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
On the 1st of August, 1833, the regiment was divided into six service
and four depôt companies, preparatory to the embarkation of the
former for Gibraltar.
The depôt companies marched from Fermoy to Cork, and embarked for
Londonderry, where they arrived on the 17th of August.
The depôt companies embarked at Londonderry on the 28th of October,
and arrived at Glasgow on the 29th of that month; on the 30th of
November they marched for Greenlaw.
[Sidenote: 1834]
The service companies having marched from Fermoy to Middleton, were
conveyed in boats to Cork Harbour, where they embarked on the 21st of
February, 1834, and arrived at _Gibraltar_ on the 10th of March.
On the 1st of May, 1834, the depôt companies were removed to Fort
George.
[Sidenote: 1835]
The depôt companies were stationed at Fort George during the first
six months of the year 1835, and in June were removed to Perth.
[Sidenote: 1836]
In January, 1836, the service companies proceeded from Gibraltar to
_Malta_, where they arrived in February.
The depôt companies were removed in July from Perth to Ireland, and
were stationed at Londonderry.
[Sidenote: 1837]
During the year 1837, the NINETY-SECOND remained stationed at Malta.
The regiment was inspected by Major-General Sir Henry Bouverie,
K.C.B., commanding at Malta, on the 28th of November, when he
remarked “the singular intelligence and steadiness shown by all the
officers and men;” and added, “that the field-day had the best effect
of any he had ever witnessed.”
In May the depôt companies proceeded from Londonderry to Armagh, and
in September following to Mullingar.
[Sidenote: 1838]
The depôt companies were removed from Mullingar to Nenagh in May, and
in September proceeded to Limerick.
On the 12th of July, 1838, His Royal Highness the Prince Maximilian
of Bavaria landed at Malta, and attended a parade of the garrison:
on the day following he examined the barracks occupied by the
NINETY-SECOND, and expressed himself much pleased with every part of
the interior economy of the regiment.
On the 30th of November, 1838, the regiment lined the ramparts at
St. Elmo, while the “Hastings” (seventy-four guns,) entered the
harbour with Her Majesty the Queen Dowager on board. On the following
day the regiment was formed as a Guard of Honor in the square in
front of the palace to receive Her Majesty, who landed to examine
the accommodation prepared for her, and returned again on board the
“Hastings.”
On the 4th of December, the Queen Dowager landed amidst the
rejoicings of the inhabitants, and occupied the palace. The field
officers, and the heads of departments, were presented to Her Majesty
by the Governor in the evening, and the town and public buildings
were splendidly illuminated.
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