Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot;: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1850Cannon, Richard
History
Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot;: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1850
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 31st
---- Stationed at Walmer 182
1847 Authorized to bear on the Regimental Colour and
Appointments the words “MOODKEE,” “FEROZESHAH,”
“ALIWAL,” and “SOBRAON” 183
---- General Sir Colin Halkett G.C.B., removed to the
forty-fifth Regiment --
---- Lieut.-General the Honorable Henry Otway Trevor
appointed Colonel of the THIRTY-FIRST Regiment --
---- The Regiment removed to Manchester --
1848 Embarked for Ireland --
---- Presentation of New Colours by Major-General His
Royal Highness the Prince George of Cambridge 184
1849 Stationed at Athlone 186
1850 Removed to Dublin --
---- Presentation of a Testimonial to Lieut.-Colonel
Spence on his retirement --
---- CONCLUSION --
CONTENTS
OF
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE SECOND BATTALION
OF
THE THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
Year Page
1804 Projected French invasion of England 187
1805 Formation of the _Second_ Battalion of the
THIRTY-FIRST Regiment at Chester --
---- Marched from Chester to Winchester --
1806 Proceeded to Gosport 188
1807 Embarked for Guernsey --
---- Proceeded to Ireland --
1808 Joined the force assembled at Falmouth under the
command of Lieut.-General Sir David Baird --
---- Sailed for Portugal 189
---- Marched to reinforce the army in Spain under
Lieut.-General Sir John Moore --
1809 The intended advance countermanded --
---- BATTLE OF CORUNNA 190
---- Arrival of Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Wellesley at
Lisbon, and his appointment to the command of the
army in the Peninsula --
---- The _second_ battalion of the THIRTY-FIRST
marched towards Oporto 191
---- Passage of the _Douro_ --
1809 Arrived at Oropesa 191
---- BATTLE OF TALAVERA 192
---- Authorized to bear the word “TALAVERA” on the
Regimental Colour and Appointments 193
---- Stationed at Abrantes 194
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