Historical Record of the Seventy-Second Regiment, or the Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1778, and of its subsequent services to 1848Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Seventy-Second Regiment, or the Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1778, and of its subsequent services to 1848
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 72nd -- History; Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders -- History
1810 Marched from Cape Town to Stellinbosch --
---- Formed part of an Expedition with troops from India
against the Mauritius --
---- Surrender of the Mauritius --
---- Remained at the Mauritius upwards of three years --
1814 Embarked for the Cape of Good Hope 44
1815 Appointment of Lieut.-General Lord Hill to the
Colonelcy, in succession to General Stuart,
deceased 45
---- Embarked for Bengal 46
---- Re-embarked for the Mauritius --
1816 Proceeded to the Cape of Good Hope --
---- Disbandment of the Second Battalion --
1817 Appointment of Major-General Sir George Murray to the
Colonelcy, in succession to General Lord Hill,
removed to the Fifty-second regiment 47
---- Proceeded to Algoa bay, and engaged in detachments
against the Kafirs --
1819 Detachment engaged with a party of Kafirs; Captain
Gethin killed 48
1821 Embarked for England 49
1821 Received the thanks of the Governor of the Cape of
Good Hope --
1822 Arrived at Portsmouth --
1823 Proceeded to Jersey and Guernsey --
---- Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir John Hope to the
Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Sir
George Murray, removed to the Forty-second
Royal Highland Regiment --
---- Authorised by King George IV. to resume the Highland
Costume, the Officers and men wearing _Trews_
instead of _Kilts_, and to bear the title of
“_The Duke of Albany’s own Highlanders_” 50
1824 Embarked for Plymouth --
---- Authorized by King George IV., to assume as a
regimental badge, _the Duke of Albany’s
Cipher and Coronet_ --
---- Embarked for Scotland --
1825 Presentation of New Colours 51
---- Embarked for Ireland 52
1827 Formed into six Service Companies and four Depôt
Companies --
---- Service Companies embarked for Liverpool, and
marched to London --
1828 Reviewed in St. James’s Park --
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