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Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849Cannon, Richard

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Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849

Name: Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 67th (South Hampshire)

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[Illustration:

  BY COMMAND OF His late Majesty WILLIAM THE IV^{TH}.
  _and under the Patronage of_
  Her Majesty the Queen.

  HISTORICAL RECORDS,
  _OF THE_
  British Army

  _Comprising the_
  _History of every Regiment_
  _IN HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE_.

  _By Richard Cannon Esq^{re}._

  _Adjutant General's Office, Horse Guards._

  London.

  _Printed by Authority._]

  HISTORICAL RECORD

  OF

  THE SIXTY-SEVENTH,

  OR

  THE SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT,

  CONTAINING

  AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
  IN 1758,

  AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
  TO 1849.

  COMPILED BY

  RICHARD CANNON, ESQ.,

  ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.

  ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.

  LONDON:
  PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,
  30, CHARING-CROSS.

  MDCCCXLIX.

  London: Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and SONS, Stamford Street,
  For Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

  THE SIXTY-SEVENTH,

  OR

  THE SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT,

  BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR THE FIGURE OF THE

  "ROYAL TIGER,"

  WITH THE WORD "INDIA" SUPERSCRIBED, IN COMMEMORATION OF
  ITS SERVICES IN INDIA FROM 1805 TO 1826;

  ALSO THE WORD

  "BARROSA,"

  AS A TESTIMONY OF THE GALLANTRY DISPLAYED BY THE SECOND
  BATTALION, AT THE BATTLE OF BARROSA, ON THE 5TH OF MARCH, 1811;

  AND THE WORD

  "PENINSULA,"

  IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE SECOND BATTALION,
  IN THE EAST OF SPAIN, FROM 1810 TO 1814.

THE SIXTY-SEVENTH,

OR

THE SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.

CONTENTS

OF THE

HISTORICAL RECORD.

  YEAR                                                          PAGE

  INTRODUCTION.

  1758  Formation of the Regiment from second battalion
          of the Twentieth Regiment                                1

  ----  Appointment of Colonel James Wolfe to the
          Colonelcy                                                2

  ----  Uniform and Facing of the Regiment                        --

  ----  Officers appointed                                        --

  1759  Station of the Regiment                                    3

  ----  Appointment of Lieut.-Colonel Lord Frederick
          Cavendish to the Colonelcy, in succession to
          Major-General Wolfe, killed at the Battle of
          Quebec                                                  --

  1760  Decease of King George II., and Accession of
          George III. to the Throne                               --

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