1792 Augmentation of the Establishment -- 1795 Embarks for the West Indies -- ---- Proceeds to St. Lucia 40 1796 Reduction of St. Vincent 41 ---- Embarks for England -- 1800 ---- ---- the Cape of Good Hope 42 1802 ---- ---- the East Indies -- 1803 Four Companies proceed from Madras to Ceylon 43 1805 A Second Battalion added -- ---- The Detachment of the First Battalion rejoins Head-Quarters from Ceylon 44 1807 The Second Battalion proceeds to Ireland -- ---- Embarks for England -- 1809 The Second Battalion embarks for the Peninsula 45 1810 Battle of Busaco 47 1811 Siege of Badajoz 48 ---- Battle of Albuhera 49 ---- Action at Arroyo de Molinos 51 1812 Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo 53 1813 Battle of Vittoria 55 ---- Blockade of Pampeluna 56 ---- Battle of the Pyrenees 60 ---- ---- ---- Nivelle 61 ---- ---- ---- Nive -- 1814 ---- ---- Orthes 62 ---- ---- ---- Toulouse -- ---- The Second Battalion embarks for Ireland 63 1817 ---- ---- ---- disbanded 64 1817 } to } Mahratta and Pindaree war 66 1820 } 1823 Embarks for England 70 1824 Proceeds to Ireland -- 1829 Embarks for North America 71 1836 The red and white tuft resumed 72 1841 Embarks for England 76 1843 Proceeds to Ireland 77 1844 The Conclusion 78 SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. Year Page 1702 Robert Lord Lucas 79 1705 Hans Hamilton 80 1712 Thomas Chudleigh -- 1723 Robert Hayes 81 1732 Stephen Cornwallis --