Historical record of the Ninety-second Regiment, originally termed "The Gordon Highlanders" and numbered the Hundredth Regiment : $b Containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1794, and of its subsequent services to 1850Cannon, Richard
History
Historical record of the Ninety-second Regiment, originally termed "The Gordon Highlanders" and numbered the Hundredth Regiment : $b Containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1794, and of its subsequent services to 1850
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Gordon Highlanders
—— Marched from Weeley to Ospringe and thence
to Canterbury 34
1806 Marched to London and attended the public
funeral of Admiral Viscount Nelson at St.
Paul’s Cathedral 34
—— Major-General Honorable John Hope (afterwards
Earl of Hopetoun) appointed to be colonel in
succession to the Marquis of Huntly, removed
to the 42nd regiment —
1807 Embarked at Harwich on an expedition for
Elsineur, under Lieut.-General Lord Cathcart,
to take possession of the navy of Denmark 35
—— Advanced to attack the Danes at Kioge with the
troops under Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley 36
—— Bombardment of Copenhagen, and surrender of
the Danish fleet and stores to the British
Government 37
—— General Orders expressing the approbation of
His Majesty King George III., and of the
Commander of the Forces, to the General and
Staff Officers, and troops employed 38
—— Re-embarked for England and marched to
Colchester 39
1808 Embarked at Harwich with an armament under
Lieut.-General Sir John Moore and proceeded
to Sweden 40
—— Returned to England and rendezvoused at
Yarmouth, from whence the fleet proceeded
to Spithead —
—— Embarked for Portugal and joined the British
army in that country —
—— Proceeded with the force employed in Spain
under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore 41
1809 Placed in position and bivouacked in front of
Lugo 42
1809 Arrived at Corunna, and engaged in action with
the French army 43
—— Lieut.-General Sir John Moore killed —
—— Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Napier killed at the
head of the NINETY-SECOND regiment, and
Lieut.-Colonel John Lamont succeeded to the
lieut.-colonelcy of the regiment —
—— Received the thanks of the two Houses of Parliament,
and the Royal permission to bear
the word “_Corunna_” on the regimental colour
and appointments 44
—— Embarked at Corunna and disembarked at
Portsmouth, from whence it marched to
Weeley Barracks —
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