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
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 67th (South Hampshire)
Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham.
Major-General William Thomas Dilkes.
Colonel William Wheatley, 1st Foot Guards.
Lieut.-Colonel Charles P. Belson, 28th Foot.
" William Augustus Prevost, SIXTY-SEVENTH Regt.
" the Hon. T. Cranley Onslow, 3rd Foot Guards.
" Andrew F. Barnard, 95th Rifle Regt.
" John Macdonald, _Deputy-Adjutant-General_.
" Edward Sebright, 1st Foot Guards.
" John Frederick Brown, 28th Regt.
" Amos Godsill Norcott, 95th Rifle Regt.
" the Hon. Charles M. Cathcart,
_Deputy-Quartermaster-General_.
" Richard Bushe, 20th Portuguese Regt.
" Alexander Duncan, Royal Artillery.
" Hugh Gough, 87th Regt.
Major A. F. Baron Bussche, 2nd Light Dragoons, King's
German Legion.
"By the command of His Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, in the name and on the
behalf of His Majesty.
"FREDERICK, _Commander-in-Chief_.
"HENRY TORRENS, _Lieut.-Colonel
and Military Secretary_."
Major the Honorable Edward Acheson, of the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment,
was promoted to the brevet rank of Lieut.-Colonel in the army on
the 30th March, 1811, for his gallantry at Barrosa, as particularly
noticed in Lieut.-General Graham's despatch.
On the 26th May, 1817, the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment received the Royal
Authority to bear the word "_Barrosa_" on the regimental colour and
appointments, to commemorate the gallantry of the second battalion on
that occasion.
Lieut.-General Graham, after this conflict, remained some hours at
the Barrosa heights, without being able to procure any supplies
for the exhausted troops, in consequence of the commissariat mules
having been dispersed on the enemy's first attack of the hill. Major
Ross, with the detachment of the third battalion of the Ninety-fifth
Rifle regiment, was left, while the remainder of the division was
withdrawn, and early the next morning crossed the Santi Petri river.
The favourable opportunity gained by British valour was not improved
by the Spanish General, who did not strike a severe blow at the
remains of the French army retreating in disorder. The inactivity of
the Spaniards continuing, the English army returned to Cadiz.
On the 11th of December, 1811, two companies embarked at Portsmouth
for Spain, and joined the six companies at Cadiz, in January, 1812.
[Sidenote: 1812]
In January, 1812, the battalion embarked at Cadiz for Carthagena, and
shortly afterwards proceeded to Alicant, to join the troops under
the command of Major-General Andrew Ross. On the 21st of August the
SIXTY-SEVENTH returned to Carthagena, where they remained until the
20th of April, 1813, when they again embarked for Alicant.
[Sidenote: 1813]
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