Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry: $b from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876Hildyard, Henry John Thoroton
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Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry: $b from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876
Hildyard, Henry John Thoroton
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland Light Infantry)
On the 4th of January the regiment marched for Peshawur, where it
arrived on the 5th. On the 21st of January it was inspected by His
Excellency Sir Hugh Rose, K.C.B., who expressed himself in the most
complimentary manner with reference to the conduct of the regiment
in the late campaign. The three men whose names had appeared in
General Orders, Privates William Malcolm, William Clapperton, and
George Stewart, were called to the front, and were addressed by His
Excellency in terms of approval of their gallant conduct in the
presence of the enemy. On the 23rd of October the regiment commenced
its march for Calcutta prior to embarkation for England. At Rawal
Pindee it was called upon to give volunteers for the other regiments
in the Bengal Presidency. 200 men volunteered, and were transferred
accordingly. At Umbala, on the 14th of December, at a general
parade of the garrison, medals for “gallant conduct in the field”
were presented by Major-General Lord George Paget, commanding the
Sirhind division, to Sergeant-Major John Blackwood, Privates William
Malcolm, William Macdonald, William Clapperton, and George Stewart.
Sergeant-Major J. Blackwood, who had been dangerously wounded, was
also granted an annuity of £15 a year, and was shortly afterwards
invalided on account of his wound. He has since been appointed one of
Her Majesty’s Yeomen of the Guard and Sergeant-Major of the Second
Royal Lanark Militia.
[Sidenote: 1865.]
On the 4th of February the head-quarters and right wing under Colonel
Hope, C.B., embarked at Calcutta; the left wing, under Major Gore,
embarked on the 14th of February.
The right wing arrived at Plymouth on the 29th of May, and shortly
afterwards proceeded to Edinburgh Castle, where it was joined by the
left wing, which disembarked at Gravesend on the 19th of June.
The following divisional and general orders were published before the
regiment left India:—
Extract of divisional order by Major-General Sir John Garvock,
K.C.B., Commanding Peshawur Division.
“_Rawul Pindee,
“1st November, 1864._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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