For its distinguished conduct on this occasion, the regiment was honored with the royal authority to bear the word “MORO” on its regimental colours, which forms a conspicuous feature in its Record; few corps having acquired an honorary inscription for their colours on their first service. [Sidenote: 1763] The regiment remained at the Havannah several months, the garrison being under the order of its colonel, Major-General the Honorable William Keppel. A treaty of peace was soon afterwards concluded; and the Havannah was restored to Spain in exchange for Florida: it was, accordingly, delivered up to the Spanish troops on the 7th of July, 1763. In September, the FIFTY-SIXTH Regiment embarked for Ireland, and landing in the following month, marched to Limerick, its numbers being completed by volunteers from other corps. [Sidenote: 1764] At this period, several changes were made in the clothing and equipment of certain regiments of cavalry and infantry; and a communication, dated Dublin, 9th October, 1764, made known to the FIFTY-SIXTH Regiment--“His Majesty’s pleasure, that the facings of the clothing of the FIFTY-SIXTH Regiment of Foot, under the command of Major-General Keppel, be changed to a _purple_ colour; that the men have white breeches; that the accoutrements be white; and that the grenadier caps be plated instead of embroidered,” &c. [Sidenote: 1765] Leaving Limerick on the 2nd of May, the regiment proceeded to Dublin, where it was stationed two years. On the 15th of May, 1765, Major-General the Honorable William Keppel was removed to the Fourteenth Foot; and in June His Majesty conferred the colonelcy of the FIFTY-SIXTH on Lieut.-General James Durand, from the lieut.-colonelcy of the First Foot Guards. [Sidenote: 1766] Lieut.-General Durand died in 1766, and was succeeded by Colonel Hunt Walsh, from the lieut.-colonelcy of the Twenty-eighth Regiment. [Sidenote: 1767] [Sidenote: 1768] The regiment quitted Dublin in October, 1767, and proceeded to Waterford, where it remained seven months, and in May, 1768, it returned to Dublin. By the Royal Warrant, dated 19th December, 1768, the facings of the FIFTY-SIXTH Regiment were continued to be _purple_. [Sidenote: 1769] [Sidenote: 1770] After performing Dublin duty two years, the regiment received orders to transfer its services to Gibraltar. It accordingly marched to Cork in May, 1770, and embarked from thence for that important fortress. In December an order was received for augmenting the regiment, by the addition of a light infantry company of three serjeants, three corporals, two buglers, and sixty-two private soldiers; also an addition of twenty-one rank and file to each of the other companies. [Sidenote: 1771] [Sidenote: 1775] [Sidenote: 1778] [Sidenote: 1779]