Historical Record of the Seventy-first Regiment, Highland Light Infantry / Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1777, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1852

by Richard Cannon

The regiment embarked at Glasgow on the 11th of May 1836 for Ireland, and was stationed at Dublin during the remainder of the year.

1837.

In June 1837, the regiment proceeded from Dublin to Kilkenny.

1838.

Major-General Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham, K.C.B., was appointed Colonel of the Seventy-first regiment on the 28th of March 1838, in succession to Lieut.-General Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., appointed to the thirty-first regiment.

Meanwhile orders had been received for the regiment to proceed on foreign service, and on the 20th of April 1838 the six service companies embarked at Cork for Canada. The four depôt companies remained in Ireland.

1839.

On the 2d of June 1839 the depôt companies embarked at Cork for North Britain, and were afterwards stationed at Stirling.

The establishment of the regiment was augmented on the 12th of August 1839, from seven hundred and forty to eight hundred rank and file.

1840.