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
The two companies at Kingston, marched, on the 23rd of December, to
Up-Park Camp; two companies from Fort Augusta replaced them; and, on
the 24th, the other two companies proceeded to Kingston Barracks,
where the head-quarters were established, leaving the sick and
hospital establishment at Fort Augusta, a station which had been
found an excellent convalescent post.
Sickness prevailed to a considerable extent at Kingston, and
therefore changes continually took place between the three stations,
Fort Augusta, Kingston, and Up-Park Camp.
[Sidenote: 1827]
The first division of the eighty-fourth regiment having arrived
at Fort Augusta on the 3rd of February, 1827, the convalescents
of the NINETY-SECOND were removed to Up-Park Camp, to await their
embarkation for Europe.
On the 19th of February, the head-quarters of the regiment, under
Lieut.-Colonel Williamson, embarked, at Kingston, on board the “Arab”
transport, and sailed on the 24th, arriving at Spithead on the 25th
of April.
The head-quarter division was transshipped from the “Arab” to the
“Amphitrite” and “Zephyr” transports, in Portsmouth harbour, and
sailed for Leith Roads. It landed at Leith on the 10th of May, and
marched to Edinburgh Castle, where the four depôt companies, from
Glasgow, joined on the 23rd of that month, and were consolidated with
the regiment.
The three companies which had been left at Up-Park Camp, under the
command of Major Winchester, embarked at Kingston on the 30th of
March, sailed on the 3rd of April, landed at Portsmouth on the 21st
of May, and were quartered in Forton Barracks, re-embarked on the
25th of May, and on the 31st, joined the head-quarters at Edinburgh
Castle, where the regiment was assembled.
On the 27th of June, the regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel Williamson,
was inspected by Major-General Sir Robert W. O’Callaghan, K.C.B.,
commanding in North Britain. Its strength consisted of thirty-seven
serjeants, eleven drummers, and six hundred and thirty-one rank and
file.
[Sidenote: 1828]
Four companies, under the command of Major Winchester, marched on the
25th of February, 1828, for Glasgow Barracks.
The six companies at head-quarters in Edinburgh Castle, were
inspected by Major-General Sir Robert O’Callaghan on the 3rd
of April; on the 23rd, two companies marched for Glasgow, and
on the 24th were followed by the other two companies with the
head-quarters. Two companies being left at Edinburgh Castle, joined
the head-quarters at Glasgow on the 30th of April.
Lieut.-Colonel Williamson having, on the 26th of May, obtained leave
of absence until further orders, the command of the regiment devolved
on Major Winchester.
The regiment embarked on the 29th of July, and two following days, on
board the “Eclipse,” “Sheffield,” and “Frolic” steam-boats, arriving
at Belfast on the 30th of July, and the two following days, where the
regiment was billeted.
On the 3rd of August, the regiment embarked at Belfast, and landed on
the following day at Dublin.
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