Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849Cannon, Richard
History
Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 22nd (Cheshire)
1812 Proceeded to Bourbon --
1813 Removed a second time to the Mauritius --
1814 A second Battalion added to the establishment of the
regiment, which was reduced in the same year --
1815 The Flank Companies rejoined the regiment at the
Mauritius from Hindoostan 24
1819 Embarked for England from the Mauritius --
---- Landed at Gosport and marched to Northampton 25
1821 Marched to Liverpool and embarked for Ireland --
1822 Detachment proceeded against a body of armed men
assembled at Newmarket in county of Cork. The officers
commanding this detachment received the thanks of
H. R. H. the Duke of York, and were presented with a
silver cup by the gentlemen and inhabitants of the
Town of Newmarket, for attacking and defeating this
body of insurgents --
1826 Formed into six Service and four Depôt Companies
preparatory to embarkation for foreign service 26
---- Service Companies embarked for Jamaica --
1830 Depôt Companies embarked for England 27
1831 Service Companies employed in suppressing an
insurrection among the slaves in Jamaica --
1836 Depôt Companies embarked for Ireland --
1837 Service Companies embarked from Jamaica for Ireland,
and rejoined by the Depôt Companies --
1840 Embarked from Ireland for England --
1841 Embarked for Bombay and proceeded to Poonah 28
1842 Proceeded to _Scinde_, and encamped at Kurrachee --
1843 Employed in the destruction of the Fort of _Emaum Ghur_ --
---- The march through the Desert to Emaum Ghur, as described
by Major-General William E. P. Napier 29
---- The troops returned triumphant to Peer-Abu-Bekr 30
---- Treaty of Peace with the Ameers of Scinde --
---- Treacherous attack upon the British residency at
_Hyderabad_, and gallant defence made by the _Light
Company_ of the _Twenty-Second_ regiment --
---- Light Company joined the army under Major-General Sir
Charles Napier 31
---- Battle of Meeanee --
---- Surrender of six Ameers on the field of battle --
---- British Colours planted on the Fortress of Hyderabad 32
---- Details of the defeat of the Beloochees at Meeanee --
---- Gallant conduct of the Twenty-Second regiment 34
---- Threatened attack by Mere Shere Mahomed 36
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