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His Majesty has been pleased to command that, with the view of doing the fullest justice to Regi- ments, as well as to Individuals who have dis- tinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Begiment in the British Army shall be pub- lished under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General ; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars, viz. : — • The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of the Kegiment ; The Stations at which it has been from time to time employed ; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any Achieve- ment it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, &c., it may have captured from the Enemy. The Names of the Officers, and the number of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifying the place and Date of the Action. u GENERAL 0RDEB8. The Names of those Officers who, in con- sideration of their Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour. The I mes of all such Officers, Non-Com- missioned Officers, and Privates, as may have specially signalized themselves in Action. And, ■ The Badges and Devices which the Regi- ment may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges or Devices, or any other Marks of Distinction, have been granted. By Command of the Right Honorable GENERAL LORD HILL, Commanding-in- Chief. John Macdonald, A^utant- General. # » r ( iii ) PREFACE. The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend upon the zeal and ardour by which all who enter into its service are animated, and consequently it is of the highest importance that any measure calculated to excite the spirit of emulation, by which alone great and gallant actions are achieved, should be adopted. Nothing can more fully tend to the accomplishment of this desirable object than a full display of the noble deeds with which the Military History of our country abounds. To hold forth these bright examples to the imitation of the youthful soldier, and thus to incite him to emulate the meritorious conduct of those who have preceded him in their honorable career, are among the motives that have given rise to the present publication. The operations of the British Troops are, indeed^ announced in the ** London Gazette," from whence they are transferred into the public prints: the achievements of our armies are thus made known at the time of their occurrence, and receive the tribute a 2 ■n IV PREPACK. of praise and admiration to which they are entitled. On extraordinary occasions, the Houses of Parliament have been in the habit of conferring on the Com- manders, and the Officers and Troops acting under their orders, expressions of approbation and of thanks for their skill and bravery ; and these testimonials, confirmed by the high honour of their Sovereign's approbation, constitute the reward which the soldier most highly prizes. It has not, however, until late years, been the prac- tice (which appears to have long prevailed in some of the Continental armies) for British Regiments to keep regular records of their services and achievements. Hence some difficulty has been experienced in obtain- ing, particularly from the old Regiments, an au- thentic account of their origin and subsequent services. This defect will now be remedied, in consequence of His Majesty having been pleased to command that every Regiment shall, in future, keep a full and ample record of its services at home and abroad. ' From the materials thus collected, the country will henceforth derive information as to the difficulties and privations which chequer the career of those who embrace the military profession. In Great Britain, where so large a number of persons are devoted to the active concerns of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, and where these pursuits have, for so PRRPACR. long a period, being undisturbi^d by the presence oj warj which few other countries have escaped, com- paratively little is known of the vicissitudes of active service and of the casualties of climate, to which, even during peace, the British Troops are exposed in every part of the globe, with little or no interval of repose. In their tranquil enjoyment of the blessings which the country derives from the industry and the enter- prise of the agriculturist aiTId the trader, its happy inhabitants may be supposed not often to reflect on the perilous duties of the soldier and the sailor, — on their sufferings, — and on the sacrifice of valuable life, by which so many national benefits are obtained and preserved. The conduct of the British Troops, their valour, and endurance, have shone conspicuously under great and trying difficulties ; and their character has been established in Continental warfare by the irresistible spirit with which thjy have effected debarkations in spite of the most formidable opposition, and by the gallantry and steadiness with which they have main- tained their advantages against superior numbers. In the official Reports made by the respective Com- manders, ample justice has generally been done to the gallant exertions of the Corps employed; but the details of their services and of acts of individual wm \ i vi PREFACE. bravery can only be fully given in the Annals of the various Regiments. These Records are now preparing for publication, under his Majesty's special authority, by Mr. Richard Cannon, Principal Clerk of the Adjutant General's Office ; and while the perusal of them can- not fail to be useful and interesting to military men of every rank, it is considered that they will also afford entertainment and information to the general reader, particularly to tKbse who may have served in the Army, or who have relatives in the Service. There exists in the breasts of most of those who have served, or are serving, in the Army, an Esprit de Corps — an attachment to everything belonging to their Regiment ; to such persons, a narrative of the services of their own Corps cannot fail to prove interesting. Authentic accounts of the actions of the great, the valiant, the loyal, have always been of paramount interest with a brave and civilized people. Great Britain has produced a race of heroes who, in moments of danger and terror, have stood " firm as the rocks of their native shore :" and when half the world has been arrayed against them, they have fought the battles of their Country with un- shaken fortitude. It is presumed that a record of achievements in war, — victories so complete and sur- prising, gained by our countrymen, our brothers, PREFACE. VH our fellow citizens in arms, — a record which revives the memory of the brave, and brings their gallant deeds before us, will certainly prove acceptable to the public Biographical memoirs of the Colonels and other distinguished Officers will be introduced in the Records of their respective Regiments, and the Honorary Distinctions which have, from time to time, been conferred upon each Regiment, as testifv- ing the value and importance of its services, will be faithfully set forth. As a convenient mode of Publication, the Record of each Regiment will be printed in a distinct num- ber, so that when the whole shall be completed, the Parts may be bound up in numerical succession. . XT \ 4 li { I I INTRODUCTION TO THE INFANTRY. The natives of Britain have, at all periods, been celebrated for innate courage and unshaken firmness, and the national superiority of the British troops over those of other countries has been evinced in the midst of the most imminent perils. History con- tains so many proofs of extraordinary acts of bravery, that no doubts can be raised upon the facts which are recorded. It must therefore be admitted, that the distinguishing feature of the British soldier is Intrepidity. This quality was evinced by the inhabitants of England when their country was invaded by Julius Caesar with a Boman army, on which occasion the undaunted Britons rushed into the sea to attack the Boman soldiers as they de- scended from their ships; and, although their dis- cipline and arms were inferior to those of their adversaries, yet their fierce and dauntless bearing intimidated the flower of the Boman troops, in- cluding Caesar's favourite tenth legion. Their arms consisted of spears, short swords, and other weapons of rude construction. They bad chariots, to the INTRODUCTION ': ill WW axles of which were fastened sharp pieces of iron resembling scythe-blades, and infantry in long chariots resembling waggons, who alighted and fought on foot, and for change of ground, pursuit or retreat, sprang into the chariot and drove off with the speed of cavalry. These inventions were, however, unavailing against Csesar's legions: in the course of time a military system, with dis- cipline and subordination, was introduced, and British courage, being thus regulated, was exerted to the greatest advantage; a full development of the national character followed, and it shone forth in all its native brilliancy. The military force of the Anglo Saxons consisted principally of infantry: Thanes, and other men of property, however, fought on horseback. The infantry were of two classes, heavy and light The former carried lai^e shields armed with spikes, long broad swords and spears ; and the latter .were armed with swords or spears only. They had also men armed with clubs, others with battle-axes and javelins. The feudal troops established by William the Conqueror consisted (as already stated in the Intro- duction to the Cavalry) almost entirely of horse ; but when the warlike barons and knights, with their trains of tenants and vassak, took the field, a pro- portion of men appeared on foot, and, although these were of inferior degree, they proved stout- hearted Britons of stanch fidelity. When stipen- diary troops were employed, infantry always con- stituted a considerable po; tion of the military force ; TO THE INFANTRY. «l and this arme has since acquired, in every quarter of the globe, a celebrity never exceeded by the armies of any nation at any period. The weapons carried by the infantry, during the several reigns succeeding the Conquest, were bows and arrows, half-pikes, lances, halberds, various kinds of battle-axes, swords, and da^ers. Armour was worn on the head and body, and in course of time the practice became general for military men to be so completely cased in steel, that it was almost impossible to slay them. The introduction of the use of gunpowder in the destructive purposes of war, in the early part of the fourteenth century, produced a change in the arms and equipment of the infantry-soldier. Bows and arrows gave place to various kinds of fire-arms, but British archers continued formidable adversaries; and owing to the inconvenient construction and im* perfect bore of the fire-arms when first introduced, a body of men, well trained in the use of the bow from their youth, was considered a valuable acqui- sition to every army, even as late as the sixteenth century. During a great part of the reign of Queen Eliza- beth each company of infantry usually consisted of men armed five different ways ; in every hundred men forty were " men-at-arms,** and sixty " shot ,•" the " men-at-arms" were ten halberdiers, or battle- axe men, and thirty pikemen ; and the " shot" were twenty archers, twenty musketeers, and twenty harquebusiers, and each man carried, besides his principal weapon, a sword and dagger. I XII INTRODUCTION I'l Companies of infantry varied at this period in numbers from 150 to 300 men ; each company had a colour or ensign, and the mode of formation re- commended by an English military writer (Sir John Smithe) in 1590 was : — the colour in the centre of the company guarded by the halberdiers ; the pike- men in equal proportions, on each flank of the halberdiers: half the musketeers on each flank of the pikes ; half the archers on each flank of the mus- keteers, and the harquebusiers (whose arms were much lighter than the muskets then in use) in equal proportions on each flank of the company for skirmish- ing.* It was customary to unite a number of com- panies into one body, called a Regiment, which frequently amounted to three thousand men: but each company continued to carry a colour. Nume- rous improvements were eventually introduced in the construction of fire-arms, and, it having been found impossible to make armour proof against the muskets then in use (which carried a very heavy ball) without its being too weighty for the soldier, armour was gradually laid aside by the infantry in the seven- teenth century : bows and arrows also fell into dis- use, and the infantry were reduced to two classes, viz.: musketeers, armed with matchlock muskets, * A company of 200 men would appear thus : — SO 20 20 30 210 30 20 20 20 HarquebiuM. Aichen. Musketa. Pike*. Halberd*. Pike*. M niket*. Aicben. Hanjuebiue*. The musket carried a Iwll which weighed ^th of a {wund ; and the harquebus a ball which weighed ^th of a pound. . t ' %\ TO THE INFANTRY. xiii swords, and daggers ; and pikenien, armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, reduced the strength of regiments to 1000 men ; he caused the gunpowder, which had heretofore been carried in flasks, or in small wooden bandoliers, each contain- ing a charge, to be made up into cartridges, and carried in pouches; and he formed each regiment into two wings of musketeers, and a centre division of pikemen. He also adopted the practice of form- ing four regiments into a brigade ; and the number of colours was afterwards reduced to three in each regiment. He formed his columns so compactly that his infantry could resist the charge of the celebrated Polish horsemen and Austrian cuirassiers ; and his armies became the admiration of other nations. His mode of formation was copied by the English, French, and other European states ; but so great was the prejudice in favour of ancient customs, that all his improvements were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for sea- service, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company of 100 men usually consisted of 30 pikemen, 60 musketeers, and 10 men armed with light firelocks. In this year the King added a com- pany of men armed with hand-grenades to each of the old British regiments, which was designated the *• grenadier company." Daggers were so contrived as to fit in the muzzles of the muskets, and bayonets IF/ l;lr I'i i im :4 I XIV INTRODUCTION similar to those at present in use were adopted about twenty years afterwards. An Ordnance regiment was raised in 1685, by order of King James II., to guard the artillery, and was designated the Boyal Fusiliers (now 7th Foot). This corps, and the companies of grenadiers, did not carry pikes. King William III. incorporated the Admiral's regiment in the second Foot Guards, and raised two Marine regiments for sea-service. During the war in this reign, each coninany of infantry (ex- cepting the fusiliers and grenadiers) consisted of 14 pikemen and 46 musketeers ; the captains carried pikes ; lieutenants, partisans ; ensigns, half-pikes ; and Serjeants, halberds. After the peace in 1697 the Marine regiments were disbanded, but were again formed on the breaking out of the war in 1702.* During the reign of Queen Anne the pikes were laid aside, and every infantry soldier was armed with a musket, bayonet, and sword ; the grenadiers ceased, about the same period, to carry hand gre- nades ; and the regiments were directed to lay aside their third colour : the corps of Boyal Artillery was first added to the Army in this reign. About the year 1745, the men of the battalion companies of infantry ceased to carry swords ; during * Tlie 30th, Slst, and 32nd Regimeuts were formed as Marine corpa in 1702, and were employed as such during the wars in the reign of Queen Anne. The Marine corps were embarlced in the Fleet under Admiral Sir George Rooke, and were at the taking of Gibraltar, and in its subsequent defence in 1704 ; they were afterwards employed at the siege of Barcelona in 1705. TO THE INFANTRY. XV the reign of George II. light companies were added to infantry regiments; and in 1764 a Board of General Officers recommended that the grenadiers should lay aside their swords, as that weapon had never been used during the seven years* war. Since that period the arms of the infantry soldier have been limited to the musket and bayonet The arms and equipment of the British trooPs hav e seldom differed materially, since the Conquest, from those of other European states ; and in some respects the arming has, at certain periods, been allowed to be inferior to that of the nations with whom they have had to contend ; yet, under this disadvantage, the bravery and superiority of the British infantry have been evinced on very many and most trying occasions, and splendid victories have been gained over very superior numbers. Great Britain has produced a race of lion-like champions who have dared to confront a host of foes, and have proved themselves valiant with any arms. At Crecy King Edward III., at the head of about 30,000 men, defeated, on the 26th of August, 1346, Philip King of France, whose army is said to have amounted to 100,000 men ; here British valour encountered veterans of renown : — the King of Bo- hemia, the King of Majorca, and many princes and nobles were slain, and the French army was routed and cut to pieces. Ten years afterwards, Edward Prince of Wales, who was designated the Black Prince, defeated, at PoictierSy with 14,000 men, a French army of 60,000 horse, besides infantry, and took John I., King of France, and his son svi INTRODUCTION I i: ' Philip, prisoners. On the 25th of October, 1415, King Henry V., with an army of about 13,000 men, although greatly exhausted by marches, pri- vations, and sickness, defeated, at Agincourt^ the Constable of France, at the head of the flower of the French nobility and an army said to amount to 60,000 men, and gained a complete victory. During the seventy years* war between the United Provinces of the Netherlands and the Spanish mo- narchy, which commenced in 1578 and terminated in 1648, the British infantry in the service of the States-General were celebrated for their uncon- querable spirit and firmness;* and in the thirty years' war between the Protestant Princes and the Emperor of Germany, the British troops in the ser- vice of Sweden and other states were celebrated for deeds of heroism.f In the wars of Queen Anne, the fame of the British army under the great Marlborouoh was spread throughout the world; and if we glance at t';e achievements performed within the memory of persons now living, there is abundant proof that the Britons of the present age are not inferior to their ancestors in the qualities I * The brave Sir Roger Williams, in his Discourse on War, printed in 1590, observes: — "I persuade thyself ten thousand of our nation would beat thirty thousand of theirs (the Spaniards) out of the field, let them be chosen where they list." Yet at this time the Spanish infantry was allowed to be the best disciplined in Europe. For instances of valour displayed by the British Infantry during the Seventy Years' War, see the Historical Record of the Third Foot, or BuHs. t Vide the Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot. TO THE INFANTRY. xvu vhich constitute good soldiers. Witness the deeds of the brave men, of whom there are many now surviving, who fought in Egypt in 1801, under the brave Abercromby, and compelled the French army, which had been vainly styled InvindbUt to e\-a- cuate that country ; also the services of the gallant Troops during the arduous campaigns in the Penin- sula, under the immortal Wblunoton; and the determined stand made by tL:^ British Army at Waterloo, where Napoleon Bonaparte, who had long been the inveterate enemy of Great Britain, and had sought and planned her destruction by every means he could devise, was compelled to leave his vanquished legions to their fate, and to place himself at the disposal of the British Govern- ment These achievements, with others of recent dates in the distant climes of India, prove that the same valour and constancy which glowed in the breasts of the heroes of Crecy, Foictiers, Agincourt, Blenheim, and Ramilies, continue to animate the Britons of the nineteenth century. The British Soldier is distinguished for a robust and muscular frame, — intrepidity which no danger can appal, — unconquerable spirit and resolution, — patience in fatigue and privation, and cheerful obe- dience to his superiors. These qualities, united with an excellent system of order and discipline to regu- late and give a skilful direction to the energies and adventurous spirit of the hero, and a wise selection of officers of superior talent to command, whose presence inspires confidence, — ^have been the leading causes of the splendid victories gained by the British ZVlll INTRODUCTION 'i f > i ■m ■9 'i I :ll I I armt.* The fame of the deeds of the past and present generations in the various battlefields where the robust sons of Albion have fought and conquered, surrounds the British arms with a halo of glory ; these achievements will live in the page of history to the end of time. The records of the several regiments will be found to contain a detail of facts of an interesting character, connected with the hardships, sufferings, and gallant exploits of British soldiers in the various parts of the world, where the calls of their Country and the com- mands of their Sovereign have required them to proceed in the execution of their duty, whether in * '* Under the blening 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, dis- cipline, 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." — Oeneral Orders in 1801. In the General Orders issued by Lieut-General Sir John Hope (aften- wards Lord Hopetoun), congratulating the army upon the successful result of the Battle of Corunna, on the 16th of January, 1809, it is stftted :— '< On no occasion has the undaunted valour of British troops ever been more manifest. At the terminaticm of a severe and harassing march, ren- dered necessary by the superiority which the enemy had acquired, and which had materially impaired the efficiency of the troops, many disad- vantages 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 posseu, there is inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that knows not how to yield, — that ro circumstances can appal, — and that will ensure victory, when it u to be obtained by the exertion of any human means." TO THE INFANTRY. XiX active continental operations, or in maintaining colo- nial territories in distant and unfavourable climes. The superiority of the British infantry has been pre-eminently set forth in the wars of six centuries, and admitted by the greatest commanders which Europe has produced. The formations and move- ments of this amw, as at present practised, while they are adapted to every species of warfare, and to all probable situations and circumstances of service, are calculated to show forth the brilliancy of military tactics calculated upon mathematical and scientific principles. Although the movements and evolutions have been copied from the continental armies, yet various improvements have from time to time been introduced, to insure that simplicity and celerity by which the superiority of the national military cha- racter is maintained. The rank and influence which Great Britain has attained among the nations of the world, have in a great measure been purchased by the valour of the Army, and to persons who have the welfare of their country at heart, the records of the several regiments cannot fail to prove interesting. li wr mm^mm THE TWENTY-SECOND, «■ THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT, BKARfl OS THK RF.OINBNTAL COLOrR THR WORDS » SCINDE," " MEEANEE," AND " HYDERABAD," IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS DISTINODISHED CAIXANTRY 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 AKi> HYDERABAD, FOUGHT AT THOSE PLACES, RESPECTIVELY, ON THE 17th OF FEBRUARY, AND ON THE 24th OF MARCH, 1843. %^ THE TWENTY-SECOND, THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. Yeah Introduction. 1689 Formation of the Begiment . Henry, Duke of Norfolk appointed to the Colo nelcy . .... Numbered the Twenty-Second Regiment Stationed at Chester .... — — Embarked for Ireland .... Engaged at the siege of Carrickfergus . Marched to Dundalk, and thence to Armagii 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 Reviewed by King William at Finglass . Advanced against Atliloue . . , Rejoined the Army .... Employed at tlie first siege of Limerick . Proceeded into winter quarters Engaged with the Rapparees , 1691 Proceeded with the Army against Bally m^re Pa OK 2 XXVI CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. 1691 Engaged in the Siege and Capture of Athlone Engaged at tlie Battle of Aghrim . Engaged at tlie Capture of Galtoay ■ Limerick Termination of tlie War in Ireland 1695 Proceeded to join the Army in Flanders 1696 Returned to England .... 1697 Treaty of Peace concluded at /Z'yxu'tcA . 1698 Re-c^-! --ked for Ireland 1701 Appointment of Brigadier-General lYilliam Selwyn, by exchange, from the Second Foot, with Lieut.-General Sir Henry Bellasis 1702 Accession of Queen Anne on the demise of King William III Regiment embarked for Jamaica . Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Handasyd to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major- General Selwyn, deceased. 1705 Establishment augmented by two companies 1712 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Roger Handasyd to the Colonelcy, in succession to his Father, Major* General Thomas Handasyd, retired . 1713 Treaty of Peace concluded at Utrecht . 1714 Regiment returned to England, leaving two Independent Companies at Jamaica 1715 Employed iu recruiting its Establishment 1718 Embarked for Ireland .... 1726 ■ Minorca, .... 1727 Detachment embarked for GibraUar to assist in its Defence against the Spaniards . 1730 Appointment of Colonel William Barrell, from the Twenty-Eighth Regiment, to the Co- lonelcy, in succession to Colonel Roger Han- dasyd, removed to the Sixteenth Regiment . 1734 Appointment of Colonel Hon. James St. Clair to VAQt 3 CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. xxvu the Colonelcy, in succession to Colonel William Barrell, removed to the Fourth Foot . . 7 1737 Appointment of Major-General John Moyle, from the Thirty-Sixth Regiment, to the Co- lonelcy, in succession to Colonel Hon. James St. Clair, removed to the First, or Royal Re- giment of Foot ..... - 1738 Promotion of Colonel Thomas Paget to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General Moyle, deceased ..... 1741 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Richard O'Farrell, from the Ninth Regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Colonel Paget, deceased . 1748 Treaty of Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle . 1749 Regiment relieved at Minorca and proceeded to Ireland ....... - 1751 Royal Warrant, dated 1st July, issued for re- gulating the Clothing, Colours, Numbers, Facings, Badges, Mottos, and Distinctions of the Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry 1 756 War declared against France ... - Regiment embarked from Ireland for North America ...... - 1757 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Edward Whitmore from the Thirty Sixth Regiment to the Co- lonelcy, in succession to Major-General O'Farrell, deceased ..... 8 1758 Engaged in the siege of Lonisburg, and the Capture of tlie Island of Cape Breton 1759 The Grenadier Company, incorporated with the Louisburg Grenadiers,— Engaged at the Battle of Quebec ...... 9 1760 Embarked from Louisburg, proceeded to Quebec, and advanced to Montreal Engaged in the conquest of the Canudas XXVUl CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. I YlAB I'au( 1761 Proceeded to New York, and embarked for tlie West Indies ...... 9 — — Engaged in the capture of the Island of Do- minica ....... 10 1762 Engaged in the Captureofilfar<{»t(j't<&, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent ... — Embarked with the expedition against the Havannah ...... — Storming and Capture of Fort Moro . . 11 Appointment of Major-General Honorable Thomas Gage to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General Whitmore, drowned at sea — 1763 Treaty of Peace concluded at Fontainebleau — Tlie Havannah re'.tored to Spain, in excliange for the Province of Florida, in South America — Regiment proceeded to West Florida , . — 1765 Embarked for Great Britain ... — 1773 Proceeded to Ireland ..... — 1775 Embarked for North America . . . 12 Engaged at the Battle of Bunker's Hill — 1776 Quitted Boston, and proceeded to Nova Scotia — Embarked for Staten Island, near New York . — « Landed on Long Island, and engaged with the Americans at Brooklyn .... — Gained possession of New York, captured Fort Wrjshington, and reduced part of the Jerseys 13 ■ Detached with other Corps and captured Rhode Island ....... — 1778 Tlie King of France having united with the Americans, made preparations for tlie re- capture of Rhode Island, but was compelled to abandon the siege . . . . 14 1779 The British Conmiander- in-Chief resolved to vacate Rhode Island ; the Regiment pro- ceeded to New York . . . . 15 CONTENTS OF TUE HISTORICAL RECX>1{D. XXIX Ykar . ■ . 1782 Appointment of Major>General Charles O'Hara to the Colonelcy, in succession to General the Honorable 'I'homas Gage, removed to the Seventeenth Light Dragoons Regiment received instructions to assume the title of the Twenty- Second, or the Cheshire Regiment ...... 1783 The American War having terminated, the re- giment embarked for England . 1785 liegiment stationed at Windsor and furnished the Guards at the Castle .... King George the III. authorized an Order of Merit to be instituted in the corps 1787 Proceeded to Jersey and Guernsey, and thence to Portmouth ...... 1788 Proceeded to Chatham and Dover . 179() Embarked for Ireland '. . . 1791 Appointment of Major-General David Dundas to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major- General O'Hara, removed to the Seventy- Fourth Highlanders .... 1793 War commenced between Great Britain and France ....... Regiment embarked for the West Indies . 1794 Capture of the Island of Martinique ■ St. Lucia .... Haoi ~ Guadaloupe — St. Dominjro 1795 Returned to England from St. Domingo . Appointment of Major-General William Crosbie, from the Eighty-Ninth Regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Dundas, removed to the Seventh Light Dra- goons 1798 Proceeded to Guernsey .... 15 16 17 18 XXX CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. u V«A» * ' Paok 1798 Appointment of Major>GenerolJohn O. Simcoe, from the Eighty> First Regiment, to the Colo- nelcy, in succession to Major-General Crosbie, deceased ...... 18 1 799 Removed to Portsmouth . . . . 19 Authorized to enlist boys or lads with a view to being sent to the Cape of Good Hope, pre- paratory to being embarked for service in the East Indies ...... — 1800 Embarked for the Cape of Good Hope . — 1802 Proceeded to India 20 1803 Arrival at Calcutta ..... — The flank companies embarked, and joined the field force assembled for the attack of the province of Cuttack .... — Flank Companies engaged at the Capture of the fort of Barrabatta by storm . — 1804 Joined the army under Lord Lake and engaged in the siege cf Bhurtpore . . . 21 1 805 Marched from Fort William and encamped at BenareSf thence proceeded to Cawnpore . — Sieg^ of Bhurtpore continued, and the Flank Companies distinguished themselves in three unsuccessful attacks .... — Rajah Sing submitted and concluded a treaty of peace ...... 22 British army withdrew from Bhurtpore . — The Flank Companies rejoined the regiment at Cawnpore ...... — ZToMar and /SctWta concluded Treaties of Peace — 1806 Marched from the banks of the Sutlej to Delhi — Removed to Muttra, and received the thanks of the Governor-General in Council and of General Lord Lake, Commandei-in- Chief, for its conduct during the war ... — 1! CONTBNTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. XXXI YlAB 1806 1807 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1819 1821 1822 1826 Appointment of Lieut.-Geueral Sir James Henry Craig, K. B., in succession to General Simcoe, deceased ..... Proceeded to Berhampore Appointment of Major-General the Honorable Edward Fincli to tlie Colonelcy, in succession to General Sir James Henry Craig, removed to ttie Seventy-eiglitii Highlanders Embarlced at Fort William, and formed part of the expedition against the Mauritius Engaged in the capture of the Mauritius Detachment employed at Tamatave in the Island of Madagascar .... Proceeded to Bourbon .... Removed a second time to the Mauritius A second Battalion added to the establishment of the regiment, which was reduced in the same year ...... Tlie Flank Companies rejoined the regiment at the Mauritius from Hindoostan Embarlced fur England from the Mauritius Landed at Gosport and marclied to Northampton Marched to Liverpool and embarked for Ireland ...... Detachment proceeded against a body of armed men assembled at Newmarket in county of Cork. The oiHcers commanding this detach- ment received the thanlcs 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 Formed into six Service and four Depot Com- panies preparatory to embarkation for foreign service ...... Service Companies embarked for Jamaica IU»K 22 2a 24 25 26 XXXll L'ONTENTS OF TUB HISTORICAL REtX>liD. |;j YB4a 1830 1831 1836 1837 1840 1841 1842 1843 Dep6t Companies embarked for England Service Companies employed in suppressing an insurrection among the slaves in Jamaica Depot Comiianies embarlced for Ireland . Service Companies embarked from Jamaica for Ireland, and rejoined by the Depdt Com- panies ...... Embarked from Ireland for England Embarked for Bombay and proceeded to Poonah Proceeded to Scinde^ and encamped at Kur- rachee ....... 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 ..... Tlie troops returned triumphant to Peer- Abu- jjcKr • •#•••# Treaty of Peace with the Ameers of Scinde Treacherous attack upon the Britisii 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 Battle of Meeanee ..... Surrender of six Ameers on the field of battle British Colours planted on the Fortress of Hyderabad ..... Detailsof thedefeatof the Beloochees at Meeanee Gallant conduct of the Twenty-Second regiment Threatened attack by Mere Shere Mahomed Battle of Hyderabad ..... Flight of Mere Shere Mahomed to the desert . Particulars of the march of the British troops through the desert ..... Paok 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 36 37 ''M III t-ONTENTS OF TUB IIIBTORICAI. nECORD. XXXltl 1843 Honors and distinctions conferred by Queen Victoria, nnd by tliu British Parliament, on the Twenty Second regiment for its conduct in the Campaign of Scinde Address of Major-General Sir Charles Napier to the troops in distributing the medals con- ferrefl on them for their gallantry in this campaign ...... —^— Marched from Hyderabad to Kurrachec . Directed to proceed to Bombay, and Major- General Sir Charles Napier's order on the occasion ...... Embarked for Bombay .... Honorable reception of the Regiment at Bombay Appointment of Major-General Sir Charles Napier to the Colonelcy, in succession to General Honorable E. Finch, deceased 1844 Employed on field-service in the Kolapore districts ..... ^— Capture of Forts Punalla and Pownghur Operations in the Sawunt-Warree district Investments of the Forts of Monuhurr and Monsentosh .... I'* 91 1845 Capture of the village of Seevapore ani Forts . — Returned to Poonah . 1846 Marched to Bombay . 1847 Removed to Poonah . 1849 Proceeded to Bombay Conclusion othe: 38 40 42 4;j 44 45 46 Description of the Standards captured at the battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad, and of the Medal conferred in honor of the victories obtained at those places .... 47 r ( XXXV ) SUCCESSION OF COLONELS Ol THE TWENTY SECOND, OH THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. YlAB p*«i 1689 Henry Duke of Norfolk .... 48 Sir Henry Bellosls, Kt. 49 1701 William Selwyn 51 1702 Thomaa Handasyd — 1712 Roger Handasyd 52 1730 William lUrrell. — 1734 Hon. James St. Clair . — 1737 John Moyle . 53 1738 Thomas Paget . 54 1741 Richard O'Farrell — 1757 Edward Whitmore — 1762 Hon. Thomas Gage 55 1782 Charles O'Hara . 56 1791 David Dundas . 57 1795 William Crosbie 59 1798 John Graves Simcoe 60 1806 Sir James Henry Craig f,K.B 61 1809 Hon. Edward Finch 62 1843 Sir Charles James Napier, G .C.B. 63 PLATES. Colours of the Regiment . . to face 1 Costume of the Regiment • • • • 32 Engraving of the Beloochee Standard captured at the Battle of Meeanee in 1843; and of the Silver Medal conferred on the Officers and Men engaged in the Battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad J..'.-'_J!! '."■JJ!" ■niPiBi ffl I: U'i uL^. ''■ I \ \ t ;| it I m FOR cannon's MILirAdY HtCCHOi I-:-! HISTORICAL RECORD or THE TWENTY-SECOND, THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. The accession of King William III. and Queen Mary, in 1689 February, 1689, was welcomed in England with anti- cipations of security to the civil and reli^ous institutions of the country, and of prosperity in every branch of national industry ; but in Ireland the majority of the people adhered to the interests of the Stuart dynasty, and a body of trr2, a slight alteration was made in the uniform, 1792 and the establishment was augmented. Meanwhile a revolution had taken place in France, 1793 and the violent conduct of the republican government in that country occasioned a war between Great Britain and France, which commenced in 1793. In September of that year the flank companies of the twenty-second regiment embarked for the West Indies, for the purpose of taking part in the capture of the French West India islands. Tliey were followed by the battalion companies in December. The flank companies joined the armament under General 1794 Sir Charles (afterwards Earl) Grey, who effected a landing at three different points on the island of Martinique^ in February, 1794, and accomplished in a short period the conquest of that valuable colony. The grenadier brigade under His Royal Highness Prince Edward, afterwards the Duke of Kent, and the light infantry under Major-General Dundas, were engaged in the conquest of St. Lucia in the beginning of April. After the conquest of St. Lucia, an attack was made on Guadaloiipe^ and that valuable island was speedily rescued from the power of the republican government of France. The regiment proceeded to the island of Martinique, where it was joined by the flank companies. Two hundred men, commanded by Licut.-Colonel I^ysaght, proceeded to the island of St Domingo, and formed part of the garrison of Cape St. Nicholas Mole : and five companies joined the garrison of Busy-town^ which place was besieged by the enemy. In April, the twenty-second, Twenty-third, and c w ■ : 1 ! ill 18 nisToniCAL record op the twenty-second, 1794 Forty-first regimentu, with some other troops, embarked under the command of Brigadier-General John Whytc, for the attack of Port-au-Prince, the capital of the French possessions in the island of St. Domingo, A landing was effected on the 3l8t of May ; some severe fighting oc- curred, in which the twenty-second distinguished them- selves : Fort Dizzotton was captured, and the enemy was forced to abandon Port-au-Prince, which Mas taken pos- session of by the British troops. The regiment had Captain Wallace killed on this occasion, also several private soldiers killed and wounded. Unfortunately a malignant fever broke out in the town, and the British lost forty oflicers and six hundred soldiers by disease within two months after the capture of the place. A detachment of the regiment formed part of the garrison of Fort Dizzotton, which was attacked by two thousand of the enemy on the 5th of December, llie British defended their post with great gallantry, and repulsed the assailants. Lieutenant Hamilton of the twenty-second distinguished himself. Another portion of the regiment was stationed at Jeremie, and a detachment at Irois. 1795 Having sustained severe loss from the climate of St. Domingo, the regiment was relieved from duty at that island, and returned to England in 1795. Lieut.-General Dundas was removed to the Seventh Light Dragoons, and the colonelcy of the twenty-second was conferred on Major-General William Crosbie, from the Eighty-ninth regiment. 1798 The regiment was stationed in England recruiting its ranks until December, 1798, when itproceeded to Guernsey. Major-General Crosbie died this year, and was suc- ceeded by Major-General .Tf)bn Graves Simcoe, from the Eighty-first regiment. I I OR THE CnSSHIRE REGIMENT OP FOOT. 19 In November, 1799, the regiment was withdrawn from 1799 Guernsey, and lauded at Portsmouth on tlie 15th of that month. On its return from the West Indies, the regiment enlisted a number of boys, or youths ; and in 1798 it received drafts of boys, or lads, from other corps ; it was designated a boy regiment, and sent to the Cape of Goy Major-(«(MU>rul Kiilph 1819 Darling, whn (>x|iri>i4.', Lieut.-Colonel C. G. Falcouar n OH THE CnESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. 27 arrived and assumed the command. In June of the same 1829 year, the regiment received the thanks of the civil autho- rities for the prompt assistance rendered in extinguishing an alarming fire in the vicinity of Spanish Town. On the 7th of June, 1830, the de|)dt companies em- 1830 barked from Cork for South Britain, where they were stationed until the summer of 1836, when they embarked from Liverpool for Ireland, and landed at Dublin. The regiment was employed in suppressing a formi- 1831 dablc insurrection among the slaves in Jamaica in the winter of 1831-2 ; the two flank companies were encamped on the scene of the insurrection in the follow- ing winter, and when the regiment left Fali tuth, in Jamaica, in the latter part of the year 1833, tlie thanks of the custos and magistrates were awarded to the corps for its good conduct.* The service companies performed duty at the island of 1837 Jamaica until the beginning of 1837, when they com- menced embarking for Europe, and landed at Cork in March and April ; they were afterwards joined by the depot companies. The regiment remained in Ireland during the 'ears 1838 1838 and 1839 ; and embarking from Dublin on the 19th 1839 of December, 1840, landed at Liverpool on the 21st of 1840 that month. The TWENTY-SECOND regiment, having been selected • When the Marquis of Normanby (then Earl of Mulgrave) pre- sented the regiment with New Colours at Jamaica, lie remarked, in reference to the conduct of the regiment, — " 1 had myself the " means of knowing upon the many times I have been at Falmouth, *• whilst your head-quarters were there, that the regiment was univer- " sally popular, and their departure generally regretted. During the " few pleasant days I passed at Shuttlewood, in the camp of which tlie •' flank companies of the twkntt-second regiment formed a part, I " remember upon remarking to the Major-General tliere commanding, "tlie perft'ct good conduct of all there, he said, 'Yes, I never knew " better men." " 28 HISTORICAL RECOUD OF THE TWENTY-SECOND, I) ^i f :■ 'n I 1841 to proceed to India, embarked from Gravesend in January, 1841, and landed at Bombay in May following. It after- wards proceeded to Poonah, where an encampment was formed, and the regiment was stationed there during tlie remainder of the year. 1842 In the following year the regiment quitted the camp at Poonah by divisions, and proceeding to the country of Scinde, was encamped some time near Kurrachee. The regiment was encamped in two sej)arate divisions at Kurrachee, as cholera had broken out violently in its ranks, from which it suffered severely, and during its prevalence a field-officer's detachment, under Major Poole, consisting of two companies, was ordered to proceed by the Indus, in the month of April, 1842, to Sukkur, in Upper Scinde, previously to the withdrawal of the British force from Beloochistan. The navigation of the Indus had been acquired by the British in 1839, and application was made to the Ameers, who governed the country, for a portion of land on the banks of the river. This they agreed to give ; but at the same time meditated the destruction of the British power in the country by treachery. The twenty-second quitted the camp at Kurrachee in November, and proceeded up the country. 1843 The regiment formed part of the force assembled under Major-General Sir Charles Napier, and was employed in the destruction of the fort of Emaum Ghur^ in the desert, on the 14th and 15th of January, 1843. Major-General W. F. P. Napier, in his work entitled " The Conquest of Scindc,^^ has given, with bis charac- teristic eloquence, the following spirited description of the march to Emaum Ghur^ a march which His Grace the Duke of Wellington described in the House of Lords, " as one of the most curious military feats he had et>er known to W: OR THE CUESniRI' REOIMENT OF FOOT. 29 0(1 he performed, or had ever perused an account of in his life. 1848 Sir Charles Napier (added His Grace) moved his troops through the desert against hostile forces ; he had his guns transported under circumstances of extreme diffladty, and in a manner the most extra ordinary ; and he cutoff a retreat of the enemy which rendered it impossible for them ever to regain their positions''^ " It was a wild and singular country, the wilderness " through which they (the Anglo-Indian troops) were " passing. The sand-hills stretched north and south for "hundreds of miles in j)ii 'el ridges, rounded at top, and " most symmetrically plaited, like the ripple on the sea- " shore after a placid tide. Varying in their heignts, " their hreadth and steepness, they presented one uniform " surface, but while some were only a mile broad, others " were more than ten miles across ; some were of gentle " slopes and low, others lofty, and so steep that the " howitzers could only be dragged up by men. The " sand was mingled with shells, and ran in great streams " resembling numerous rivers, skirted on each side by " parallel streaks of soil, which nourished jungle, yet " thinly and scattered. The tracks of the hyena and " wild boar, and the prints of small deer's footsteps, were " sometimes seen at first, but they soon disappeared, and " then the solitude of the waste wn unbroken. " For eight days these intrepid soldiers traversed this " gloomy region, living from hand to mouth, uncertain " each morning if water could be found in the evening ; " and many times it was not found. They were not even " sure of their right course ; yet with fiery valour and " untiring strength, they continued their dreary dangerous " way. The tiamels found very little food, and got weak, " but the stout infantry helped to drag the heavy howit- " zers up the sandy steeps ; and all the troops, despising 30 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE TWENTY-SECOND, 1843 " the danger of an attack from the Beloochces, worked " with a power and will that overcame ever}' obstacle. " On the eighth day they reached Emaum Ghur, eager " to strike and storm, and then was seen how truly laid " down is Napoleon's great maxim, that ir.oial force is in " war to physical force, as four to one. Mahomed Khan, " with a strong fortress well pro ided, and having a gar- " rison six times as numerous as the band coming to " assail him, had fled with his t~^asure two days Iwjfore ; " taking a southerly direction, he regained the Indus by " tracks v/ith which his people were well acquainted, " leaving all his stores of grain and powder behind." As Emaum Ghur could only serve as a stronghold in which the Beloochees might be able to resist British supremacy, Major-General Sir Charles Napier determined upon destroying the fortress. It was a place of great strength, and was constructed of unburnt bricks, into which the shot easily penetrates, but brings nothing down, so that recourse was had to mining. The place was full of gunpowder and grain, and the former was employed in blowing up the fortress, which was eifected on the 15th of January. After this difficult and harassing service, the troops returned triumphant on the 23rd of January, to Peer- Abu-Bekr, where Major-General Sir Charles Napier re- united his whole army. It is to be observed that the march was performed without the loss of a man, or with- out even a sick soldier, and the Ameers' troops were dis- persed, and their plan of campaign frustrated. A treaty of peace was signed by the Ameers on the 14tb of February : directions were sent to the British political resident, Major Outram, by the Ameers, to (juit Hyderabad, the capital, and before this was complied with, cif/ht thousand Beloochees, commanded by several OR THE CHESniRE RFOIMENT OF FOOT. 31 Ameers in person, attempted to force an entrance into 1843 the enclosure of the British residency. The light com- pany of the TWENTY-SECOND regiment, mustering one hundred men, under Captain T. S. Conway, Lieutenant F. P. Harding, and Ensign R. Pennefather, was the only force at the residency, the enclosure of which was sur- rounded by a wall from four to five feet high. Tlie gal- lant officers and soldiers of this company kept the eight thousand Scindian troops, with six pieces of artillery, at bay nearly four hours ; and when their ammunition was nearly expended, they retreated to the river, with Major Outram, and embarking on board of two steam-vessels, joined the troops under Major-General Sir Charles Napier, at Ilala. The light company had two men killed and four wounded on this occasion. The Ameers having thus commenced hostilities, as- sembled a numerous force to destroy the few British troops in the country. Major-General Sir Charles Napier, trusting to the v.ilour of the trorps under his orders, advanced to meet the enemy. On the 17th of February, ttcenty-two thousand Scindian troops were discovered in position behind the bank of a river at Mceanee. The British, mustering two thousand eight hundred men, ad- vanced in echelon of regiments to attack their numerous opponents, and the twenty-second, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel J. L. Pennefather, had the honor to lead the attack. A numerous body of Beloochees discharged their matchlocks and pistols at the twenty-second, and then rushed forward sword in hand to close upon the British line ; but these bold and skilful swordsmen went down vmder the superior power of the musket and bayonet. After a severe contest the Scindian army was defeated, and, on the day following the victory, six of the Ameers delivered their swords to the British General upon the ■ m ■'lilf 1 I! 32 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE TWENTY-SECOND, 1843 field of battle. The Beloochees lost five thousand men, and all their guns, ammunition, and treasure were taken, together with their camp and standards. On the 20th of F(!bruary, the British colours waved in triumph over the fortress oi Hyderabad. In Major-General Napier's admirable work on " The Conquest of Scinde" is given the following spirited and picturesque description of the battle of Meeanee : — " The Ameers' right Mas found to be strengthened and " covered by the village of Kattrec, which was filled with " men ; that flank offered no weak point. But in the " Shikargah on their left the General instantly detected " a flaw. It has been before said this Shikargah was *' covered by a wall, having only one opening, not very " wide, through which it was evident the Beloochees " meant to pour out on the flank and rear of the advanc- " ing British line. The General rode near this wall, " and found it was nine or ten feet high ; he rode nearer, " and marked it had no loop-holes for the enemy to " shoot through ; he rode into the opening under a play " of matchlocks, and, looking behind the wall, saw there " was no scaffolding to enable the Beloochees to fire over " the top. Then the inspiration of genius came to the " aid of heroism. Taking a company of the twenty- " SECOND, he thrust them at once into the opening, telling " their brave Captain, Tew, that he was to block up that " entrance ; to die there, if it must be, — never to give way I " And well did the gallant fellow obey his orders : he " died there, but the opening was defended. The great " disparity of numbers was thus abated, and the action " of six thousand men paralysed by the more skilful " action of only eighty ! It was, on a smaller scale as to " numbers, a stroke of generalship like that which won " Blenheim for the Duke of Marlborough. FOP cannon's MiLITARI BFCCKD5. 36MyM 3llillut^ 31 otrtM OR THE CnEftHIRE REGIMENT OF F(K>T. 33 « (( (( t( (( it (( « <( (t <{ « (( (( it (( «i (( (( (( (( <( (« n (« (t (( (( (( (( " Now the advancing troops, in echelon of regi- ments, approached the enemy's front. The British right passed securely under the wall of the Shikargah, cheered and elated as they moved by the rattling sound of Tew's musketry. • • • • Meanwhile the dead level of the plain was swept by the Beloochce cannon and matchlocks, which were answered from time to time by Lloyd's batteries, yet not frequently, for rapidly and eagerly did the troops press forward to close with their unseen foes. When the twenty- second had got within a hundred yards of the high sloping bank of the Fulaillee, they threw their fire at the top of the bank, where the heads of the Boloochcus could be just seen, bending with fiery glances over the levelled matchlocks, and the voice of the General, shrill and clear, was heard along the line, commanding the charge. ' " Then rose the British shout ; the English guns were run forward into position, the infantry closed upon tho Fulaillee with a run, and rushed up the slopin^ bank . The Beloochees, having their matchlocks laid ready in rest along the summit, waited until the assailants were within fifteen yards ere their volley was delivered ; the rapid pace ai the British, and the steepness of the slope on the inside, deceived their aim, and the execution was not great ; the next moment the twenty-second were on the top of the bank, thinking to bear down all before them, but they staggered back in amazement at the forest of swords waving in their front ! Thick as standing com, and gorgeous as a field of flowers, stood the Beloochees in their many-coloured garments and turbans ; they filled the broad deep bed of the Fulaillee, they clustered on both banks, and covered the plain beyond. Guarding their heads with their 1843 an I b^' i , 34 UI8TORICAL RKCORD OP THE TWENTY-SEC. ND, J43 " largt' dark bhiolds, they hIiooIc their 8hnr|) sword^ " beaming in the Hun, their shuuts rolled like a peal of " thunder, as with frantic gestures they rushed forwards, " and full against the front of the twenty-second " dashed with demoniac strength and ferocity. But with *' shouts as loud, and shrieks as wild and fierce as theirs, " and hearts as big, and arms as strong, the Irish soldiers " met them with that queen of weapons the musket, and " sent their foremost masses rolling back in blood." The following extracts from the despatch of Major- General Sir Charles Napier testify the part borne by the TWENTY-SECOND in the victory of Meeanee : — " Lieutenant - Colonel Pennefather was severely " wounded as with the high courage of a soldier he " led his regiment (twenty-second) up the desperate " bank of the Fulaillee. Major ' Hie, CaptJiins " Tucker and Conway, Liev tenants Harding and *' Phayre, were all wounded, while gloriously animating " their men to sustain the shock of numbers." " Captains Meade, Tew, ard Cookson, with Lieutenant " Wood, all fell honorably, urging on the assault with " unmitigated valour. " Major Poole, of the twenty-second, and Captain " Jackson of the Twenty-fifth native infantry, who suc- " ceeded to the command of those regiments, proved " themselves worthy of their dangerous posts. " The Acting Assistant Quartermaster-General, " Lieutenant McMurdo, of the twenty- second regi- " ment, had his horse killed, and, while on foot leading " some soldiers in a deperate dash down the enemy's " side of the bank, he cut down a Chieftain. He has " greatly assist d n;e by his activity and zeal during the " whole of ou. ope.ations. " Innumerable are the individual acts of intrepidity OR THE CHESHIRE REOIMENT OK Fral of India, it was directed, " That the unserviceahlo guns, tJikcn at Ilydenihad, " shall be sent to IWnbay, and there cast into a friumphal " column, whereon shall he inscrihejl in the Knglish, and " two native languages, the names of Major-Cieneral " Sir Charles Napier, K.CIB., and of the several officers " mentioned by His Excellency "n his despatch, and *' likewise the names of the several officers, non-com- " missioned officers, and ])rivates roentioned in th» reports, " that thw« the names mav be for ever recorded of thos^e « " who, at Meeanee, obtained for themselves that glory in " the field, which is the reward dearest to a true soldier." Major Poole, commanding the twenty-second regi- ment, in consequence of Lieutenant-Colonel Pennefather having been severely wounded, stated in his report, respecting the soldiers of the regiment under his com- mand, who had distinguished themselves in the battle of Meeanee, " that the officers generally assert that they " feel difficulty in making selections, where the conduct " of every man of their companies was so satisfactory. " In so general a field of action and persevering exertion, " I equally feel at a loss where to draw a distinction ; " but it may be proper to mention the names of Private " James O'Neill, of the light company, who took a " standard whilst we were actively engaged with the " enemy, and drummer Martin Delaney, who shot, " bayoneted, and captured the arms of Mecr Whullee " Mahomed Khan, who was mounted, and directing the " enemy in the hottest part of tlie engagement." ])2 ^1 i ! .% IIIKTORICAI. REConn OF TIIK TWENTY-«ECX>ND, ^ 1 ;i i 5 li ■■ 1843 'Hic loH3 iif the TWENTY-8KCOND ri'gimcnt at tlio Iwittlf of Mceanco was, C.^aptiiin J. McLcjmI Tew,* one serjeant, and twenty-two rank and file killed *, Lieut.- Colonel J. L. Penncfather, Captain T. S. Conway, Lieutenants W. M. G. McMurdo and F. P. Harding, Ensigns 11. Penne- father and H. Howdon, one serjeant, one coqioral, and fifty privates wounded. llie whole of the Ameers did not suhmit, and the Chiefs who continued to resist assembled an army, which was commanded by Mt?er Slierc Mahomed. The British ad • vanced from Hytkrahad at daybreak on the morning of the 24th of March, and about half-past eight o'clock twenty thousand Scindian troops were discovered in ordtT of battle behind a nullah. Arrangements were immedi- ately made for commencing the action, and the twenty- second regiment led the attack in gallant style. Major John Poole commanded the brigade, and Captain F. D. George the regiment, and, stimulated by the heroic example of these officers, the twenty- second advanced steadily against the enemy's left, exposed to a heavy fire of matchlocks, without returning a shot, until they arrived within forty paces of the entrenchment, when they stormed the position occupied by the Beloochees with that deter- mined bravery which has ever distinguished British soldiers. Lieutenant Henry J. Cootc first mounted the rampart, seized one of the enemy's standards, and was severely wounded while in the act of waving it, and cheer- ing on his men ; Lieutenant C. T. Powell seized another standard ; and the soldiers, being encouraged by the gal- * Lieutenant Tliomas Chute succeeded to the vacancy caused by the death of Captain Tew ; Ensign Ricliartl Penncfather was promoted Lieutenant ; and Serjeant-Major Thomas Stack was appointed ensign in the twenty-skcond regiment, the commissions lieing dated 18th February, 1843, the day following the battle of Meeancc. m^ f>H THE (IIEHIIIUie REOIMENT OF FUUT. 87 tant t>xain|il(? of their officcre, displuyud that htToium which 1843 adurns tho Britiiih military chjiractor. rrivatcs J. Dohcrty, (>. Lyiiar, E. Jobin, J. McCartin, J. Walmsley, G. Roberts, E. Watson and J. Oakley, shot the defenders, and then captured fourteen standards, and made five prisoners. Privates S. Cowen, S Alder, and G. Banbury also captured standards ; and Coqioral Tim. Kelly shot one of the Scindians, and took from him a silver-knobbed standard. Tlie Beloochee infantry and artillery fought well, but were unable, although greatly superior in numbers, to resist the determined attack of disciplined soldiers. Major-General Sir Charles Napier stated in his public despatch. " The battle wns decided by the troop of Horse " Artillery, and Her Majesty's twenty-second regiment. " Of Lieutenant McMurdo's abilities as Acting As- " sistant Quartermaster General, I cannot spcuk too " highly ; and regret to say, he has received a sabre " wound from a Beloochee, the third that he cut down in " single combat during the day. " To the commanders of brigades and regiments, and " the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates " under their command, I have to return my thanks for " their valiant bearing in the action." The loss of the enemy was very great, and eleven pieces of cannon were taken in position on the nullah, together with seventeen standards. The Beloochee force was completely defeated, and their commander, Meer Shere Mahomed, fled to the desert.* Among the killed was i| * The following interesting circumstance is recorded by Major- General Napier, in his history of the conquest of Scindo, respecting the march into the desert in pursuit of Meer Shere Muhoiiied : — *' On one of those long marches, which were almost continual, the " Twcnty-fii'th Sejioys, being nearly maddened by thirst and heat, *' saw one of their water-carriers approaching with full skins of water ; 7^^ •i : ^am i. B. ,; I \ I \\ ! f38 UISTURICAL RECOKD OF THE TWENTY- ft ECX)N1), 1843 the great promoter of the war, Iloche Mahomed Seedee. Twenty-three rank and tile of the regiment were killed on this occasion ; Lieutenants Thomas Chute, Henry J. Coote, H. A. G. Evans, and John Brennan, Ensign Richard Pennefather, six Serjeants, one drummer, four corporals, and one hundred and twenty-three privates wounded. At the battle of Hyderabad, the regiment mustered only fivo hundred and sixty-two rank and file ; the remainder being sick and convalescent, having been left at Sukkur in Upper Scinde. As a mark of Royal approbation for these victories, Her Majesty, on the 4th of July, 1343, was pleased to ap- point Major-General Sir CJharles James Napier a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Militiiry Order of the Bath ; Lieutenant-Colonel Pennefather,* Brevet Lieu- " they rushed towards him in crowds, tearing away the skins and " struggling together, with loud cries of Water ! Water ! At that " moment, some half-dozen straggling soldiers of the twenty-seconu " came up, apparently exhaubiod, and asked for some. At once the " generous Indians withheld their hands from the skins, forgot their " own sufferings, and gave the fainting Europeans to drink ; then " they all moved on, the Sepoys carrying the TWENxy-SKCOND men's " muskets for them, patting them on the shoulders, and encouraging " tliem to hold out. It was in vain ; they did so for a short time, " but soon fell. It was then discovered that these noble fellows " were all wounded, some deeply, but thinking there was to be " another fight, they had concealed their hurts, and forced nature to " sustain the loss of blood, the pr.in of wounds, the burning sua, " the long marches, and the sandy desert, that their last moments '• might be given to their country on another field of battle ! " Names of men of the twknty-skconu reyimetU who coacealed their v'uunds, received in the Battle of Hyderabad, and marched with their reyiment the next day, thinkiny another battle was at hanxl. Serjeant ilaney. John Durr, John Muldowney, Robert Young, Uenry Lines. Patrick Gill, James Andrews, Thomas Middleton, James Mulvey, and Silvester Day. * Lieutenant-t'olonel Pennefather was ap|)ointed Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, with the rank of Colonel, in 184G, the honor having been deferred until this period in consequence of his short standing OR THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. 39 dee. tenant-Colonel Poole, Brevet Majors Frederick George, 1843 and Thomas Conway, were also nominated Companions of the Bath, and their brevet rank was dated from the above period. Her Majesty was also graciously pleased to command that a medal should be conferred upon the Officers, Non- commissioned Officers, and Soldiers engaged in the battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad. On the 18th of August, 1843, the twenty-second received the Royal authority to bear upon the regimental or second colour, and on the appointnents, the word "SciNDE," in commemoration of its distinguished gal- lantry in the campaign against the Ameers of that country, during the early part of the year 1843. Her Majesty, on the 2nd of July, 1844, conferred increased honor on the twenty-second, by authorising the cori)S to bear on the regimental colour and appoint- ments, in addition to the word " Scinde," the words " Meeanee " and " Hyderabad," in commemoration of the distinguished gallantry displayed in the general engagements fought at those places respectively, on the 17th of February, and 24th of March, 1843. On the 12th of February, 1844, the thanks of Parlia- ment were voted to Major-General Sir Charles Napier, G.C.B., and to the troops under his command, "/or the " eminent skill, enerijy, and gallantrij ^ displayed by him in " the recent military ojyerations in Scinde, particularly in as a Licutcnant-Coloncl in 1843, the year in which the victories of Meeanee and Hyderabad wjre gained. Colonel Ponnefather exchanged to the Twenty-eighth Regiment, with Lieut.-Colonel S. J. Cotton, on the 2nd December, 1847, and becoming supcniumerary on the arrival of the Twenty-eighth regiment from India in 1848, was placed on half-pay. In August, 1848, Colonel Peiinefather was appointed to serve on the Staff of the army in Ireland. Wi 5 f :.J.|;l If 40 UI8TOKICAL HECOKD OF THE TWENTY-SECOND, 1843 " the two decisive battles of Meea^ee and Hyderabad ;" to the several officers serving under Sir (Charles Napier, "ybr their unwearied zeal arid conspicuous gallantry/ ;" and to the troops, "^or their brave and meritorious conduct." Major-General Sir Charles Napier, on presenting the regiments at Kurrachee with the Medals conferred on them for their gallantry in this campaign, addressed the soldiers as follows : — "Soldiers! the Battle of Meeanee is among those of " which history will speak as proving the superiority of " discipline over numbers ; and it is well, Soldiers I that we " should dwell upon these things ; that we may understand " how Medals are won, and why they are bestowed. " Had we been without discipline, valour alone would " not have won the victories of Meeanee oxidi Hyderabad ! " Valour is like the Strength of a man, Discipline is like " his Mind, that directts his strength to effective exertion. " If two pugilists have a boxing-match, and one strikes " at random, while the other boxes with science, planting " every blow homo, we know how the fight must be soon " decided. So it is with two armies, — the one disciplined, " the other without discipline, The General of the dis- " ciplined Army directs his columns upon that part of the " enemy's position which he deems to be the weakest ; as " the mind of the boxer directs his blow against the opening " offered by his unskilful enemy. But this is not all, — " obedience to orders (which is discipline) enables us to " bring up all the necessary provisions of war to the day " and to the hour ; thus food and ammunition are at hend " to support the blow of battle, just as the shoulder and " the body are thrown forward to support and give vigour " to the blow of the pugilist. But not only is valour " useless without disdpline, but it is even dangerous ; " for without discipline the rashly brave would run OH THE CHESHIRE REOIMENT OF FOOT. 41 " heedlessly against the enemy, the cautious would seek 1 843 " 'vantage ground, and the timid would retreat. Thus " the Army would be scattered : but when an Army is *' disciplined, the ponderous charges of Cavalry, the steady " tramp of the advancing Infantry, preparing to charge *' with a mighty shout, and the rolling thunder of Artillery " pouring forth its iron shower, all combine simultaneously " to strike and overthrow the enemy. Thus, Soldiers, " are Medals won, more by discipline than by any ex- " traordinary efforts of individual courage. To reward " this obedience medals are bestowed, so that every n"in " who wears this honoured badge is known to the world " as one who, in the midst of the noise, the danger, and " confusion of battle, had obeyed orders, and performed " the three great duties of a Soldier — first, not to fire " without orders ; next, when he does fire, to level low, so " as to make sure of striking down an enemy ; thirdly, to " keep his rank and dress upon liis colours. The Medal " tells the world that he has bravely done these things, " and no man can walk with one of these Medals on his " breast without feeling the conscious pride of an intrepid " Soldier ! His caste may be high caste, or it may be " low caste, but the Soldier, who bears on his breast a " medal won in battle, is above all the castes in the world. " The pleasure of giving you these Medals, Soldiers of " the 1 2th Regiment (Native Infantry), is indeed great to " me. I saw your valiant conduct, and I rejoice in distri- " buting the reward which you honorably earned, and my " satisfaction is increased by the presence of so large a " body of Europeans, for it affords me an opportunity of " saying to my countrymen that they will find these swarthy " warriors of the E{ist stanch and true in action as they " were at Meeanec and Hyderabad, when they followed " the example set them by the glorious twenty-second ^i li ' 'ii-i if 42 HISTORICAL RECOND OF THE TWENTY-SECOND, 1843 " regiment. They will fight to the last drop of their blood, *• and stand or fall by the side of their European comrades. " If the Almighty so wills it, that in these eventful times, " War should again arise, and that I am once more per- " mitted to lead an Army into the field, I should go into " action with perfect confidence in the courage of the " Native Troops. I speak of what I know of their gallantry, " not from what I hear, but from what I have seen, and " from my own knowledge, of their daring courage. " Here I must address myself in a more direct manner " to the Officers now before me, and in justice to them " say, that their conduct, and the conduct of all the British " Officers in these two battles, was very noble. For several " hours the two lines were fighting close to each other, " and as I cast my eye along the field, I everywhere saw " the British Officers display their worthiness as Military " leaders, and with unflincliing intrepidity animating their " Soldiers to battle ! To them, therefore, I will now first " distribute these honorable decorations." Tlie Governor then dismounted, and advancing to the line of officers of several regiments, and who had not before received their medals, his Excellency presented each with the Medal, — the bands playing " God save the Queen." On giving that which belonged to Lieutenant Marston, of the 25th N. I., the General observed, — " But for you, Marstou, I probably should not have had this pleasure ;" alluding to this Officer having intrepidly thrown himself in front of his General when attacked by a Beloochee Chief, whom the Lieutenant cut down ere he could reach the General. On the 18th of April the regiment left Hyderabad, and proceeded to Kurrachce, where the right wing and head- quarters embarked on the 27th of April, and sailed to WSSTWi jt4mja SBS^fBWBSWB*! ! Jl I,. JU_llU4l!Sl JWaSJJlM. OR THE CIIESHIRK REGIMENT OF FOOT. 43 Bombay. Previously to the embarkation of the rogiinert i "^43 for Boml)ay, ti.*; following order was issued by Major- Gencral Sir Charles Napier, Governor of Scinde : — " 27th April, 1843. " Twenty-second Regiment ! " You well know why I send you to Bombay, and " you also know how nuich I dislike doing so. But no- " thing shall stand in the way of your health and well- ' being, that I have the ])ower to remove, (^ut up by " Disease and by Battle, yt)u require rest, that you may " again join us, and add to the Laurels with which you are '' already decorated. "C J.N AFiEii, Major-General, Governor.^* Tlie reception of the regiment at Bombay, on the 2nd of May, was distinguished by high marks of honor, by command of the Governor, on which occasion the accom- panying order was issued : — " Bomhaij, Mondaij, lat May, 1843. "Garrison Orders. " By the Honorable the Governor. — The Head- " Quarters of Her Majesty's twenty-second Regi- " ment of Foot having arrived from Scinde, will be dis- *' embarked to-morrow morning at sunrise. " On this occasion the Governor and (>ommander-in- " Chief of the Garrison, desirous of paying every mark of " honor to this distinguished Corps, will himself receive "itL^ the Apollo Pier. " On the landing of the first Division, a Royal Salute " is to be fired from the Saluting Battery. " The Troops composing the Garrison will be drawn " up in Review Order, in a convenient position, and will " salute Her Majesty's twenty-second regiment, as it " passes on its way to Fort (icorgo Barracks. ■ i\ ■ (• mm 44 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE TWENTY-SECOND, 1843 '< ilia Excellency directs the attendance of all Military "Officers at the Presidency who may not be sick, or " engaged on other duty. "The Commandant of the Garrison is requested to '' carry out the above order. " Bruce Seton, Major^ Town Major." The General Staff of the Garrison testified their admi- ration of the gallant conduct of the regiment, by giving a public banquet to the Officers of the corps ; and the inhabitants of Bombay, including the Civil Authorities, raised a handsome subscription, to be applied to the benefit of the sufferers in the regiment, vvidows and orphans, by the Campaign in Scinde. The left wing landed at Pan well on the 16th of May, and proceeded from thence to Poonah, where it arri\ '^d on the 23rd of May. The right wing and head-quarters arrived at Poonah, from Bombay, on the Ist of June. General the Honorable Edward Finch died on the 27th of October, 1843, and the colonelcy of the regiment was con- ferred on Major-General Sir Charles James Napier, K.C.B. 1844 On the 17th and 18th of October, 1844, the regiment marched from Poonah in wings to Bowree, and on the 19th the whole moved together for Field Service in the Kolapore districts, where the regiment lost two officers, and thirty non-commissioned officers and privates, by cholera. A portion of the regiment was employed in taking the north pettah under the walls of the fort of Punalla, on the 27th of November; on the 28th, 29th, and 30th of November the regiment, under the command of Brevet Lieut.-Colonel John Poole, was employed in the investment of Punalla and Poxonghur, and on the 1st of December was at the capture of those forts, the latter of which was mm ■J.'.' J. OR THE CIIEflllIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. 45 taken by the regiment. During tlicsc operations the 1844 TWENTY -SECOND formed part of the third brigade of the force employed under Major-General Delamotte. On the 26th of December a wing of the regiment marched, and joined the 6r8t brigade on service in the Sawunt-Warrec district ; the other wing remained near Kolapore. On the Slst of December, 1844, a wing of the regiment arrived »t Susseedroog from Kolapore, and joined the firdt brigade of the Field Force in the Sawunt-AVarree country, and was employed in investing the forts of Monuhurr and Monsentosh, and participated in all the operations for driving the enemy out of their stockades in the densely wooded country between Susseedroog and the Forts. The regiment had several skirmishes with the enemy ; on the 17th of January, 1845, part of the wing descended iR4!i the Elephant rock with other troops, and took the village of Seevapore, in the Concan, close under Fort Monuhurr, where one man was killed and seven wounded. The whole of the soldiers were employed, part in the Deccan or heights above, and part in the Concan close under the forts, investing them from the 17th to the 26th of January, during which period the forts were constantly shelled by the British artillery, the enemy from the forts firing their great guns and muskotry. On the night of the 26th of January the cni;my vacated the fort? nnpjrccived, and escaped through a dense jungle, leaving the forts in the possession of the Anglo-Indiiin army. The wing joined the regiment at Kolapore on the 6th of February, escorting prisoners taken during the in- surrection. The vegitueut was employed in doing duty over f^bout six hundred prisoners until its recal to Poonah, for which place it marched on the IGtIi of April, and arrived on the 2nd of May, 1845. ■■■M mm 46 THE TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT OP FOOT. 1 Hi 1845 A wing of the regiment, consisting of four hundred rank and file, under the command of Captain Souter, marched from Poonah for Bomhay on the 25th of December, 1845. 1846 The head-quarters of the regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Brandram Boilcau, con- sisting of five companies, marchcil from Poonah to Bombay on the 15th of August, 1846, and joined the wing of the TWENTY-SECOND at that Station. The mi'^ch was per- formed in the middle of the monsoon, in eight days, rain consequently falling nearly the whole of the way. The regiment remained together at Bombay, having six companies at Colaba, and three at Fort George, imtil the 14th of November, 184G, when the boa d -quarters, with five of the companies which were stationed at Colaba, were ordered to Poonah, in consequence of fever of a malarious nature having attacked the men, nearly every soldier at Colaba having been admitted into hospital in less than two months ; the casualties were very numerous. 1847 The left wing, consisting of four companies, marched from Bombay on the 12th of January, 1847, and arrived at Poonah on the 21st of January. During the year 1848 1848 the regiment continued to be stationed at Poonah. 1849 On the 25th of January, 1849, the regiment proceeded to Bombay, and was subsequently stationed at Colaba. The left wing, consisting of four companies, embarked for Kurrachee on the 24th of January. In June, 1849, the period to which the Record has been extended, the regiment remained at Colaba, and consisted of fifty-three Serjeants, nineteen drummers, and 1042 rank and file, under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel Sydney John Cotton, Lieutenant-Colonel Boileau being in command of the Poonah brigade. II 1849. ■ tLOOCMriiTANOAdO.CAPruiHO Ar TMHArTlI or MtCANCt •V TMI XXII NCCIMENr, ON TMt I7" rCMUARr IMI. f N^ r N^ --, \ SILVER MEDAL STRUCK IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLES OF MCEANEE AND MYDERABAD.IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH (S43. For Cuuuiis MUtttrr Ifdccrtis . liM9lulMfaiu0tm S'* itnmd _jt^'. lV»*^«* d-*^ ( 17 ) Desvription of the liilnorhee Standard mpturrd at Ihr Itattle o/'Mkkaxek, on the \lth of lubruary, IK43. The lit'lcMirliee Stiiiidanl, reprcsuntctl in tli(> crifj^rax iii)e shot. He continued to serve in the Netherlands until the peace of Ryswick. I'i 1701 he obtained the colonelcy of the Queen Dowager's regiment (now second foot) in exchange with Colonel Selwyn. In 1702 he was second in command of the British troops in the expedition to Cadiz ; and having been charged with participating in the plunder of Port St. Mary, he was tried by a court-martial and dismissed the service. His reputation was thus unfortunately tarnished ; but his crime does not appear to have been considered of a heinous nature, as he was subsequently elected a member of parliament for the city of Durham ; was appointed by Queen Anne, in SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. »l 1711, one of the commissioners to inquire into steveral |tarti- ciilars respecting the accounts of the army in Spain ; and in June, 1713, he was appointed governor of Berwick, lie died on the 14th of December, 1717. William Selwtn. Appointed 29th June, 1701. , William Selwyn served in the army of the United Pro- vinces of the Netherlands, in the time of King Charles II., and afterwards held a commission under the British crown. In 1688 he was nominated captain and lieut .-colonel in the second foot guards, with which corps he served in Flanders, and in 1691 King William gave him the colonelcy of the second foot, vacant by the decease of Lieut.-General Kirke. He served at the head of his regi.nent at the battle of Landen on the 29th of July, 1693, and distinguished hir ..^If under the eye of his sovereign ; he also served at th <^ siege of Namur, in the summer of 1695, and was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general during the siege. He subsequently com- manded a brigade of infantry in the Netherlands, under King William III., who nominated him governor of the island of Jamaica. He exchanged to the twekty-second regiment in 1701 ; and was promoted to the rank of major-general on the 10th June, 1702. He died in June, 1702. Thomas Handasyo. Appointed 20th June^ 1702. After a progressive service in the subordinate commissions, Thomas ITandasyd was promoted to the lieut.-coloneley of the TWENTY-SECOND regiment, with which corps he proceeded to the island of Jamaica; and in June, 1702, Queen Anne promoted him to the colonelcy of the regiment. He served in the West Indies ; was advanced to the rank of brigadier- general in 1705^ and to that of major-general in 1710. In K 2 11 6i TWENTY-SECOND RKOIMENT OF FOOT. 1712, he resiKne*! the roloiielcy of the TWRNXT-SKruNU re- giment ill favour of hio Hon. Roger Handasyd. Aj^inted 3rd April, n 12. This Officer servetl many years in the TWENTr-SEroNi) regiment, and was promoted by Queen Anne to that lieut.- colonelcy of that corps, which he commanded some time at the island of Jamaica. He succeeded his fatb»7 in the colo- nelcy of the regiment in 1712 ; was removed to the Mxteenth foot in 1730, — promoted to the rank of brigadier-general in 1735, — to that of major-general in 1739, — and to lieiit.- general in 1143. He died in 1763. William Barrell. Appointed 25th August, 1730. This officer enteretl the army in the reign of William III. ; he obtained the ranii of captain in 1698, and his distinguished conduct in the wars of Queen Anne was rewarded with the brevet rank of colonel on the 1st of January, 1707. In 1715 he was promoted to the colonelcy of the twenty-eiglith foot ; in 1727 he was appointed brigadier-general ; in 1730 he was removed to the twenty-second regiment, and in 1734 to the King's Own. In the following year he was promoted to the rank of major-general ; in 1739 to that of lieut.-general ; and he was also appointed governor of Pendennis Castle, lie died on the 9th of August, 1749. tl The Honorable James St. Clair. Appointed ^fh October, IIM. The Hoxorable James St, Clair entered the army in the reign of Queen Anne, and served under the celebrated John Duks of Marlborough. He was several years an officer in the third foot guards, in which corps he rose to the SUCCESSION OP COLONELS. 53 cuiiiniiittiion of niajur, with the raiik of cohiiiel, and in 1734 King (Jeorgc II. ntHtiinated him to the colonelcy of the TWENTY-SKC'ONU regiment, from which he was removnl, in 1737, to the tint, the royal regiment. In 1739 he was pro« moted to tjie rank of brigadier-general; in 1741 to that of major •general ; and to thatof lieut.-general \a 174d,at which time he wa» performing the duty of quarter master-general in the Netherlands, to the army commanded by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. In the following year he commanded an expedition which was originally designed for the attack of the French settlements in Canada ; but was countermanded, and afterwards proceeded against the French !>eaport L'Orient and the peninsula of Quiberon ; no important results were, however, achieved. He was subsequently employed on an embassy to tiie courts of Vienna and Turin.* On the decease of his brother, in 1750, he became entitled to the dignity of Lord Sinclair, a Scottish peerage ; but he preferred a seat iu the House of Commons, of which he had been many years a member, and therefore did not assume the title. In 1761 lie was promoted to the rank of general. He died at Dysart, in November, 1762. John Moyle. Appointed 2T th June, 1^31 John Moylb entered the army in the reign of Queen Anne, and served with reputation under the celebrated John Uuke of Marlborough ; he rose to the lieut.-colonelcy of a newly raised regiment of foot, and in 1708 was promoted to the rank of colonel in the army. At the peace of Utrecht his regi- ment was disbanded. In 1723 King George I. conferred the colonelcy of the thirty -sixth raiment on Colonel Moyle, wiio was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general in 1727, and to that of major-general in 1735 : in 1737 he was removed to the TW£N rv-SKCOND regiment. He died on the 3rd of November, 1738. * David Hume, the historian, was secretary to Gem. :al St. Clair, during the expedition to >ht> coast of France, and the cmbasiNy to Vienna and Turin. M TWENTY-SECOND liEOIMKNT OF FOOT. Thomas Paget. Appointed 13/A December^ 1738. This officer entered the army in the reign of King William III., and was many years an officer of the eighth horse, now seventh dragoon guards, with which corps he served under the celebrated John Duke of Marlborough. On the Ist of August, 1710, he was promoted to the lieut-colonelcy of the eightli horse : he was afterwards I'^ut-colonel of the first troop of horse grenadier guards; and in July, 1732, was nominated colonel of the thirty-second regiment, from which he was removed, in 1738, to the twenit-second. In 1739 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general. He died on the 28thof May, 1741. Richard 0*Farrei,l. Appointed \2th August, 1741. Riciiard OTarrell was nominated ensign in a regiment of foot on the 1st of May, 1692 ; and he served with reputation in the wars of King William III. and of Queen Aiuie. On the 20th of December, 1722, he was promoted to the lieut.- colonelcy of the ninth foot, and he performed the duties of commanding officer to that corps many years, with credit to himself and advantage to the service. On the cecease of Brigadier-General Paget, in 1741, KingGeoi^e II. rewarded the long and faithful services of Lieut.-Colonel O'Farrell with the colonelcy of the twentt-second regiment. In 1746 Colonel O'Farrell was promoted to the rank of brigadier- general, and in 1754 to that of major<>general. His decease occurred in l7-')7. Edward Wuitmore. Appointed 11 /A Jultfy 1757. Edward Wuitmore entered the army in the reign of King George II., and serving with distinction in the wars of the 8UCCKS8ION OF COLONELS. 55 Austrian siiccesMioti, was promoted to tliu lieiit.-colonelcy of the thirty-eiixth regiment ou the 17th of July, 1747. He performed the duty of commanding officer of the thirty-sixth regiment with reputation ten years ; and in July, 1767, King George II. rewardeT. wati promoted to the rank uf nmjor-generol in 1161, and in the same year he performed the duty of Commander-in-Chief in North America, and alM) succeeded Sir Jeffrey Amherst as Colonel-in-Chief of the sixtieth regiment, which he held two months, when Lieut.-General Amherst was re-appointed, (n March, 1762, he was appointed colonel of the twenty* 8»X'OND foot ; and in April, 1770, he was promoted to the ranic of 'eut.-general. When the misunderstanding between Great jutitain and her North American colonies began to assume a serious aspect, he was appointed Captain-General and Govemor-in-Chief of Massachusetts Ray, and lie arrived ut Boston in May, 1774. Hostilities commenced in the following year, and his active exertions to suppress the rebel- lion were rewarded in August, 1775, with the appointment of Commander-in-Chief in North America, which he resigned in a few months afterwards. In April, 1782, he was ap- pointed colonel of the seventeenth light dragoons ; he was promoted to the ranli of general in November following, and in 1785 he was removed to the eleventh dragoons. He died in 1787. CiiARLKs O'Hara. Appointed 18M April, 1V82. Charles O'Hara was appointed cornet in the third dragoons in December, 1752, and in 1756 he was promoted to lieutenant and captain in the second foot guards. He served in Portugal in 1762, and performed the duties of quartermaster- general to the army under Lieut.-General the £arl of Lou- doun. In 1769 he was promoted to the rank of captain and lieut.-colonel ; and he served with his regiment in North America. In the autumn of 1781 he was promoted to tlie rank of major-general. He commanded the brigade of foot guards under Lieut.-General Earl Cornwallis, in Virginia ; distinguished liiniself at the passage of the Catawba river on tiie 1st of February, 1781 ; and was wounded at the battle of Guildford on the 15th of March. In 1782 he was nomi- nated to the colonelcy of the twenty-second regiment ; was removed to the seventy-fourth highlanders in 1791, and was advancwl to the rank of lieut.-genera! in 1793. He com- ■I'crcssioN or colonblm. 57 niaiHietl the Uriti!«h truu|M at Toulun, uiiii woji wouimUhI and takuii priiNHier in un action with the French republican tnH)|M «>n the 30th of Niivember, I 793. U\» m>rv iced were rt'wanl«l with the appointment o( governor of Giiiraltar, and in 1798 he was promoted to the raiili of general. It i» recorded that he possetwcHi a happy combination of talentx ; was a brave and (•ntcr|»ri8ing soldier, a Htrict disciplinarian, and a polite and iiccouiplisheil gentleman. He died at Gibraltar on the 21iit of February, 1802. David Dundas. Appointed 2nd April, 1791. David Du.noas was one of the nioe»t distinguiiihed officers of the age in which he lived, for his perfect knowleilge of the principles of military tactics. He commenced his military education at the age of thirteen in the academy at Woolwich, and at fifteen lie assisted in a survey of Scotland ; in 1756 he obtained a commission in the fifty-^ixth regiment. In 17<>8 he proceeded with the expedition to the coast of France as an assistant quartermaster-general ; and in the following year obtaineil the command of a troop in a newly raised regiment uf light dragoons (Rliott's light horse), now the fifteenth, or King's hussars. He served with his regiment in Germany in 1760 and 1761 ; in the following summer he acconi|)anied an expedition to Cuba, as aide^le-camp to Major-Gencral Eliott, and was actively employed in the reduction of the Havannah. Afler the peace he resumed his post in his regiment, in which he rose to the rank of major ; and, urged by an ardent desire to acquire a perfect knowledge of every branch of his profession, he obtained permission to proceed to the Continent, to observe the practice of the French and Austrian armies. In 1775 he obtained the lieut.-colonelcy of the twelfth light dragoons, joined the regiment in Ireland shortly afterwards, and in 1778 received the appointment of ({uartermaster-general in that country. In 1782 he was removeil to the lieut.-colonelcy of the second Irish horse, nt»w the fifth dragoon guards. In 1785 he again procee regiment. While stationed at Windsor in 1785, he obtained the permission of King George III. for the introduction of an onler of merit in the corps, which under his command obtained a high reputation for correct discipline. ■■ 60 TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT OP FOOT. lie was promoted tu the rank of colonel in 1790; and in 1793 received a letter of service for raising the eighty-ninth regiment, of which he was appointed culcmel. In 1794 he wati advanced to the rank of major-general, and was removed to the TWENTY-SECOND regiment in 1795. He died on the 16th of June, 1798, at Portsmouth, of which fortress he was lieut.-governor at the time of his decease. John Graves Simcob. Appointed \6th June, 1798. John Graves Simcof, son of Captain Simcoe of the Royal Navy, evinced great talent from his youth. It is recorded that, when a boy, he was taken prisoner at sea, and conveyed up the river St. Lawrence, to Quebec ; and he constructed a chart of the river, which was given to Major-General Wolfe, who sailed with an expedition against Quebec, iu l7o9. On the 27th of April, 1770, he was appointed ensign in the thirty-fifth regiment, with which corps he served at Boston, in 1775 ; he was appointed captain in the fortieth regiment in December, 1775, and served at Long Island and New York in 1776, and in the expedition to Pennsylvania in 1777, when he distinguished himself at the battle of Braiidywine, and was wounded. In October of the same year, he was placed at the head of a provincial corps, called '* The Queen's Rangers," with the rank of major-commandant, and was pro- moted to the rank of lieut.-colonel in 1778. His services with this corps are spoken of by Lieut.-General Sir Henry Clinton, in a letter to Lord George Germaine, in the following terms : — *' Lieut-Colonel Simcoe has been at the head of a " battalion since October, 1777, and since that time he has " been perpetually with the advance of the army. The hb- " tory of the corps under his command is a series of gallant, *' skilful, and successful enterprises against the enemy, without " a single reverse. The Queen's Rangers have killed, or '' taken, twice their own numbers. Colonel Simcoe himself '^ has been thrice wounded ; and I do not scruple to assert, *' that his successes have been no less the fruit of the most ex- " tensive knowletlge of his profession which study and the SUCCEfWION OF COLONEW. I>l *' experience within his reach could give him, than of the '' most watchful attention and shining courage." Afier re- peatetUy distinguishing himself in North and South Carolina, and Virginia, he was included in the capitulation of York Town, and returned to England in a state of debility from excessive exertion, &c. In 1790 he was p.omoted to the rank of colonel, and in the following year raised a corps oV infantry called the Queen's Rangers, of which he was ap- pointed colonel on the 1st of September, 1791. He subse- quently proceeded to the West Indies, where he evinced the same talent, energy, and courage which shone so conspicuously in the American war. In 1794 hy was promoted to the rank of major-general, and in 1796 to the local » mk of lieut.- general in the island of St. Domingo. In January, 1798, he was appointed Colonel of the eighty-first regiment, and was removed, in June following, to the twentv-second regiment, the colonelcy of which corps he retained until his decease in 1806. Sir James H. Craig, K.B. Appointed ZOth October^ 1806. Jambs Henry Craig was appointed ensign in the thirtieth foot, in 1763, and served with his regiment at Gibraltar : in 1771 he was promoted to captain in the forty-seventh regi- ment, with which corps he served several cam|)aigns m America ; and in 1777 he was promoted to the majority, and in 1781 to the lieut.-coionelcy, of the eighty -second regiment, from which he was removed, in 1783, to the sixteenth. lie was promoted to the rank of colo ?1 in 1790, and to that of major-general in 1794 ; in 1795 he was nominated to the colonelcy of the forty-sixth regiment : he was advanced to the rank of lieut.-general in 1801, and removed to .he eighty- sixth in 1804. He commanded an expedition to the Medi- terranean, in 1805, with the local rank of genera.!, and the dignity of a knight of the Bath ; the troops under his orders landed at Naples, and subsequently took possession of the island of Sicily. In 1806 he was removed to the twenty- second raiment ; and in 1807 he was appointed governor of Upper and Lower Canada, with the local rank of general ei TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT OF FOOT. in America ; in 1809 he was removed to the sevei ty-eightli Higlilanders. He was also appointeti governor of Blackness Castle. He died on the 12th of January, 1812. The Honorable Edward Finch. Appointed 18/A September, 1809. In 1778 the Honorable Edward Finch was appointed cornet in the eleventh light dragoons, and in 1779 he was promoted to a lieutenancy in the eighty-seventh foot. He embarked for the West Indies, in January, 1780, and served there, and in North America, until 1782, when he returned to England, and was appointed lieutenant and captain in the second foot guards ; in 1792 he was promoted to captain and lieut.-colonel in the same corps. He served the campaigns of 1793 and 1794, in Flanders, under His Royal Highness the Duke of York, and shared in the several actions in which the foot guards distinguished themselves. In 1796 he was promoted to the rank of colonel, and in 1799 he commanded the tirst battalion of his regiment in the expedition to Holland, where he served in several actions under Lieut.-General Sir Ralph Abercromby and Hb Royal Highness the Duke of York. He commanded the brigade of light cavalry in the expedition to Egypt, in 1800, with the rank of brigadier- general, and was promoted to the rank of major-general, in January, 1801. After commanding the light cavalry in Egypt some time, he was placed at the head of a brigade of infantry, and was honored with the Order of the Crescent from the Grand Seignior. He commanded a brigade of foot guards in the expedition to Hanover in 1 805 ; and in 1807 he commanded a brigade at the capture of Copenhagen. In 1808 he was promoted to tiie rank of lieut.-general, and appointed colonel of the fifty-fourth regiment, and in 1809 he was removed to the twenty-second. He was promoted to the rank of general in 1819. His decease occurred on the 27th of October, 1843. SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. 63 SiK Charles James Napier, G.C.B. Appointed 2Ut November, 1843. The following Regimental Order was issued by Major- General Sir Charles Napier, upon his appointment by Her Majesty to the Colonelcy of the twenty -second Regiment. " TWENTT-SECOND ! *' Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to place me " at your head, and I shall end my military career wearing the " uniform of the Regiment. Your Glory must be my Glory, " and well I know it will increase, when you have again an op- " portunity to use your Arms ! Never were the Musket and " Bayonet wielded by stronger men, nor were the Royal Co- " lours of England ever confided to more intrepid Soldiers ! " Many General Officers have been made Colonels of Regi- " ments that they had formerly commanded, and with whose " glory their own fame is associated ; but old Comrades have "passed away, — to the new men, they are strangers,— and " nought remains to bind them to their Regiments, but Me- " mory and Renown ! My good fortune has been greater, for " while I rejoice in the past and present honors of my old " Corps, the Fiftieth Regiment, I am, as Colonel of the "twentv-second, placed among men at whose head I have " so lately fought, and to whose valour I owe so much ! ! " Soldiers, we are not men without feeling aspseudo Philoso- " phers pretend ! Obedience, Discipline, War, they deprive " us not of Manly sentiments. I shall always have the strongest " attachment to the corps with whom I have served, and amoTicr *' the honors won for me by the Array of Scinde, the greatest " is that of being your Colonel ! ! (Signed) " C. J. Napier, Major- General, '* Colonel 22nd Regiment. " Kurrachee, 23rd January, 1844." The following Postscript to the Official letter to Major- General Sir Charles Napier, announcing his appointment as 64 TWENTY-SECOND REOIMRNT OF FOOT. Colonel of tlieTwENTV-SEcuNO liegiineiit, was in the Duke of Wellittgl(nCs own hand-writing : — " P. S. I recommended tins arrangement to Her Majesty, '* principally on the ground that it would be satisfactory to you, '* as this was the only one of Her Majesty's Regiments in India *' engaged in the two glorious battles fought at Meeanee and '^ Hyderabad, in Seinde ; and Her Majesty was graciously '* pleased to approve of the rusommendation on that ground." LONDON: Printed by Wiiliaii Clowci and Sons, Stamford Strppt, For Her Majeaty's SUtiouery Office,