The regiment having received orders to transfer its services to Gibraltar, the scene of its former triumphs, it embarked on board of His Majesty's Ships "Ganges" and "Superb," on the 8th of November, and arrived at that celebrated fortress on the 25th of the same month.
1825
In 1825, the establishment of the regiment was augmented from eight to ten companies, six to be considered service companies and remain at Gibraltar, and four depôt companies to be stationed in the United Kingdom; in consequence of this arrangement the officers and non-commissioned officers of two companies were sent to England.
1827
A new pair of Colours having been provided for the regiment, and bearing the following honorary distinctions, the words "Minden," "Gibraltar" with the Castle and Key and the motto 'Montis Insignia Calpé,' "Seringapatam" and "India," they were presented to the corps, on the 28th of June, 1827, by General Sir George Don, who addressed the commanding officer (Major-Turberville), the officers, and soldiers, to the following effect:—
'It appears by the record of the Twelfth Regiment, to which I have the honor of presenting these colours, that among the many valiant deeds of the corps, it achieved distinguished glory at the battle of Minden. In 1797 I attended the renowned Duke of Brunswick on the spot where this battle was fought; after His Serene Highness had shown me the position occupied by the British, he said, It was here the conflict was most obstinate and it was here that the British Infantry gained immortal glory. This Rock, and Seringapatam, were afterwards among the scenes where the Twelfth Regiment distinguished itself, and which are immortalized in the history of our country. Being myself a soldier of fifty-seven years' standing, I am alive to every instance of meritorious conduct in my brother soldiers, and it is extremely gratifying to me to reflect, that the Twelfth Regiment, which so early established its fame, has continued to augment it on every occasion; and I am confident that whenever these Colours shall be displayed before an enemy, the regiment will, by its valiant conduct, add to the number of glorious records with which they are graced.'
1828
In 1828 the garrison of Gibraltar was afflicted with a severe epidemic fever, which occasioned the death of upwards of five hundred soldiers; the inhabitants suffered much more severely than the troops. During the prevalence of the disease, the Twelfth were encamped for four months on the neutral ground, where they were reviewed on the 27th of December, by the Lieut.-Governor Sir George Don, who expressed to Lieut.-Colonel Bayley, his entire approbation of the appearance of the corps, of its discipline, and interior economy. Eight officers, and two hundred and eighteen non-commissioned officers and soldiers, had been afflicted with the fever, of which number, two officers (Lieutenant Forssteen and Ensign Werge) and fifty-three soldiers had died.
1834
The regiment remained at Gibraltar until the spring of 1834, when it embarked for England, and landed at Portsmouth, from whence it marched to Winchester, and during the winter into Lancashire.