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
---- Certain sums voted by the Court of Policy of
Demerara to the regiment, for its efficient
services on this occasion --
1824 Removed to St. Vincent and Grenada --
1827 Embarked for England 47
---- Arrived at the Isle of Wight, marched to
Windsor, and furnished the duties at the
Castle --
1828 Removed from Windsor to Portmouth --
---- Marched to Bath and thence to Bristol --
---- Embarked for Ireland --
1831 Marched to Dublin, and embarked for England --
1832 Removed to Chatham --
1833 Embarked for New South Wales, by detachments,
as guards over convicts 48
1839 Embarked from Hobart Town for the East
Indies --
---- Arrived at Calcutta --
1840 Removed to Dinapore --
1843 Marched to Kamptee --
1846 Removed to Agra --
1847 Removed to Cawnpore, thence to Calcutta --
1848 Embarked for England, and arrived at Gravesend 49
---- Marched to Canterbury --
---- Proceeded to Edinburgh --
1849 Conclusion 50
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS
OF
THE TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT,
OR
THE ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS.
YEAR PAGE
1678 Charles, Earl of Mar 51
1686 Thomas Buchan 52
1689 Francis Fergus O'Farrell --
1695 Robert Mackay --
1697 Archibald Row 53
1704 John, Viscount Mordaunt --
1706 Sampson De Lalo 54
1709 John, Viscount Mordaunt--_Re-appointed_ --
1710 Thomas Meredith 55
---- Charles, Earl of Orrery, K.T. --
1716 George Macartney 56
1727 Sir James Wood --
1738 John Campbell--afterwards Duke of Argyle --
1752 William, Earl of Panmure 57
1770 _Hon._ Alexander Mackay --
1789 _Hon._ James Murray 58
1794 James Hamilton 59
1803 _Hon._ William Gordon --
1816 James, Lord Forbes --
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