Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. A superscript is denoted by ^x or ^{xx}, for example Esq^{re}. Some minor changes are noted at the end of the book. [Illustration: BY COMMAND OF His late Majesty WILLIAM THE IV^{TH}. _and under the Patronage of_ Her Majesty the Queen. HISTORICAL RECORDS, _OF THE_ British Army _Comprising the_ _History of every Regiment_ _IN HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE_. _By Richard Cannon Esq^{re}._ _Adjutant General's Office, Horse Guards._ London. _Printed by Authority._] HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE FIFTY-THIRD, OR THE SHROPSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT IN 1755 AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES TO 1848. COMPILED BY RICHARD CANNON, ESQ., ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS. ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES. LONDON: PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER, 30, CHARING-CROSS. MDCCCXLIX. LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. THE FIFTY-THIRD, OR THE SHROPSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT, BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR THE WORD "NIEUPORT;" IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY IN THE DEFENCE OF THAT FORTRESS IN OCTOBER, 1793; THE WORD "TOURNAY;" IN TESTIMONY OF ITS HEROIC CONDUCT IN ACTION AGAINST A SUPERIOR FORCE OF THE ENEMY IN MAY, 1794; THE WORDS "ST. LUCIA;" AS A MARK OF DISTINCTION FOR ITS BRAVERY DISPLAYED AT THE CAPTURE OF ST. LUCIA, IN MAY, 1796; THE WORDS "TALAVERA," "SALAMANCA," "VITTORIA," "PYRENEES," "NIVELLE," "TOULOUSE," AND "PENINSULA," TO COMMEMORATE THE MERITORIOUS SERVICES OF THE _Second_ BATTALION DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR, FROM 1809 TO 1814; AND THE WORDS "ALIWAL," AND "SOBRAON;" AS A LASTING TESTIMONY OF THE GALLANT CONDUCT OF THE REGIMENT ON THE BANKS OF THE SUTLEJ, ON THE 28TH JANUARY, AND 10TH FEBRUARY, 1846. THE FIFTY-THIRD, OR THE SHROPSHIRE REGIMENT. CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. YEAR PAGE INTRODUCTION i 1755 Formation of the Regiment 1 ---- Colonel W. Whitmore appointed to the colonelcy - ---- Numbered the FIFTY-FIFTH, and afterwards the FIFTY-THIRD regiment - ---- Station, uniform, and facing - ---- Officers appointed to commissions 2 1756 Embarked for Gibraltar -