CONTENTS

OF THE

HISTORICAL RECORD.


Year Page
Introduction.
1689 Formation of the Regiment 1
—— Henry, Duke of Norfolk appointed to the Colonelcy -
—— Numbered the Twenty-Second Regiment -
—— Stationed at Chester -
—— Embarked for Ireland -
—— Engaged at the siege of Carrickfergus 2
—— Marched to Dundalk, and thence to Armagh -
—— Sir Henry Bellasis, from the Sixth Regiment, appointed to the Colonelcy, in succession to the Duke of Norfolk -
1690 Engaged at the Battle of the Boyne -
—— Reviewed by King William at Finglass -
—— Advanced against Athlone -
—— Rejoined the Army -
—— Employed at the first siege of Limerick -
—— Proceeded into winter-quarters -
—— Engaged with the Rapparees -
1691 Proceeded with the Army against Ballymore 3
1691 Engaged in the Siege and Capture of Athlone 3
—— Engaged at the Battle of Aghrim -
—— Engaged at the Capture of Galway -
—— ——————————  Limerick 4
—— Termination of the War in Ireland -
1695 Proceeded to join the Army in Flanders -
1696 Returned to England -
1697 Treaty of Peace concluded at Ryswick -
1698 Re-embarked for Ireland 5
1701 Appointment of Brigadier-General William Selwyn, by exchange, from the Second Foot, with Lieut.-General Sir Henry Bellasis -
1702 Accession of Queen Anne on the demise of King William III -
—— Regiment embarked for Jamaica -
—— Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Handasyd to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General Selwyn, deceased -
1705 Establishment augmented by two companies -
1712 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Roger Handasyd to the Colonelcy, in succession to his Father, Major-General Thomas Handasyd, retired 6
1713 Treaty of Peace concluded at Utrecht -
1714 Regiment returned to England, leaving two Independent Companies at Jamaica -
1715 Employed in recruiting its Establishment -
1718 Embarked for Ireland -
1726 —————— Minorca -
1727 Detachment embarked for Gibraltar to assist in its Defence against the Spaniards -
1730 Appointment of Colonel William Barrel, from the Twenty-Eighth Regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Colonel Roger Handasyd, removed to the Sixteenth Regiment -
1734 Appointment of Colonel Hon. James St. Clair to the Colonelcy, in succession to Colonel William Barrell, removed to the Fourth Foot 7
1737 Appointment of Major-General John Moyle, from the Thirty-Sixth Regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Colonel Hon. James St. Clair, removed to the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot -
1738 Promotion of Colonel Thomas Paget to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General Moyle, deceased -
1741 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Richard O'Farrell, from the Ninth Regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Colonel Paget, deceased -
1748 Treaty of Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle -
1749 Regiment relieved at Minorca and proceeded to Ireland -
1751 Royal Warrant, dated 1st July, issued for regulating the Clothing, Colours, Numbers, Facings, Badges, Mottos, and Distinctions of the Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry -
1756 War declared against France -
—— Regiment embarked from Ireland for North America -
1757 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Edward Whitmore from the Thirty-Sixth Regiment to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General O'Farrell, deceased 8
1758 Engaged in the siege of Louisburg, and the Capture of the Island of Cape Breton -
1759 The Grenadier Company, incorporated with the Louisburg Grenadiers,—Engaged at the Battle of Quebec 9
1760 Embarked from Louisburg, proceeded to Quebec, and advanced to Montreal -
—— Engaged in the conquest of the Canadas -
1761 Proceeded to New York, and embarked for the West Indies 9
—— Engaged in the capture of the Island of Dominica 10
1762 Engaged in the Capture of Martinique, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent
—— Embarked with the expedition against the Havannah
—— Storming and Capture of Fort Moro 11
—— Appointment of Major-General Honorable Thomas Gage to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General Whitmore, drowned at sea
1763 Treaty of Peace concluded at Fontainebleau
—— The Havannah restored to Spain, in exchange for the Province of Florida, in South America
—— Regiment proceeded to West Florida
1765 Embarked for Great Britain
1773 Proceeded to Ireland
1775 Embarked for North America 12
—— Engaged at the Battle of Bunker's Hill
1776 Quitted Boston, and proceeded to Nova Scotia
—— Embarked for Staten Island, near New York
—— Landed on Long Island, and engaged with the Americans at Brooklyn
—— Gained possession of New York, captured Fort Washington, and reduced part of the Jerseys 13
—— Detached with other Corps and captured Rhode Island
1778 The King of France having united with the Americans, made preparations for the re-capture of Rhode Island, but was compelled to abandon the siege 14
1779 The British Commander-in-Chief resolved to vacate Rhode Island; the Regiment proceeded to New York 15
1782 Appointment of Major-General Charles O'Hara to the Colonelcy, in succession to General the Honorable Thomas Gage, removed to the Seventeenth Light Dragoons 15
—— Regiment received instructions to assume the title of the Twenty-Second, or the Cheshire Regiment
1783 The American War having terminated, the regiment embarked for England
1785 Regiment stationed at Windsor and furnished the Guards at the Castle
—— King George the III. authorized an Order of Merit to be instituted in the corps
1787 Proceeded to Jersey and Guernsey, and thence to Portsmouth 16
1788 Proceeded to Chatham and Dover
1790 Embarked for Ireland
1791 Appointment of Major-General David Dundas to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General O'Hara, removed to the Seventy-Fourth Highlanders 17
1793 War commenced between Great Britain and France
—— Regiment embarked for the West Indies
1794 Capture of the Island of Martinique
—— ————   ————   St. Lucia
—— ————   ————   Guadaloupe
—— ————   ————   St. Domingo
1795 Returned to England from St. Domingo 18
—— Appointment of Major-General William Crosbie, from the Eighty-Ninth Regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Dundas, removed to the Seventh Light Dragoons
1798 Proceeded to Guernsey
1798 Appointment of Major-General John G. Simcoe, from the Eighty-First Regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General Crosbie, deceased 18
1799 Removed to Portsmouth 19
—— Authorized to enlist boys or lads with a view to being sent to the Cape of Good Hope, preparatory to being embarked for service in the East Indies
1800 Embarked for the Cape of Good Hope
1802 Proceeded to India 20
1803 Arrival at Calcutta
—— The flank companies embarked, and joined the field force assembled for the attack of the province of Cuttack
—— Flank Companies engaged at the Capture of the fort of Barrabatta by storm
1804 Joined the army under Lord Lake and engaged in the siege of Bhurtpore 21
1805 Marched from Fort William and encamped at Benares, thence proceeded to Cawnpore
—— Siege of Bhurtpore continued, and the Flank Companies distinguished themselves in three unsuccessful attacks
—— Rajah Sing submitted and concluded a treaty of peace 22
—— British army withdrew from Bhurtpore
—— The Flank Companies rejoined the regiment at Cawnpore
—— Holkar and Scindia concluded Treaties of Peace
1806 Marched from the banks of the Sutlej to Delhi
—— Removed to Muttra, and received the thanks of the Governor-General in Council and of General Lord Lake, Commander-in-Chief, for its conduct during the war
1806 Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir James Henry Craig, K. B., in succession to General Simcoe, deceased 22
1807 Proceeded to Berhampore
1809 Appointment of Major-General the Honorable Edward Finch to the Colonelcy, in succession to General Sir James Henry Craig, removed to the Seventy-eighth Highlanders
1810 Embarked at Fort William, and formed part of the expedition against the Mauritius
—— Engaged in the capture of the Mauritius 23
1811 Detachment employed at Tamatave in the Island of Madagascar
1812 Proceeded to Bourbon
1813 Removed a second time to the Mauritius
1814 A second Battalion added to the establishment of the regiment, which was reduced in the same year
1815 The Flank Companies rejoined the regiment at the Mauritius from Hindoostan 24
1819 Embarked for England from the Mauritius
—— Landed at Gosport and marched to Northampton 25
1821 Marched to Liverpool and embarked for Ireland
1822 Detachment proceeded against a body of armed men assembled at Newmarket in county of Cork. The officers commanding this detachment received the thanks of H. R. H. the Duke of York, and were presented with a silver cup by the gentlemen and inhabitants of the Town of Newmarket, for attacking and defeating this body of insurgents
1826 Formed into six Service and four Depôt Companies preparatory to embarkation for foreign service 26
—— Service Companies embarked for Jamaica
1830 Depôt Companies embarked for England 27
1831 Service Companies employed in suppressing an insurrection among the slaves in Jamaica
1836 Depôt Companies embarked for Ireland
1837 Service Companies embarked from Jamaica for Ireland, and rejoined by the Depôt Companies
1840 Embarked from Ireland for England
1841 Embarked for Bombay and proceeded to Poonah 28
1842 Proceeded to Scinde, and encamped at Kurrachee
1843 Employed in the destruction of the Fort of Emaum Ghur
—— The march through the Desert to Emaum Ghur, as described by Major-General William E. P. Napier 29
—— The troops returned triumphant to Peer-Abu-Bekr 30
—— Treaty of Peace with the Ameers of Scinde
—— Treacherous attack upon the British residency at Hyderabad, and gallant defence made by the Light Company of the Twenty-Second regiment
—— Light Company joined the army under Major-General Sir Charles Napier 31
—— Battle of Meeanee
—— Surrender of six Ameers on the field of battle
—— British Colours planted on the Fortress of Hyderabad 32
—— Details of the defeat of the Beloochees at Meeanee
—— Gallant conduct of the Twenty-Second regiment 34
—— Threatened attack by Mere Shere Mahomed 36
—— Battle of Hyderabad
—— Flight of Mere Shere Mahomed to the desert 37
—— Particulars of the march of the British troops through the desert
1843 Honors and distinctions conferred by Queen Victoria, and by the British Parliament, on the Twenty-second regiment for its conduct in the Campaign of Scinde 38
—— Address of Major-General Sir Charles Napier to the troops in distributing the medals conferred on them for their gallantry in this campaign 40
—— Marched from Hyderabad to Kurrachee 42
—— Directed to proceed to Bombay, and Major-General Sir Charles Napier's order on the occasion 43
—— Embarked for Bombay
—— Honorable reception of the Regiment at Bombay
—— Appointment of Major-General Sir Charles Napier to the Colonelcy, in succession to General Honorable E. Finch, deceased 44
1844 Employed on field-service in the Kolapore districts
—— Capture of Forts Punalla and Pownghur
—— Operations in the Sawunt-Warree district 45
—— Investments of the Forts of Monuhurr and Monsentosh
1845 Capture of the village of Seevapore and other Forts
—— Returned to Poonah
1846 Marched to Bombay 46
1847 Removed to Poonah
1849 Proceeded to Bombay
—— Conclusion
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Description of the Standards captured at the battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad, and of the Medal conferred in honor of the victories obtained at those places 47