Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848. — John Shaqi
Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 18th (Royal Irish)
---- Augmented to two battalions --
---- Two battalions embarked for Scotland --
---- Received a complimentary letter from the magistrates
and clergy of Haddington --
1804 Proceeded to England --
---- Landed at Ramsgate and encamped on Barham Downs 61
---- Second battalion embarked for Jersey --
1805 First battalion embarked for Jamaica --
1807 Second battalion embarked for Curaçao --
1809 First battalion embarked for St. Domingo --
---- St. Domingo surrendered by the French 62
---- First battalion returned to Jamaica --
1810 Second battalion embarked for England --
1811 ---------------- proceeded to Jersey --
---- General Lord Hutchinson, afterwards Earl of Donoughmore,
appointed to the Colonelcy in succession to General
Sir James Pulteney, Bart., deceased --
1814 Termination of the war with France --
---- Disbandment of the second battalion --
1817 Returned to England from Jamaica 63
1817 Proceeded to Brighton --
---- Furnished the guard of H. R. H. the Prince Regent at
the Pavilion --
1818 Marched to Gosport --
---- Embarked for Ireland --
---- Received the thanks and approbation of the public
authorities of several of the principal places in
Ireland --
1820 Marched to Cork --
1821 Embarked for Malta --
1824 Embarked for the Ionian Islands 64
---- Received the testimonial of General the Marquis of
Hastings --
1832 Embarked at Corfu for England 65
---- Appointment of General Lord Aylmer to the Colonelcy
in succession to General the Earl of Donoughmore,
deceased --
1834 Embarked for Ireland --
1837 Formed into Six Service and Four Depôt Companies
preparatory to embarkation for Foreign Service --
---- Service companies embarked for Ceylon --
1838 Depôt companies embarked from Dublin for England --
1839 Removed from Colombo to Trincomalee --
---- Three companies embarked from Portsmouth --
1840 War commenced with China --
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