Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot / Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846

by Richard Cannon

First, or Royal Regiment of Foot, 1838.

[To face page 261.

1838

1st Batt.

In May, 1838, the first battalion proceeded from Ireland to Scotland.

1839

1st Batt.

In November, 1839, the first battalion was again directed to prepare for foreign service, and the six service companies were embarked from Greenock for Gibraltar on the 11th and 25th of that month, on board the troop ships Athol and Sapphire.