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1761 Congratulatory address to King George III.
from the Citizens of London
Appointment of Lieut-Colonel Hamilton Lam-
bert to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-
General Sir Henry Erskine, removed to the
25th Regiment
1762 Embarked for Portugal
1763 Treaty of Peace concluded at Fontainebleau
Embarked to take possession of Minorca, on its
being restored to Great Britain
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1768 Regulations, prescribed by Royal Warrant, for maintaining uniformity in the clothing, standards, and colours of regiments, &c. &c. .
1771 Embarked from Minorca for England
1773 Proceeded to Scotland
1774 Appointment of Lieut.-Colonel Edward Max-
well Brown to the Colonelcy, in succession to
Lieut.-General Hamilton Lambert, deceased.
1775 Embarked for Ireland
1782 Directed to assume the county title of South
Hampshire Regiment, in addition to its
numerical title
1785 Embarked for the West Indies
1794 Returned to England
Proceeded to Ireland
1796 Embarked for St. Domingo to aid the planters
against the negro inhabitants
1798 Proceeded to Jamaica
1801 Re-embarked for England
1803 Appointment of Lieut.-General Francis D'Oyly
to the Colonelcy, in succession to General
Edward Maxwell Brown, deceased
Appointment of General Peter Craig to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut-General D'Oyly, deceased
1803 Embarked for Ireland
1804
A second battalion added to the regiment, and
formed from men raised in Ireland under the
Army of Reserve and Additional Force Acts
First battalion embarked for Guernsey
embarked for Portsmouth.
The regiment augmented to 1200 rank and file.
1805 The first battalion embarked for the East
Indies
Arrived at Bengal, and proceeded to Dinapore;
thence to Benares, and to Ghazeepore
1811 Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir William
Keppel, G.C.B., to the Colonelcy, in succes-
sion to General Peter Craig, deceased.
1813 Marched from Ghazeepore to Cawnpore
1815 Marched to Meerut
1817 Proceeded on field service, and joined the army
of reserve under Major-General Sir David
Ochterlony.
1818 Embarked for Bombay
Six companies embarked for the Concan
Engaged in the siege and capture of Ryghur
Four companies embarked for Surat .
Embarked for the Deccan
Surrender of Amulneir and Behauderpore
1819 Proceeded to Asseerghur, and joined the force
1820 Proceeded to Sholapore in the Deccan
1823 Proceeded to Poonah
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1826 Arrived at Chatham and proceeded to Windsor
Received the Royal Authority to bear on its
colours and appointments the figure of the
Royal Tiger," with the word "India" su-
perscribed.
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1827 Marched from Windsor to Weedon; thence to
Bolton, &c. &c.
1828 Appointment of Major-General John Macdonald
to the Colonelcy, in succession to General Sir
William Keppel, removed to the 2nd Queen's
Royal Regiment.
1830 Embarked for Ireland
1832 Formed into six service and four depôt com-
Service companies embarked for Gibraltar
1833 Embarked for the West Indies
1840 Embarked for Canada
1842 Returned to England, and rejoined by the four
1844 Appointment of Major-General John Clitherow
to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-
General Sir John Macdonald, G.C.B., removed
to the 42nd Regiment .
Embarked for Ireland
1846 Augmented to twelve companies, and formed into
two battalions
1848 The first and the reserve battalions embarked at
Cork for Gibraltar
Report of the Governor of Gibraltar on the
state of discipline and efficiency of the regi-
ment
Depôt Company removed from Cork to the Isle
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Embarked for Scotland
1807 Embarked for Guernsey and Alderney
1810 Six companies embarked for Gibraltar, and pro-
ceeded from thence to Cadiz
Four companies embarked from Guernsey for
England
1811 The six companies formed part of the army em-
ployed on an expedition under the command
of Lieut.-General Thomas Graham
Engaged in the Battle of Barrosa
Medals conferred on the general officers, and
the commanding officers of corps and detach-
ments, and on the chiefs of military depart-
ments, who were present at the Victory of
Barrosa
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1811 Received the Royal Authority to bear the word
Barrosa on the colours and appointments
Two companies embarked from Portsmouth, and
joined the six companies at Cadiz
1812 Embarked for Carthagena, and proceeded to
Alicant
1813 Proceeded with the army under Lieut.-General
Sir John Murray against Tarragona
Capture of Fort San Philippe, in the Col de
Balaguer
Siege of Tarragona raised
Lieut.-General Lord William Bentinck assumed
the command of the army in the East of Spain, in
succession to Lieut.-General Sir John Murray
Re-embarked for Alicant
Investment and capture of Tarragona
Lieut.-General Lord William Bentinck's services
required in Sicily; and Lieut.-General Wm.
Clinton succeeded to the command of the army
Marched into quarters at Valls, and thence to
1814 The French troops under Marshal Suchet with-
drew from Catalonia
The battalion marched to Barcelona, and formed
part of the force for the investment of that place
Hostilities ceased
Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated the throne of
France
Louis XVIII. entered Paris, and ascended the
throne
Order expressing the approbation of Field-
Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, of the conduct of the division of the army employed in the East of Spain
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