1816 The Battalion proceeded from Madras to the Naggery Pass, to repress the plundering tribes of Pindarees -- ---- Marched for Trichinopoly 22 1817 Appointment of Lieut.-General Lord Hill, G.C.B., to the colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Sir John Abercromby, deceased -- ---- The flank companies employed with a field force under Brigadier-General Pritzler 23 1819 Assault of the fort of _Copaul Droog_ -- 1820 Marched from Trichinopoly for Bellary -- 1820 Proceeded to Bangalore 23 ---- The flank companies rejoined the regiment after much arduous service 24 1822 Quitted the Mysore, and proceeded to Fort St. George -- ---- Relieved by the Forty-first regiment, and ordered to prepare for embarkation for England -- 1823 Embarked from Madras, and arrived at Chatham 25 ---- Return of Casualties in the First Battalion, from 1805 to 1822 -- ---- Removed to Weedon -- 1826 Proceeded to Portsmouth, and inspected by General Lord Hill, G.C.B. -- ---- Marched into Lancashire, and embarked for Ireland -- 1829 Formed into six Service, and four Depôt companies, preparatory for embarkation for foreign service 26 ---- Service companies embarked at Cork for Gibraltar -- 1830 New Colours presented to the Regiment by General Sir George Don, Lieut.-Governor of Gibraltar -- ---- Appointment of Major-General Lord FitzRoy J. H. Somerset, K.C.B., to the colonelcy, in succession to General Lord Hill, G.C.B., removed to the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards -- 1834 Service companies proceeded to Malta 27 1835 Depôt companies returned to Ireland -- 1836 Service companies embarked for the Ionian Islands -- 1840 Service companies embarked from Corfu and landed at Plymouth 27 1841 Regiment proceeded to Scotland -- 1843 Embarked for Ireland -- 1844 Embarked for the East Indies -- ---- Arrived at Calcutta -- 1845 Proceeded to Cawnpore; thence to Agra; and to Delhi -- 1846 Active operations commenced on the Sutlej --