1715 Richard _Viscount_ Irwin -- 1717 James Cholmeley 39 1724 Henry Earl of Deloraine, K.B. -- 1730 Roger Handasyd 40 1763 _Hon._ Robert Brudenell -- 1765 Sir William Draper, K.B. -- 1766 James Gisborne 41 1778 James Robertson -- 1788 _Hon._ Thomas Bruce 42 1797 Henry Bowyer -- 1808 Sir Charles Green, Bart. 43 1814 Sir George Prevost, Bart. 44 1816 Hugh Mackay Gordon 45 1823 William Carr, _Viscount_ Beresford, G.C.B. and G.C.H. -- GENERAL ORDERS. _HORSE-GUARDS_, _1st January, 1836_. His Majesty has been pleased to command that, with the view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars, viz.:-- ---- The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, &c., it may have captured from the Enemy. ---- The Names of the Officers, and the number of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifying the place and Date of the Action. ---- The Names of those Officers who, in consideration of their Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour. ---- The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Privates, as may have specially signalized themselves in Action. And, ---- The Badges and Devices which the Regiment may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges or Devices, or any other Marks of Distinction, have been granted. By Command of the Right Honorable GENERAL LORD HILL, _Commanding-in-Chief_. JOHN MACDONALD, _Adjutant-General_. PREFACE.