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
---- Marched to Canterbury, and inspected by General
Lord Hill, Commanding-in-Chief 53
---- Embarked for the Cape of Good Hope --
1830 Depôt Companies removed from Ireland to Scotland --
1833 Service Companies engaged in war with the Kafir
tribes --
1835 Depôt Companies proceed to Ireland 55
1838 Service Companies continued on active service at
the Cape of Good Hope --
---- Depôt Companies returned to Scotland --
1840 Service Companies returned to England 56
---- Service and Depôt Companies re-united --
---- Expression of approbation of the conduct of the
Regiment by the Governor of the Cape of
Good Hope --
1841 Proceeded from Portsmouth to Windsor 57
1842 Presentation of New Colours by Field-Marshal the
Duke of Wellington, at Windsor Castle, in
presence of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the
Prince Albert, the King of Prussia, &c. --
---- Marched into Lancashire 60
1843 Embarked for Ireland --
1844 Formed into six Service, and four Depôt Companies --
---- Service Companies embarked for Gibraltar --
1847 Depôt Companies removed from Ireland to Scotland --
1848 Service Companies embarked for the West Indies --
---- Arrived at Barbadoes 61
---- Depôt Companies embarked from Scotland --
---- Arrived at Sheerness --
---- The Conclusion --
SEVENTY-SECOND REGIMENT,
OR
DUKE OF ALBANY’S OWN HIGHLANDERS.
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-COLONELS COMMANDANT AND COLONELS.
YEAR PAGE
1777 Kenneth, Earl of Seaforth 63
1782 Thomas F. M. Humberston --
1786 James Murray 65
1794 Adam Williamson 66
1798 James Stuart 67
1815 Rowland Lord Hill 69
1817 George Murray 70
1823 John Hope --
1836 Colin Campbell 71
1847 Neil Douglas 72
PLATES.
Costume of the Regiment _to face_ 1
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