Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

by Richard Cannon

OF THE

HISTORICAL RECORD.

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Year.		Page
1702.	Introduction	[1]
”	Formation of the regiment	[2]
”	Colonel Richard Coote appointed its Colonel	ib.
”	War declared against France and Spain	ib.
1703.	Colonel Nicholas Sankey appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1704.	Siege of Gibraltar	ib.
1705.	Capture of Barcelona	[3]
1706.	Occupation of Madrid by the Allied Troops	ib.
1707.	Battle of Almanza	ib.
”	The Thirty-ninth and other regiments embarked for Spain	ib.
1708.	Operations of the campaign	[4]
1709.	Action at the passage of the Caya	[5]
1710.	Storming of Xeres de los Cabaleros	[6]
1711.	Passage of the Guadiana at Jerumenha	[7]
”	The regiment engaged in the capture of several towns in Spain	ib.
1712.	Suspension of hostilities proclaimed	ib.
1713.	Treaty of Utrecht signed	[8]
”	The regiment proceeded to Gibraltar, and afterwards to Minorca	ib.
1714	}
to	} Stationed at Minorca	ib.
1719.	}
”	Brigadier-General Thomas Ferrers appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
”	Embarked for Ireland	ib.
1720	}
and	} Stationed in Ireland	[8]
1721.	}
1722.	Colonel William Newton appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1723	}
to	} The regiment remained in Ireland	[9]
1725.	}
1726.	Gibraltar besieged by the Spaniards	ib.
”	The regiment embarked for that fortress	ib.
1727.	Successful defence made by the garrison of Gibraltar	[10]
1729.	Peace concluded between Great Britain, France, and Spain	ib.
”	The regiment proceeded from Gibraltar to Jamaica	[11]
1730.	Colonel John Cope appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1732.	The regiment returned from Jamaica to Ireland	ib.
”	Colonel Thomas Wentworth appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1733	}
to	} The regiment stationed in Ireland	ib.
1736.	}
1737.	Colonel John Campbell, afterwards Duke of Argyle, appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1738.	Colonel Richard Onslow appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1739.	Lieut.-Colonel Robert Dalway appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
”	War declared against Spain	ib.
1740.	Lieut.-Colonel Samuel Walter Whitshed appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1741.	War of the Austrian Succession	[12]
1742.	Support rendered by the British to the Queen of Hungary	ib.
1743.	Colonel Edward Richbell appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
”	Battle of Dettingen	ib.
1744.	The regiment proceeded from Ireland to Great Britain	ib.
”	War declared against France	ib.
1745.	The regiment employed as Marines	ib.
1746.	Arrival of Prince Charles Edward, eldest son of the Pretender, in Scotland	[13]
”	Battle of Culloden	ib.
”	Expedition against the coast of Brittany, of which the Thirty-ninth formed part	ib.
”	Affairs near Port L’Orient	ib.
”	Return of the expedition to England	ib.
1747	}
and	} The regiment again employed as Marines on board the fleet	ib.
1748.	}
”	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle concluded	[14]
1749	}
to	} The regiment stationed in Ireland	ib.
1751.	}
”	Royal Warrant respecting the clothing, standards, and colours of the army, and for regulating the number and rank of regiments	ib.
1752.	Colonel John Adlercron appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1754.	The regiment proceeded from Ireland to the East Indies	ib.
1755.	Stationed at Madras	[14]
1756.	Aspect of affairs in India	[15]
”	Part of the regiment selected to serve in Bengal under Lieut.-Colonel Robert (afterwards Lord) Clive	ib.
”	Defeat of Monickchund, the Governor of Calcutta, near the Fort of Budge-Budge	[16]
1757.	Advance of the British towards Calcutta	ib.
”	Expedition against Hoogly	ib.
”	Expedition against Bandell	[17]
”	Action with the Nabob Surajee Dowlah near Calcutta	[18]
”	Treaty of peace concluded with the Nabob	[19]
”	Renewal of hostilities	ib.
”	Investment of Chandernagore by the troops under Lieut.-Colonel Clive	ib.
”	Surrender of that place	ib.
”	Capture of the fort of Cutwah	[20]
”	Battle of Plassey	[21]
”	The motto “Primus in Indis,” and the word “Plassey” conferred by Royal authority on the regiment	[23]
”	Support rendered to the Nabob by Mr. Law, the French chief at Cossimbuzar	ib.
”	Party despatched in pursuit of the French troops	[24]
”	Manner in which the remainder of the regiment left at Madras had been employed	ib.
”	Expedition against Nelloure	ib.
”	Relief of Trichinopoly	ib.
”	Fortress of Wandewash invested by the British	[25]
”	March of the troops to Conjeveram	ib.
1758.	Return of the regiment to Ireland	ib.
1759.	Detachment of the regiment employed in Germany	ib.
1760	}
to	} The regiment stationed in Ireland	[26]
1763.	}
”	Treaty of peace concluded at Paris	ib.
1766.	Colonel Robert Boyd appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1767	}
and	} The regiment employed in Ireland	ib.
1768.	}
1769.	Embarked for Gibraltar	ib.
1770	}
to	} Formed part of the garrison of that fortress	ib.
1779.	}
”	War with Spain	ib.
”	Siege of Gibraltar	[27]
1780.	Progress of the siege	[29]
1781.	Successful sortie of the garrison	[30]
1782.	Renewed efforts of the enemy	[32]
”	The combined forces of France and Spain defeated	[35]
1783.	Termination of the siege	[36]
”	Conclusion of peace	ib.
”	The word “Gibraltar,” with the “Castle and Key,” and the motto “Montis Insignia Calpé,” conferred on the Thirty-ninth regiment	[37]
”	The Thirty-ninth designated the East Middlesex regiment	ib.
”	The regiment returned to England	[38]
1783	}
to	} Stationed in South Britain	[38]
1789.	}
”	Proceeded to Ireland	ib.
1790	}
to	} Stationed in Ireland	ib.
1792.	}
1793.	War of the French Revolution	ib.
”	The regiment embarked for the West Indies	ib.
1794.	Expedition against Martinique	ib.
”	Capture of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe	[39]
”	Major-General Nisbett Balfour appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
”	Gallant but unsuccessful defence of Guadeloupe against the French	[40]
”	Surrender of the garrison	ib.
”	Escape of certain of the officers of the regiment, and their arrival in Ireland	[41]
1795.	The regiment recruited by drafts from several corps	ib.
”	Again embarked for Barbadoes	ib.
1796.	Capture of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice	ib.
1796	}
to	} The regiment stationed at Demerara	[42]
1800.	}
”	Proceeded to Surinam	ib.
1802.	Peace of Amiens	ib.
”	Evacuation of Surinam	[43]
”	The regiment embarked for Barbadoes	ib.
”	Proceeded to Antigua	ib.
1803.	Embarked for England	ib.
”	Renewal of the war with France	ib.
”	A second battalion added to the regiment	ib.
1804.	The first battalion stationed on the coast of Sussex	[44]
”	The second battalion embarked for Guernsey	ib.
1805.	The first battalion selected for service in the Mediterranean	ib.
”	The flank companies detached to Naples	[45]
1806.	The flank companies proceeded to Sicily	ib.
”	The flank companies returned to Malta	[46]
”	The second battalion proceeded to Ireland	ib.
1807.	Embarked for England	ib.
”	The County title of the regiment changed from East Middlesex to Dorsetshire	ib.
1808.	The flank companies of the first battalion proceeded from Malta to Sicily	ib.
”	The second battalion embarked for Guernsey	ib.
1809.	The flank companies of the first battalion employed in the capture of the islands of Ischia and Procida	[47]
”	Attempted reduction of the Castle of Scylla	ib.
”	The second battalion joined the army in the Peninsula	[48]
1810.	The battalion companies of the first battalion proceeded from Malta to Sicily	[49]
”	The second battalion present at the battle of Busaco	ib.
”	Pursuit of the French towards Santarem	ib.
”	Investment of Badajoz	[50]
”	Battle of Albuhera	ib.
1810.	Received the Royal Authority to bear the word “Albuhera” on the regimental colour and appointments	[51]
1811.	Affair of Arroyo dos Molinos	ib.
”	The first battalion joined the army in the Peninsula	[52]
”	The second battalion transferred all its effective men to the first battalion	ib.
”	Embarkation of the remainder of the second battalion for England	[53]
1812.	Badajoz again invested	ib.
”	Capture of the fortress	ib.
”	Advance to Burgos	ib.
1813.	Battle of Vittoria	[54]
”	Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Vittoria” on the regimental colour and appointments	[55]
”	Actions in the Pyrenees	[56]
”	Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Pyrenees” on the regimental colour and appointments	[57]
”	France entered by the Pass of Maya	ib.
”	Passage of the Nivelle	[58]
”	Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Nivelle” on the regimental colour and appointments	ib.
”	Passage of the Nive	ib.
”	Received the royal authority to bear the word “Nive” on the regimental colour and appointments	[59]
1814.	Affair at Garris	ib.
”	Gallantry of the first battalion particularly noticed by the Marquis of Wellington	[60]
”	Battle of Orthes	[61]
”	Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Orthes” on the regimental colour and appointments	ib.
”	Battle of Toulouse	ib.
”	Termination of the Peninsular War	[62]
”	Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Peninsula” on the regimental colour and appointments	ib.
”	The first battalion proceeded to North America	ib.
”	Expedition against the state of New York	[63]
”	Operations on Lake Champlain	ib.
”	Part of the first battalion employed as Marines	[64]
1815.	The battalion returned to Chambly	ib.
”	Embarked for England	ib.
”	Proceeded to Ostend	ib.
”	Joined the British army at Paris	ib.
”	The second battalion disbanded	ib.
1816	} The regiment formed part of the “Army of Occupation”
to	} in France	[65]
1818.	}
”	Embarked for Ireland	ib.
1819	}
to	} Stationed in Ireland	ib.
1823.	}
”	Lieut.-General Sir George Airey, K.C.H., appointed Colonel of the regiment	ib.
1824.	The regiment stationed in Ireland	[66]
1825.	Proceeded to Chatham for embarkation, by detachments, for New South Wales	ib.
1826	}
to	} Embarked as guard over convicts proceeding to	[67]
1830.	} New South Wales
1830.	Employed in the Bathurst district	[68]
1831.	Presentation of new colours to the regiment	[69]
”	Address of Lieut.-General Sir Ralph Darling on that occasion	[70]
1832.	Embarkation of the regiment for Madras	[72]
1833.	Lieut.-General the Honorable Sir Robert William O’Callaghan, K.C.B., appointed Colonel of the regiment	[73]
1834.	The regiment engaged in active field operations against the Rajah of Coorg	ib.
”	Submission of the Rajah	[75]
1835.	The conduct of Brigadier-General Lindesay, C.B., commanding the force employed in that campaign, honored by the Royal approval	[77]
”	The Royal authority granted for resuming the motto “Primus in Indis,” and the word “Plassey;” also the device of the “Castle and Key,” in addition to the word “Gibraltar.”	[78]
1836.	Testimonial presented to Colonel Lindesay on his departure for England	[79]
1837.	A detachment of the regiment employed in Canara and Malabar	ib.
”	Return of the detachment to Bangalore	[80]
1838.	Complimentary order on the regiment quitting Bangalore	ib.
”	Arrived at Bellary	[81]
1839.	Ordered on field service	[82]
”	Advanced to Coodamoor	ib.
”	Operations against the Fort of Kurnool	[83]
”	Affair at Zorapore, near Kurnool	[84]
”	Return of the regiment to Bellary	[85]
1840.	Arrival at Kamptee	ib.
”	Lieut.-General Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson, G.C.B., appointed Colonel of the regiment	[86]
1841.	The regiment ordered to march to Cawnpore	ib.
”	Destination changed to Agra	ib.
1842.	Ordered to proceed to Ferozepore	ib.
1843.	Returned to Agra	[87]
”	Presentation of new colours to the regiment	ib.
”	Address of Lord Ellenborough, the Governor-General of India, on that occasion	ib.
”	The regiment formed part of the “Army of Exercise” assembled at Agra	[90]
”	Aspect of affairs in the Gwalior state	[91]
”	Battle of Maharajpore	[92]
”	Received the Royal authority to bear the word “Maharajpore” on the regimental colour and appointments	[94]
”	Honors conferred on the officers and men	ib.
1844.	Return of the regiment to Agra	[96]
1843.	Gallant conduct of certain volunteers from the Thirteenth to the Thirty-ninth regiment, at the storming of the heights of Truckee	[97]
1846.	Volunteering of the regiment to other corps in India	[99]
1847.	Embarked for England	[100]
”	Complimentary orders by the Commander-in-Chief in India on the regiment quitting that country	[101]
1848.	Removed from Portsmouth to Hull	[102]
”	Proceeded to Preston, in Lancashire	ib.
1849.	Stationed at Preston	ib.
1850.	Removed to Ireland	ib.
1852.	Lieut.-General George Burrell, C.B., appointed Colonel of the regiment	[103]
1853.	Major-General Richard Lluellyn, C.B., appointed Colonel of the regiment	[104]
”	Conclusion	ib.

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SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

OF

THE THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT.

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