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)
1844 Appointment of Major-General John Clitherow
to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General
Sir John Macdonald, G.C.B., removed to the
42nd Regiment --
---- Embarked for Ireland --
1846 Augmented to twelve companies, and formed into
two battalions --
1848 The first and the reserve battalions embarked at
Cork for Gibraltar 25
---- Report of the Governor of Gibraltar on the state
of discipline and efficiency of the regiment --
---- Depôt Company removed from Cork to the Isle
of Wight 26
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD
OF THE SERVICES OF THE
SECOND BATTALION
OF
THE SIXTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.
YEAR PAGE
1803 Formed from men raised in Ireland under the
Army of Reserve Act 27
1804 Augmented by men raised under the Additional
Force Act 28
---- Embarked for Scotland --
1807 Embarked for Guernsey and Alderney --
1810 Six companies embarked for Gibraltar, and proceeded
from thence to Cadiz --
---- Four companies embarked from Guernsey for
England --
1811 The six companies formed part of the army employed
on an expedition under the command
of Lieut.-General Thomas Graham --
---- Engaged in the Battle of _Barrosa_ 29
---- Medals conferred on the general officers, and
the commanding officers of corps and detachments,
and on the chiefs of military departments,
who were present at the Victory of Barrosa 35
1811 Received the Royal Authority to bear the word
_Barrosa_ on the colours and appointments 36
---- Returned to Cadiz 37
---- Two companies embarked from Portsmouth, and
joined the six companies at Cadiz --
1812 Embarked for Carthagena, and proceeded to Alicant --
1813 Proceeded with the army under Lieut.-General
Sir John Murray against Tarragona 37
---- Capture of Fort San Philippe, in the Col de Balaguer 38
---- Siege of Tarragona raised 39
---- Lieut.-General Lord William Bentinck assumed
the command of the army in the East of Spain, in
succession to Lieut.-General Sir John Murray --
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