the allied forces under Lieut.-General Count Wallmoden | — |
| —— | Action at Gorde | — |
| —— | The second battalion proceeded to the north of Germany | — |
| —— | Proceeded to England, but embarked, without landing, for Holland | [46] |
| 1814 | Bombardment of Antwerp | — |
| —— | Action at Merxem | — |
| —— | March of the British troops to Breda | [47] |
| 1814 | Bombardment of a detachment of the battalion in Fort Frederick by a French gun-ship | [47] |
| —— | Conclusion of peace | — |
| 1815 | Return of Napoleon from Elba to Paris | [48] |
| —— | Renewal of hostilities | — |
| —— | Rapid advance of Napoleon | — |
| —— | The British proceeded to Charleroi | [49] |
| —— | Action at Quatre Bras | [50] |
| —— | Casualties of the battalion | — |
| —— | Battle of Waterloo | [51] |
| —— | Casualties of the battalion | [52] |
| —— | Honors conferred for the victory | [53] |
| —— | Authorised to bear the word “Waterloo” on the colour and appointments | — |
| —— | Return of Louis XVIII. to Paris | — |
| —— | Surrender of Napoleon, and his conveyance to St. Helena | — |
| —— | Embarkation of the battalion for England | [54] |
| 1816 | Stationed at Nottingham | — |
| 1817 | The second battalion disbanded | — |
| 1851 | Conclusion | [55] |