Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Dorset Regiment -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 39th (Dorsetshire) -- History
” Battle of _Orthes_ 61
” Received the Royal authority to bear the word “ORTHES”
on the regimental colour and appointments _ib._
” Battle of _Toulouse_ _ib._
” Termination of the Peninsular War 62
” Received the Royal authority to bear the word “PENINSULA”
on the regimental colour and appointments _ib._
” The first battalion proceeded to North America _ib._
” Expedition against the state of New York 63
” Operations on Lake Champlain _ib._
” Part of the first battalion employed as Marines 64
1815. The battalion returned to Chambly _ib._
” Embarked for England _ib._
” Proceeded to Ostend _ib._
” Joined the British army at Paris _ib._
” The second battalion disbanded _ib._
1816 } The regiment formed part of the “Army of Occupation”
to } in France 65
1818. }
” Embarked for Ireland _ib._
1819 }
to } Stationed in Ireland _ib._
1823. }
” Lieut.-General Sir George Airey, K.C.H., appointed
Colonel of the regiment _ib._
1824. The regiment stationed in Ireland 66
1825. Proceeded to Chatham for embarkation, by detachments,
for New South Wales _ib._
1826 }
to } Embarked as guard over convicts proceeding to New 67
1830. } South Wales
1830. Employed in the Bathurst district 68
1831. Presentation of new colours to the regiment 69
” Address of Lieut.-General Sir Ralph Darling on that
occasion 70
1832. Embarkation of the regiment for Madras 72
1833. Lieut.-General the Honorable Sir Robert William
O’Callaghan, K.C.B., appointed Colonel of the
regiment 73
1834. The regiment engaged in active field operations against
the Rajah of Coorg _ib._
” Submission of the Rajah 75
1835. The conduct of Brigadier-General Lindesay, C.B.,
commanding the force employed in that campaign,
honored by the Royal approval 77
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