Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844. — John Shaqi
Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844.Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 56th (West Essex) -- History
1801 Recruited with men raised for European service
only, who volunteer to extend their services
to any part of the world 28
1804 A _Second Battalion_ added to the establishment 29
1805 First Battalion proceeds to the East Indies --
1807 Second Battalion proceeds to the East Indies 30
1809 Detachment to Bourbon and the Mauritius --
---- Capture of Mallia 31
---- Capture of St. Paul’s on the Island of Bourbon 33
---- Detachments serve as Marines 34
---- Services in consequence of disaffection in Native Corps 35
1810 Capture of the Island of Bourbon 36
---- ---- ---- Mauritius 37
1811 New Colours presented by the East India Company 38
1813 Services with the Guicwar’s subsidiary Force 39
---- A _Third Battalion_ added to the establishment 40
---- Capture of Canool and Raree --
1814 Third Battalion serves in Holland 41
---- ---- ---- Action at Merxem, &c. --
---- ---- ---- returns to England 43
---- ---- ---- disbanded at Sheerness --
1815 First Battalion proceeds to the Mauritius 44
1816 Second Battalion serves with the Poonah Subsidiary Force 45
1817 Second Battalion returns to England and is disbanded 46
1826 The Regiment returns to England 48
1827 Embarks for Ireland --
1829 Court of Enquiry to investigate Regimental Books and
Registries 49
1831 Embarks for Jamaica 50
1840 ---- ---- North America 51
---- Detachments employed in the Disputed Territory
during the unsettled state of the Boundary Question --
1842 Embarks for Ireland 52
1844 The Conclusion 53
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS.
1755 Lord Charles Manners 55
1761 The Honorable William Keppel --
1765 James Durand 56
1766 Hunt Walsh --
1795 Samuel Hulse 57
1797 The Honorable Chapple Norton 58
1818 Sir John Murray, Baronet 59
1827 Matthew Lord Aylmer, K.C.B. 60
1832 Sir Hudson Lowe, K.C.B. --
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