THE
THIRTY-NINTH,
OR
THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT.
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
| 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. |