On the decease of General the Earl of Kilmorey, the colonelcy of the regiment was conferred on Major-General William George Lord Harris, K.C.B. by commission, dated 3rd December, 1832.
1833
In February, 1833, the regiment was removed to Demerara and Berbice, with detached companies at Fort Wellington, Mahaica, and Fort D’Urban.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, K.H., arrived from England, on the 1st of March, bringing with him the new colours, presented to the regiment by the late Earl of Kilmorey, bearing the “Harp and Crown” with the motto “Quis Separabit?” also the “Sphinx,” and the words “Egypt,” “Bourbon,” “India;”—distinctions reflecting honour on the corps, and calculated to stimulate the youthful soldiers of the regiment to emulate the noble example of their predecessors.
1834
The regiment remained at Demerara and Berbice during the years 1834 and 1835.
1835
1836
In December, 1835, Major-General Lord Harris was appointed to the Seventy-third Regiment, and Major-General the Honourable Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, K.C.B., was appointed to the colonelcy of the Eighty-sixth Regiment. This officer was removed to the Royal Dragoons, in March, 1836, and was succeeded by Major-General James Watson, C.B.
From Demerara and Berbice, the regiment was removed in May, 1836, to Barbadoes.
1837