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
+--------------------+----------+----------+---------+--------------+
| | Officers.|Serjeants.|Drummers.|Rank and File.|
| +----------+----------+---------+--------------+
|Killed | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
|Died of wounds | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
|Disabled by wounds | - | - | - | 10 |
|Wounded, that | | | | |
| recovered | 3 | 5 | 1 | 44 |
|Died of diseases | - | 1 | - | 37 |
| +----------+----------+---------+--------------+
| Total | 5 | 10 | 2 | 113 |
+--------------------+----------+----------+---------+--------------+
During the period the THIRTY-NINTH were engaged in the defence of
Gibraltar, county titles were given to the several regiments of
infantry; and the communication with England having become free,
the THIRTY-NINTH received directions to assume, in addition to the
numerical title, the designation of “THE EAST MIDDLESEX” regiment,
in order that a connexion between the corps and that part of the
county should be cultivated, which might be useful in promoting
the success of the recruiting service. The letter conveying His
Majesty’s pleasure that county titles should be conferred on the
infantry, was dated the 31st of August 1782.
In November 1783 the THIRTY-NINTH regiment quitted Gibraltar, and
on its arrival in England was for some time stationed in South
Britain.
[Sidenote: 1789.]
The regiment proceeded from Great Britain to Ireland in May 1789.
[Sidenote: 1790 to 1792.]
During the years 1790, 1791, and 1792, the regiment continued to be
stationed in Ireland.
[Sidenote: 1793.]
While the regiment was stationed in Ireland, the National
Convention of France declared war against Great Britain and
Holland. This occurred on the 1st of February 1793, and in
September following, the THIRTY-NINTH regiment, under the command
of Lieut.-Colonel Stephen Fremantle, embarked from Ireland for
Barbadoes, in order to take part in an attack on the French West
India Islands.
[Sidenote: 1794.]
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