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Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot / containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

Chapter 2: GENERAL ORDERS.
By Richard Cannon
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The volume compiles the regiment's origins in 1689 and chronicles its deployments, campaigns, garrison stations, engagements, honors, casualties, and distinctions through 1849. It assembles official orders, battle accounts, lists of officers and those killed or wounded, descriptions of badges and trophies, and citations for medals and promotions, with plates and footnoted references. Prefatory material explains the purpose of regimental records and the methods of compilation, while sectioned annals present chronological service summaries, notable actions, and administrative details that illustrate organizational changes, honors granted, and the regiment's conduct across overseas and domestic operations.

GENERAL ORDERS.

HORSE-GUARDS,

1st January, 1836.

His Majesty has been pleased to command that, with the view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars, viz.:—

—— The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, &c., it may have captured from the Enemy.

—— The Names of the Officers, and the number of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifying the place and Date of the Action.

—— The Names of those Officers who, in consideration of their Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour.

—— The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Privates, as may have specially signalized themselves in Action.

And,

—— The Badges and Devices which the Regiment may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges or Devices, or any other Marks of Distinction, have been granted.

By Command of the Right Honorable

GENERAL LORD HILL,

Commanding-in-Chief.

John Macdonald,

Adjutant-General.