Historical Record of the Seventieth, or, the Surrey Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848 — John Shaqi
Historical Record of the Seventieth, or, the Surrey Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Seventieth, or, the Surrey Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 70th (Surrey)
After performing garrison duty at Quebec eight months, the regiment
proceeded to Montreal, from whence it was removed to Cornwall
in Upper Canada, and in August it was brigaded with the ninth,
sixteenth, and fifty-seventh, under Colonel Grant, on the line of
communication from Montreal to Kingston in Upper Canada.
[Sidenote: 1815]
Peace was concluded with the United States in 1815, and in June
of that year the SEVENTIETH regiment was ordered to proceed to
Kingston.
[Sidenote: 1816]
Lieut.-General Sir G. Lowry Cole was removed to the thirty-fourth
regiment in May, 1816, and was succeeded in the colonelcy
of the SEVENTIETH by Lieut.-General Forbes Champagné, from
colonel-commandant of a battalion of the Rifle Brigade.
During this year the regiment remained at Kingston, and
Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Evans, C.B., assumed the command in August.
Lieut.-General Champagné died in the autumn of the year 1816,
and the colonelcy of the regiment was conferred on Major-General
Sir Kenneth Alexander Howard, K.C.B., afterwards Lord Howard of
Effingham.
[Sidenote: 1817]
In April, 1817, the regiment was removed, under the command of
Colonel Grant, to Fort George, Drummond’s Island, Amherstburg, the
posts on the Niagara frontier, and York, now called Toronto.
[Sidenote: 1819]
[Sidenote: 1820]
The regiment was removed to Kingston, in June, 1819, and was
stationed at that place, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
MacGregor; in November, 1820, Colonel Ottley arrived and assumed
the command of the regiment.
[Sidenote: 1821]
[Sidenote: 1822]
From Kingston the regiment was removed in May, 1821, to Quebec, and
in May, 1822, Colonel Ottley proceeded to Europe on leave, when the
command again devolved on Lieut.-Colonel MacGregor.
[Sidenote: 1823]
[Sidenote: 1824]
The regiment continued to occupy quarters in Canada during the
years 1823, 1824, 1825, and 1826.
[Sidenote: 1825]
[Sidenote: 1826]
In 1825 the SEVENTIETH was permitted to resume the County title of
the SURREY regiment, conferred upon it in 1782, and to discontinue
the title of the Glasgow Lowland regiment.
[Sidenote: 1827]
In the summer of 1827 the regiment was relieved from duty in
Canada, and returning to Europe, arrived in Ireland in September;
it was stationed in that country six years.
[Sidenote: 1832]
The Earl of Effingham was removed to the third foot in 1832, and
the colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH was conferred on Lieut.-General
Gage John Hall, from the ninety-ninth regiment.
[Sidenote: 1834]
After occupying various stations in Ireland until the spring of
1834, the regiment was divided into six service, and four depôt
companies. The service companies embarked at Cork in March and
April, for Gibraltar, where they were stationed two years.
[Sidenote: 1835]
In 1835, the depôt companies were removed from Ireland to South
Britain, and were afterwards stationed at the island of Guernsey.
[Sidenote: 1836]
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