[5] "Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons; but His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of order, discipline, and military system, which has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the national military character, in situations uncommonly arduous, and under circumstances of peculiar difficulty."--_General Orders in 1801._ In the General Orders issued by Lieut.-General Sir John Hope (afterwards Lord Hopetoun), congratulating the army upon the successful result of the Battle of Corunna, on the 16th of January, 1809, it is stated:--"On no occasion has the undaunted valour of British troops ever been more manifest. At the termination of a severe and harassing march, rendered necessary by the superiority which the enemy had acquired, and which had materially impaired the efficiency of the troops, many disadvantages were to be encountered. These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the troops themselves; and the enemy has been taught, that whatever advantages of position or of numbers he may possess, there is inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that knows not how to yield,--that no circumstances can appal,--and that will ensure victory, when it is to be obtained by the exertion of any human means." THE TWENTY-SECOND, OR THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT, BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR THE WORDS "SCINDE," "MEEANEE," AND "HYDERABAD," IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE AMEERS OF SCINDE, DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR 1843; AND PARTICULARLY IN THE TWO DECISIVE BATTLES OF MEEANEE AND HYDERABAD, FOUGHT AT THOSE PLACES, RESPECTIVELY, ON THE 17th OF FEBRUARY, AND ON THE 24th OF MARCH, 1843. THE TWENTY-SECOND, OR THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. YEAR PAGE INTRODUCTION. 1689 Formation of the Regiment 1 ---- Henry, Duke of Norfolk appointed to the Colonelcy - ---- Numbered the Twenty-Second Regiment - ---- Stationed at Chester - ---- Embarked for Ireland - ---- Engaged at the siege of Carrickfergus 2 ---- Marched to Dundalk, and thence to Armagh - ---- Sir Henry Bellasis, from the Sixth Regiment, appointed to the Colonelcy, in succession to the Duke of Norfolk - 1690 Engaged at the _Battle of the Boyne_ -