Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851 — John Shaqi
Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 46th (South Devonshire)
1814 Arrived at New South Wales, and inspected by
Major-General Macquarie --
1815 Certain non-commissioned officers and privates
received pecuniary rewards for having suppressed
gangs of bushrangers 50
1816 Appointment of Lieut.-General Henry Wynyard
to the colonelcy in succession to General
Whyte, deceased --
---- Detachments employed against the hostile black
natives, and received an expression of thanks
for their conduct on this duty 51
1817 Embarked at Sydney Cove for Madras 52
1818 Arrived at Vellore, and proceeded thence to
Fort St. George --
---- Received the approbation of the Commanding
Officer of the Troops at Vellore for its interior
arrangement and discipline --
1820 Marched to Bellary, and thence to the Mahratta
country 53
1824 Engaged in suppressing an insurrection at the
Fort of Kittoor --
---- Inspected by Major-General Hall commanding
at Bellary, and received his approbation for
its very efficient state 54
1825 Proceeded to Cannanore 55
1826 Marched from Cannanore to Secunderabad 56
1829 Reduction of the Establishment --
1832 Proceeded to Masulipatam, and received orders
to prepare for embarkation for England 57
1833 Received the approbation of its conduct during
the period of its service in India, from the
Right Hon. the Governor in Council --
---- Embarked at Madras, arrived at Margate, and
marched to Canterbury 58
---- Received official intimation respecting the continuance
of the use of the _Red ball tuft_ by the
Light Company for its gallant conduct in the
surprise of Gen. Wayne in America in 1777 59
1834 Embarked for Ireland --
1837 Formed into six service, and four depôt companies;
the service companies embarked for Gibraltar 60
1838 Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir John Keane,
K.C.B., to the colonelcy, in succession to General
Wynyard, deceased --
---- Depôt companies embarked from Ireland for
Plymouth --
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