CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
| Year | Page | |
| Introduction | [i] | |
| 1755 | Formation of the Regiment | [1] |
| —— | Colonel W. Whitmore appointed to the colonelcy | – |
| —— | Numbered the FIFTY-FIFTH, and afterwards the FIFTY-THIRD regiment | – |
| —— | Station, uniform, and facing | – |
| —— | Officers appointed to commissions | [2] |
| 1756 | Embarked for Gibraltar | – |
| 1759 | Appointment of Colonel John Toovey to the colonelcy, in succession to Colonel Whitmore, removed to the ninth regiment | – |
| 1768 | Returned from Gibraltar, and embarked for Ireland | [3] |
| 1770 | Appointment of Colonel R. D. H. Elphinstone to the colonelcy, in succession to Colonel Toovey, deceased | – |
| 1776 | Embarked for North America | – |
| 1777 | Engaged with the American forces | – |
| 1782 | The American war terminated | [4] |
| —— | The regiment directed to assume the county title of Shropshire regiment in addition to its Numerical title | – |
| 1789 | Returned to England from North America | – |
| 1790 | Embarked on board of the fleet to serve as Marines | – |
| 1791 | Proceeded to Scotland | [5] |
| 1793 | Embarked for service in Flanders | – |
| —— | Engaged at Famars | – |
| —— | ———— the siege and capture of Valenciennes | – |
| —— | ———— the siege of Dunkirk | [6] |
| —— | ———— Nieuport | – |
| —— | Received the Royal Authority to bear the word "Nieuport" on the colours | – |
| 1794 | Major-General Gerald Lake, afterwards Viscount Lake, appointed to the colonelcy, in succession to General Elphinstone, deceased | – |
| —— | Engaged in operations at Vaux, Prémont, Marets, &c. | [7] |
| —— | ———– at the siege and capture of Landrécies | – |
| —— | —————— repulse of the enemy at Cateau | – |
| —— | ———————————————— Tournay | – |
| —— | —————— capture of Lannoy, Roubaix, and Mouveaux | – |
| —— | ———– in the masterly retreat to Leers | [8] |
| —— | ————– storming the village of Pontéchin | [9] |
| —— | Received the Royal Authority to bear the word "Tournay" on its colours | [10] |
| 1795 | Returned to England | — |
| —— | Encamped at Southampton | — |
| —— | Embarked with an expedition for the West Indies | — |
| 1796 | Attack and Capture of St. Lucia | — |
| 1796 | Received the Royal Authority to bear the words "St. Lucia" on its colours | [11] |
| —— | Embarked for St. Vincent | — |
| —— | Engaged in quelling an insurrection, and expelling the Caribs from the Island of St. Vincent | — |
| —— | Received the thanks of the General Officer commanding, and of the Council and Assembly of the Island | [12] |
| —— | Appointment of Major-General W. E. Doyle to the colonelcy, in succession to General Lake, removed to the 73rd regiment | — |
| 1797 | Engaged in the capture of Trinidad | — |
| —— | Employed in an unsuccessful attempt at Porto Rico | — |
| —— | Returned to St. Vincent | [13] |
| 1798 | Lieut.-General Crosbie appointed to the colonelcy, in succession to Major-General Doyle, deceased | — |
| 1800 | Removed from St. Vincent to St. Lucia | — |
| 1802 | Returned to England on the surrender of St. Lucia to France according to the treaty of peace concluded at Amiens | — |
| 1803 | Marched under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Lightburne, for Shrewsbury | — |
| 1805 | The First Battalion embarked for India | — |
| —— | Arrived at Fort St. George, Madras, and proceeded to Dinapore | — |
| 1806 | Removed from Dinapore to Berhampore | [14] |
| 1807 | Proceeded from Berhampore to Cawnpore | — |
| —— | Major-General Honorable John Abercromby appointed to the colonelcy in succession to General Crosbie, deceased | — |
| 1809 | Three companies detached to Bundelcund, and engaged at the siege and capture of the fort of Adjighion | — |
| 1809 | The Battalion took the field with the troops under Colonel Martindell | [15] |
| 1810 | Returned to Cawnpore, and received the thanks of the officer commanding for their conduct | — |
| 1812 | Five companies engaged in the storming of the fortress of Callinger | — |
| —— | Surrender of the garrison of Callinger on the remaining five companies joining from Cawnpore | [17] |
| —— | The Battalion returned to Cawnpore, and afterwards proceeded to Meerut | [18] |
| 1814 | Marched from Meerut, and joined the army formed for the invasion of the kingdom of Nepaul, or the Gorca State | — |
| —— | Engaged in the storming and capture of the fort of Kalunga | [19] |
| —— | Proceeded to the capture of Nahn and other fortified places on the Jampta heights | [21] |
| —— | The Nepaulese reduced to submission | — |
| —— | Embarked for Berhampore, proceeded to Calcutta, and afterwards embarked for Madras | — |
| 1816 | The Battalion proceeded from Madras to the Naggery Pass, to repress the plundering tribes of Pindarees | — |
| —— | Marched for Trichinopoly | [22] |
| 1817 | Appointment of Lieut.-General Lord Hill, G.C.B., to the colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Sir John Abercromby, deceased | — |
| —— | The flank companies employed with a field force under Brigadier-General Pritzler | [23] |
| 1819 | Assault of the fort of Copaul Droog | — |
| 1820 | Marched from Trichinopoly for Bellary | — |
| 1820 | Proceeded to Bangalore | [23] |
| —— | The flank companies rejoined the regiment after much arduous service | [24] |
| 1822 | Quitted the Mysore, and proceeded to Fort St. George | — |
| —— | Relieved by the Forty-first regiment, and ordered to prepare for embarkation for England | — |
| 1823 | Embarked from Madras, and arrived at Chatham | [25] |
| —— | Return of Casualties in the First Battalion, from 1805 to 1822 | — |
| —— | Removed to Weedon | — |
| 1826 | Proceeded to Portsmouth, and inspected by General Lord Hill, G.C.B. | — |
| —— | Marched into Lancashire, and embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1829 | Formed into six Service, and four Depôt companies, preparatory for embarkation for foreign service | [26] |
| —— | Service companies embarked at Cork for Gibraltar | — |
| 1830 | New Colours presented to the Regiment by General Sir George Don, Lieut.-Governor of Gibraltar | — |
| —— | Appointment of Major-General Lord FitzRoy J. H. Somerset, K.C.B., to the colonelcy, in succession to General Lord Hill, G.C.B., removed to the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards | — |
| 1834 | Service companies proceeded to Malta | [27] |
| 1835 | Depôt companies returned to Ireland | — |
| 1836 | Service companies embarked for the Ionian Islands | — |
| 1840 | Service companies embarked from Corfu and landed at Plymouth | [27] |
| 1841 | Regiment proceeded to Scotland | — |
| 1843 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1844 | Embarked for the East Indies | — |
| —— | Arrived at Calcutta | — |
| 1845 | Proceeded to Cawnpore; thence to Agra; and to Delhi | — |
| 1846 | Active operations commenced on the Sutlej | — |
| —— | The Regiment proceeded from Delhi, and joined the division of the army on the march to Loodianah | [28] |
| —— | Engaged at the Battle of Aliwal | [29] |
| —— | Engaged at the Battle of Sobraon | [30] |
| —— | Received the thanks and approbation of the Governor-General of India | [32] |
| —— | Medals presented by the Government of India | [33] |
| —— | Received the Royal Authority to bear the words "Aliwal" and "Sobraon" on the colours and appointments | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Lahore, thence to Umballa, and to Ferozepore | [34] |
| 1848 | Returned to Lahore | — |
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT,