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
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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
1833 Regiment formed into six service and four depôt
companies preparatory for foreign service —
—— Depôt companies embarked for Scotland 121
1834 Service companies embarked for Gibraltar —
1836 Ditto for Malta —
—— Depôt companies embarked for Ireland —
1837 Service companies inspected by Major-General
Sir Henry Bouverie, K.C.B., commanding at
Malta —
1838 Inspected by H. R. H. Prince Maximilian of
Bavaria, on his visit at Malta 121
—— Furnished a Guard of Honor to receive Her
Majesty the Queen Dowager, on her arrival
at Malta 122
—— The Officers presented to Her Majesty —
—— The Regiment passed in review before Her
Majesty —
1840 Depôt companies embarked for Scotland 123
1841 Service companies embarked from Malta for the
West Indies —
1843 Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir William
Macbean, K.C.B., to be Colonel in succession
to General the Earl of Stair, removed to the
46th regiment 124
—— Service companies embarked from the West
Indies for England —
1844 Proceeded to Scotland, and joined by the depôt
companies at Aberdeen —
1846 Received the thanks of the Magistrates and
Commissioners of Police at Edinburgh —
—— Embarked for Ireland —
—— Colonel John McDonald promoted to the rank
of Major-General, and Major John Alexander
Forbes promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel 125
1850 Stationed in Ireland, and moved to Kilkenny —
—— Received orders to prepare for Foreign Service —
—— Received complimentary address from the
Mayor and Citizens of Kilkenny —
1851 Embarked for Corfu —
—— THE CONCLUSION 126
PLATES.
Costume of the regiment _to face page_ 1
Colours of the regiment ” 28
Plan of Arroyo-del-Molinos ” 54
Two soldiers on duty ” 126
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS
OF THE
NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT,
(HIGHLANDERS.)
Year Page
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