Her Majesty's Army, Vol. 2 of 4: A Descriptive Account of the Various Regiments Now Comprising the Queen's Forces, From Their First Establishment to the Present Time (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Walter Richards

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656738162 ISBN 13: 9780656738168

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Excerpt from Her Majesty's Army, Vol. 2 of 4: A Descriptive Account of the Various Regiments Now Comprising the Queen's Forces, From Their First Establishment to the Present Time

The next territorial regiment is the princess charlotte or wales's royal berkshire regiment (regimental District composed of the 49th Foot and the 66th Foot. The 49th was raised in 1743, Colonel Edward Trelawney being the first colonel, and the regiment for some time being called by his name. The regiment itself had a West Indian origin. When the old 22nd Foot returned to England, they left behind some of their number who were not averse to a further service in that region. These were eventually formed into a regiment of six companies, and were first known as the 63rd, or Americans. In the West Indies they remained till 1762, when, by a strange coincidence, they were relieved by their present second battalion, the 66th. Then came the American war of 1775 - 78, in which the light companies of the 49th (the regiment had received that number in 1748) were under Dundas, and greatly distinguished themselves. Returning home they were present at the alarming mutiny at the Nore, and later on served as marines in the bombardment of Copenhagen. The title of Princess Charlotte of Wales's Regiment was given in 1815, the 49th having furnished a guard of honour over her Royal Highness. In 1821 they were serving at the Cape. In the Crimea they were in the Second Division, commanded by Sir de Lacy Evans, who on the occasion of the battle of Inkerman left his bed on the alarm being given, and, looking pale and ill, was present in the field. The names of Alma, Inkerman, and Sevastopol on their colours speak to the sterling nature of the service they rendered. From 1857 to 1860 they were serving in the West Indies; fromil865 to 1875 in India, where they well responded to the demands made on them by the various exigencies of service in our great depen deney.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656738162
• ISBN 13: 9780656738168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 187