Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Scots Fusiliers
---- Proceeded to Jamaica, and there reinforced by a strong
detachment from the second battalion --
---- Re-embarked, and proceeded to make an attack
on _New Orleans_ --
1815 Major-General Hon. Sir Edward Pakenham
killed, and many other officers and soldiers
killed, wounded, or made prisoners 42
1815 The capture of New Orleans abandoned 43
---- Capture of Fort Bowyer --
---- Peace with America concluded --
---- First battalion returned to the West Indies, and
thence to Portsmouth, and proceeded to
Cork --
---- Napoleon Bonaparte returned to France, and
regained possession of that kingdom --
---- The Battle of Waterloo took place --
---- First battalion embarked from Ireland for
Ostend, and proceeded to join the army under
the command of Field-Marshal the Duke of
Wellington 44
---- Formed part of the Army of Occupation in
France --
1816 Second battalion disbanded at Stirling --
---- Reviewed by Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington --
---- Appointment of Lieut.-General Lord Forbes,
from 54th regiment, to the Colonelcy, in
succession to General Hon. William Gordon,
deceased --
1817 Proceeded to Calais, and embarked for England --
1818 Marched to Portsmouth --
---- Officers authorised to wear long coats --
1819 Embarked for the West Indies --
---- Received the particular thanks of Major-General
Lord Howard of Effingham, commanding at
Portsmouth, for its excellent qualities 45
---- Landed at Barbadoes, and inspected by Lieut.-General
Lord Combermere --
1821 Proceeded to Demerara 46
---- Lieut.-Colonel J. M. Nooth died, and succeeded
by Lieut.-Colonel J. Leahy --
1823 Insurrection among the negroes at Demerara --
1823 Received the thanks of the Lieut.-General commanding
in the West Indies, of His Royal
Highness the Duke of York, and of His
Majesty King George IV., for its conduct in
suppressing this revolt 46
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