May 032015
 

The Forming of

The King`s Royal Rifle Corps

From

1755 to 1878

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62nd or The Royal American Regiment of Foot

1755

In November of 1755 an act of Parliament authorising the raising of a Regiment of Foot in British North America.

On December the 25th 1755  ” The 62nd, or Royal American regiment of Foot ” was raised, also on the same day The Earl of Loudoun was appointed Colonel in Chief of the Regiment.

In the August of 1756 the title changed to “The 60th or Royal American Regiment of Foot.”

1756 

 ( Depots from Albany and New York to Winchester )

62nd or The Royal American Regiment of Foot

Four Battalions

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions

New York, Albany, Philadelphia.

Employed on different expeditions to Fort Pitt, Lancaster and, William Henry, and on the Lakes

Depots in Albany and New York

1757

60th or The Royal American Regiment of Foot

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = New York, Charleston Expedition, Philadelphia.

2nd Battalion = New York, Halifax, Expedition to Louisbourg, Philadelphia.

3rd Battalion = Albany, Forts William, Henry, Hunter, and Edwards.

4th Battalions = New York, Halifax, Expedition to Louisbourg, Expedition to Crown Point, Ticonderoga

Depot in America

1758

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Charleston, Philadelphia, Ticonderoga, Pittsburg, New York, Niagara, Detroit, Frontenac, and Albany.

2nd Battalion = Halifax, Louisbourg, Expedition to Bay of Fundy.

3rd Battalion = Albany, New York, Boston, Halifax and Louisbourg.

45th Battalion = Expedition to Ticonderoga and Forts Niagara, Crown Point, Frontenac, Albany.

Depot in America

1759

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Albany, Niagara, Pittsburg, Ticonderoga.

2nd Battalion = Louisbourg, Camp at Orleans Island, and Quebec.

3rd Battalion = Louisbourg, Camp at Orleans Island, and Quebec.

4th Battalion = Oswego, Niagara, and Detachments.

Depot in America

1760

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Pittsburg, Quebec, 4 Companies at Carlisle, Forts Bedford, Ligonier, and Niagara; 5 Companies at Montreal, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Quebec.

3rd Battalion = Quebec.

4th Battalion = Oswego, Fort Ontario, and Detachments at Montreal.

Depot in America

1761

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = 5 Companies at Pittsburg, Carlisle, Forts Bedford, Ligonier, and Niagara; 5 Companies at Montreal and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Quebec and Pittsburg.

3rd Battalion = Quebec, New York, Barbadoes.

4th Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

Depot in America

1762

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Pittsburg, Detachments on the Ohio, Philadelphia, and on Lake Michigan, and Superior.

2nd Battalion = Quebec and Pittsburg.

3rd Battalion = Barbadoes, Martinique, Havannah, Pensacola.

4th Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

Depot in America

1763

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Pittsburg, Forts Littleton, Bedford, Presq`ile, and Niagara.

2nd Battalion = Quebec, Detroit, Pittsburg, Niagara, New York, and Detachments.

3rd Battalion = Pensacola, and New York.

4th Battalion =  Montreal, and Detachments. ( Disbanded )

Depot in Isle of White

1764

Three Battalions

1st Battalion = Fort Pitt, New York, Expedition to the Lakes to Forts Ontario, Lancaster, and to Detroit, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Quebec and Detachments.

3rd Battalion = New York. ( Disbanded )

Depots in Isle of White

1765

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Pittsburg, Fort Stanwix, Fort George, Albany, New York.

2nd Battalion = Quebec, Montreal, New York.

Depot in Isle of White

1766

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = New York, Quebec, Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = New York, and Detachments.

Depot in Isle of White

1767

1st Battalion = Jamaica, 3 Companies in South Carolina.

2nd Battailion = New York, Niagara, and Detachments.

Depot in Isle of White

1768

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = New York, Niagara, and Detachments.

Depot in Isle of White

1769

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = New York, Niagara, and Detachments.

Depot in Isle of White

1770

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = New York, Niagara, and Detachments.

Depot in Isle of White

1771

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = New York, Niagara, and Detachments.

Depot in Isle of White

1772

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica, New York.

2nd Battalion = New York, 6 Companies to St Vincent, 4 to Antigua.

Depot in Isle of White

1773 

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = 6 Companies to St Vincent, 4 to Antigua.

Depot in Isle of White

1774

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = 6 Companies to St Vincent, 4 to Antigua.

Depot in Isle of White

1775

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica, Pensacola.

2nd Battalion = 6 Companies to St Vincent, 4 to Antigua.

3rd and 4th Battalion = Raised this year in England probably in the Isle of White.

Depot in Isle of White

1776

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica, 3 Companies South Carolina, Georgia.

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent, Antigua, St. Augustin, Isle Of White.

3rd Battalion = Isle Of White, Pensacola, St. Augustin, Jamaica.

4th Battalion =  Isle Of White, St. Augustin.

Depot in Isle of White

1777

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent, Antigua, St. Augustin.

3rd Battalion = Pensacola, St. Augustin, Jamaica.

4th Battalion = St. Augustin.

Depot in Isle of White

1778

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent, Antigua, St. Augustin.

3rd Battalion = Jamaica, Charleston.

4th Battalion = St. Augustin, Georgia.

Depot in Isle of White

1779

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent, Antigua, St. Augustin, Georgia.

3rd Battalion = Charleston.

4th Battalion = St. Augustin, Georgia.

Depot in Isle of White

1780

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica, Expedition to Nicaragua.

2nd Battalion = Antigua, St. Augustin, Georgia.

3rd Battalion = St. Augustin, New York.

4th Battalion = St. Augustin, Charleston, New York.

Depot in Isle of White

1781

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, St. Augustin, Georgia.

3rd Battalion = West Florida, New York.

4th Battalion = New York.

Depot in Isle of White

1782

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, St. Augustin.

3rd Battalion = New York.

4th Battalion = New York.

Depot in Isle of White

1783

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, St. Augustin, Grenada.

3rd Battalion = New York, Halifax. ( Disbanded )

4th Battalion = New York, Halifax. ( Disbanded )

Depot in Isle of White

1784

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, St. Augustin, Grenada. St. Vincent.

Depot in Isle of White

1785

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Grenada. St. Vincent.

Depot in Isle of White

1786

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica, Halifax.

2nd Battalion = Grenada.

Depot in Isle of White

1787

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Halifax, Quebec, Niagara, Newfound land.

2nd Battalion = Grenada, Montreal.

3rd and 4th Battalions Raised this year in Chatham, England.

Depot in Isle of White

1788

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Niagara, Montreal, Detroit, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Detroit.

3rd Battalion = Chatham, 4 Companies, and Head-Quarters, Barbadoes.

4th Battalion = Barbadoes, Chatham.

Depot in Isle of White

1789

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Niagara.

2nd Battalion = Detroit, Montreal, Niagara.

3rd Battalion = Head-Quarters and 4 Companies Barbadoes, 4 Companies Dominica, 2 at Monserrat.

4th Battalion = Barbadoes.

Depot in Isle of White

1790

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Niagara, Montreal.

2nd Battalion = Detroit, Montreal, Niagara.

3rd Battalion = Barbadoes, Dominica, Monserrat, Antigua.

4th Battalion = Barbadoes, Tobago.

Depot in Isle of White

1791

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion =  Detroit, Montreal, Niagara.

3rd Battalion = Antigua.

4th Battalion = Barbadoes, Tobago.

Depot in Isle of White

1792

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion =  Detroit, Montreal, Niagara.

3rd Battalion = Antigua, Tortola.

4th Battalion = Barbadoes, Tobago.

Depot in Isle of White

1793

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion =  Detroit, Montreal, Niagara, Quebec.

3rd Battalion = Antigua, Tobago, Guernsey.

4th Battalion = Barbadoes, Tobago.

Depot in Isle of White

1794

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion =  Detroit, Montreal, Niagara.

3rd Battalion = Guernsey.

4th Battalion = Tobago, Guadaloupe.

Depot in Isle of White

1795

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal.

2nd Battalion =  Detroit, Montreal, Niagara.

3rd Battalion = Guernsey, Barbadoes, St. Vincent.

4th Battalion = Tobago.

Depot in Isle of White

1796

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal.

2nd Battalion = Quebec.

3rd Battalion = St. Vincent, Tobago.

4th Battalion = Tobago, Lymington, Guernsey.

Depot in Isle of White

1797

Five Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal,Guernsey.

2nd Battalion = Quebec.

3rd Battalion = Tobago, Trinidad, Porto Rico.

4th Battalion = Guernsey, Granada, Jamaica, Tobago, Martinique.

5th Battalion = Raised this year in Cowes.

Depot in Isle of White

1798

Five Battalions

1st Battalion = Guernsey.

2nd Battalion = Quebec.

3rd Battalion =  Tobago.

4th Battalion = Martinique, St. Domingo.

5th Battalion = Cowes, Geoff`s Bridge, Clonmel.

Depot in Isle of White

1799

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Guernsey, Barbadoes.

2nd Battalion = Quebec, Montreal.

3rd Battalion =  Tobago.

4th Battalion = Martinique.

5th Battalion = Clonmel, Cork, Martinique, Surinam.

6th Battalion = Raised this year in Isle if White, 2 Companies in Holland.

Depot in Isle of White

1800

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Barbadoes, Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Quebec, Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion =  Tobago.

4th Battalion = Martinique.

5th Battalion = Surinam.

6th Battalion = Cowes, Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1801

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion =  Tobago.

4th Battalion = Martinique.

5th Battalion = Surinam.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1802

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, Tobago.

3rd Battalion =  Tobago, Grenada.

4th Battalion = Martinique, Jamaica.

5th Battalion = Surinam.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1803

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, Tobago, St. Vincent.

3rd Battalion =  Tobago, Grenada. Antigua.

4th Battalion = Jamaica.

5th Battalion = Surinam, Halifax.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1804

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent, Surinam.

3rd Battalion = Grenada.

4th Battalion = Jamaica.

5th Battalion = Halifax.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1805

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent.

3rd Battalion = Grenada.

4th Battalion = Lymington

5th Battalion = Halifax, Portsmouth.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1806

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent.

3rd Battalion = Grenada, Portsmouth, Guernsey.

4th Battalion = Lymington, Cape of Good Hope.

5th Battalion = Portsmouth.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1807

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica.

2nd Battalion = St. Vincent, Jersey.

3rd Battalion = Guernsey, Barbadoes, Danish Isle.

4th Battalion = Cape Town, and Detachments.

5th Battalion = Portsmouth, Cork.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1808

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica,  Spain, Portugal,

2nd Battalion = Jersey.

3rd Battalion = Barbadoes.

4th Battalion = Cape of Good Hope, Barbadoes.

5th Battalion = Cork, Portugal, Spain.

6th Battalion = Jamaica, and Detachments.

Depot in Isle of White

1809

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica, Maroontown, Savannah.

2nd Battalion = Corunna, Guernsey, Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion = Antigua, Martinique, Les Saintes.

4th Battalion = Barbadoes, Martinique, Les Saintes.

5th Battalion = Corunna, and Detachments in Spain.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1810

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Jamaica, Gaudaloupe, Cowes.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, Gaudaloupe.

3rd Battalion = Martinique, Gaudaloupe.

4th Battalion = Martinique, Gaudaloupe. Dominica, Antigua, Lymington.

5th Battalion = Spain, and Detachments.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1811

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Cowes, Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion = Martinique, Gaudaloupe.

4th Battalion = Lymington.

5th Battalion = Spain, and Detachments.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1812

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion = Martinique, Gaudaloupe.

4th Battalion = Lymington, Dominica,

5th Battalion = Spain, and Detachments.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in Isle of White

1813

Eight Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion = Martinique, Gaudaloupe.

4th Battalion = Dominica.

5th Battalion = Spain, and France.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

7th and 8th Battalions Raised this year.

7th Battalion = Guernsey.

8th Battalion = Lisbon.

Depot in Isle of White

1814

Eight Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion = Martinique, Gaudaloupe.

4th Battalion = Dominica.

5th Battalion = France, and Cork.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

7th Battalion = Guernsey, Halifax, Expedition to Penobscot.

8th Battalion = Lisbon, Gibraltar.

Depot in Isle of White

1815

Eight Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion = Martinique, Gaudaloupe, Dominica, St. Lucia.

4th Battalion = Dominica.

5th Battalion = Cork, Buttevant.

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

7th Battalion = Halifax, Annapolis.

8th Battalion = Gibraltar.

Depot in Isle of White

1816

Eight Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes.

3rd Battalion = Dominica, St. Lucia, Halifax, Annapolis, Prince Edward`s Island.

4th Battalion = Demerara

5th Battalion = Buttevant, Cowes, Gibraltar,

6th Battalion = Jamaica.

7th Battalion = Halifax.

8th Battalion = Gibraltar. ( Disbanded )

Depot in Isle of White

1817

Seven Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Barbadoes, Halifax, Quebec.

3rd Battalion =  Halifax.

4th Battalion = Demerara.

5th Battalion = Gibraltar.

6th Battalion = Jamaica, Portsmouth.

7th Battalion = Halifax. N.S. ( Disbanded )

Depot in Isle of White

1818

Six Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope.

2nd Battalion = Rifle Battalion, Quebec, and Detachments.

3rd Battalion =  Light Infantry, Halifax.

4th Battalion = Demerara.

5th Battalion = Gibraltar, Isle of White. ( Disbanded )

6th Battalion = Portsmouth. ( Disbanded )

Depot in Isle of White

1819

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Cape of Good Hope, Demerara, Portsmouth. ( Disbanded )

2nd Battalion = Rifle Battalion, Quebec.

3rd Battalion =  Light Infantry, Halifax.

4th Battalion = Demerara, Portsmouth. ( Disbanded )

Depot in Isle of White

1820

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Rifle Battalion, 5 Companies at Quebec, 5 Companies at Isle aux Noix.

2nd Battalion =  Light Infantry, Halifax, Annapolis.

Depot in Isle of White

1821

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion =  Right Wing Annapolis, Left Wing Bermuda.

Depot in Isle of White

1822

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion =  Right Wing Halifax, Left Wing Bermuda.

Depot in Isle of White

1823

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Kingston, Ontario.

2nd Battalion =  Right Wing, Halifax and New Foundland. Left Wing, Bermuda.

Depot in Isle of White

1824

The 60th

or

The Duke of York`s Own Rifle Corps

and

Light Infantry

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Kingston, Quebec, Chatham ( England ), Canterbury.

2nd Battalion =  Right Wing, Halifax and New Foundland, Barbadoes, and Demerara. Left Wing, Bermuda, and Demerara.

Depots-1st Battalion, Chatham, 2nd Battalion, Isle of White.

1825

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Rifle Battalion, Canterbury, Chatham, Weedon, Manchester.

2nd Battalion = Rifle Battalion, Right Wing, Barbadoes, Berbice; Left Wing, Demerara.

Depot-Isle of White

1826

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Manchester, and Detachments, Plymouth.

2nd Battalion = Right Wing, Barbadoes, Berbice; Left Wing, Demerara.

Depot-2nd Isle of White

1827

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Lisbon

2nd Battalion = Right Wing, Barbadoes, Berbice; Left Wing, Demerara.

Depots in 1st Plymouth, 2nd Isle of White

1828

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Lisbon, Fermoy, Limerick, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Right Wing, Berbice; Left Wing, Demerara.

Depots in 1st Plymouth, 2nd Isle of White

1829

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Limerick, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Right Wing, Berbice; Left Wing, Demerara. } Isle of White

Depot in 2nd Isle of White

1830

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Limerick, Cork, and Gibraltar.

2nd Battalion = Isle of White, Weedon, Manchester.

Depot in 1st Portsmouth

1831

The 60th

or

The King`s Royal Rifle Corps

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Gibraltar.

2nd Battalion = Manchester, Dublin, and Detachments.

Depot in, 1st Portsmouth

1832

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Gibraltar.

2nd Battalion = Naas, Templemore, and Detachments.

Depot in, 1st Portsmouth

1833

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Gibraltar.

2nd Battalion = Naas, Templemore, Dublin.

Depot in, 1st Portsmouth

1834

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Gibraltar, Malta.

2nd Battalion = Mullingar, Kilkenny, and detachments.

Depot in, 1st Portsmouth

1835

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Malta.

2nd Battalion = Kilkenny, Buttervant, Cork, Gibraltar.

Depot in, 1st Stockport

1836

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Malta, Corfu, Vido.

2nd Battalion = Gibraltar.

Depots in 1st Newcastle, 2nd Jersey

1837

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Vido, Corfu.

2nd Battalion = Gibraltar,Vido, Corfu.

Depots in 1st Sunderland, 2nd Jersey

1838

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Corfu, Zante, Vido, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Vido, Corfu.

Depots in 1st Hull, 2nd Jersey

1839

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Corfu, Zante, Vido, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Corfu.

Depots in 1st Hull, 2nd Jersey

1840

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Corfu, Zante, Woolwich, Windsor.

2nd Battalion = Corfu.

Depot in, 2nd Clonmel

1841

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Windsor, Bolton, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Corfu, Jamaica.

Depot in, 2nd Naas

1842

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Bolton, Manchester, and Detachments.

2nd Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in, 2nd Dublin

1843

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Manchester, Naas, Dublin.

2nd Battalion = Jamaica.

Depot in, 2nd Newry

1844

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Dublin, Kilkenny, Waterford Detachment, Fermor.

2nd Battalion = Jamaica, Quebec.

Depot in,2nd Belturbet

1845

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Fermoy, and Detachment, Poonah.

2nd Battalion = Quebec, St. John, Lacrosse.

Depots in 1st Chatham, 2nd Dundee

1846

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Poonah, Kurrachee, Scinde.

2nd Battalion = St. John, Montreal, Halifax, N.S.

Depots in 1st Chatham, 2nd Paisley

1847

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Kurrachee.

2nd Battalion = Halifax, Portsmouth, Chichester, and Detachments.

Depot in, 1st Chatham

1848

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Kurrachee, Punjaub.

2nd Battalion = Preston, Bolton, Manchester, Bury, Dublin, Kilkenny.

Depot in, 1st Chatham

1849

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Punjaub.

2nd Battalion = Dublin, Kilkenny, and Detachments.

Depot in, 1st Chatham

1850

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Peshawur, Kussowlie.

2nd Battalion = Dublin, Templemore, and Detachments.

Depot in, 1st Chatham

1851

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Kussowlie, Subbatoo.

2nd Battalion = Templemore, Kilkenny, and Detachments, Cork, British Kaffraia.

Depots in, 1st Chatham, 2nd Naas

1852

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jullundur.

2nd Battalion = British Kaffraia.

Depots in, 1st Chatham, 2nd Naas

1853

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jullundur.

2nd Battalion = British Kaffraia, Kings William`s Town, and Detachments.

Depots in, 1st Chatham, 2nd Birr

1854

Two Battalions

1st Battalion = Jullundur.

2nd Battalion = Kings William`s Town, and Detachments.

Depots in, 1st Chatham, 2nd Limerick

1855

Three Battalions

1st Battalion = Jullundur, Meerut

2nd Battalion = Kings William`s Town, and Detachments.

3rd Battalion = Raised this year at Dublin.

Depots in, 1st Chatham, 2nd Dublin

1856

Three Battalions

1st Battalion = Meerut,

2nd Battalion = Kings William`s Town, and Detachments.

3rd Battalion = Curragh, Dublin.

Depots in, 1st Chatham, 2nd Athlone, Sligo, Curragh, Jersey.

1857

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Meerut, Delhi

2nd Battalion = Kings William`s Town, and Detachments.

3rd Battalion = Dublin Madras, Bangalore, and Detachments.

4th Battalion = Raised this year at WINCHESTER

Depots in, 1st Chatham, 2nd Jersey and WINCHESTER, 3rd in Jersey and Chatham.

1858

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Delhi, Meerut, Rohilcund, Oude.

2nd Battalion = Kings William`s Town, Arrah.

3rd Battalion = Bangalore, Mysor Bellary.

4th Battalion = Winchester, Dover.

Depots in, 1st and 3rd in Dover. 2nd and 4th in WINCHESTER.

1859

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Benares, Allahbad, Dum-Dum, Calcutta.

2nd Battalion = Right Wing, Benares, Left Wing, Arrah.

3rd Battalion = Bangalore, Jackatalla.

4th Battalion = Dover.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1860

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Calcutta, Dover.

2nd Battalion = Benares, China.

3rd Battalion = Jackatalla.

4th Battalion = Dover, Waterford, Kilkenny, and Detachments.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1861

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Dover, Aldershot.

2nd Battalion = Tien Tsin.

3rd Battalion = Jackatalla.

4th Battalion = Dublin, Quebec.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1862

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Aldershot.

2nd Battalion = Portsmouth.

3rd Battalion = Jackatalla, Thayet-Myo, Tonghoo.

4th Battalion = Quebec.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1863

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Aldershot, London.

2nd Battalion = Portsmouth, Aldershot.

3rd Battalion = Tonghoo, Ragoon, and Detachments

4th Battalion = Quebec, Montreal.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1864

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = London, Carragh, Dublin.

2nd Battalion = Aldershot,

3rd Battalion = Ragoon and Detachments, Andaman Islands.

4th Battalion = Montreal.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1865

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Dublin, Carragh, Newry, Enniskillen, Derry.

2nd Battalion = Dover.

3rd Battalion = Ragoon, Madras.

4th Battalion = Montreal, New London, N.B.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1866

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Newry, Enniskillen, Dublin, Malta.

2nd Battalion = Dover, Dublin, Carragh, Cork.

3rd Battalion = Madras.

4th Battalion = New London.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1867

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Malta, Montreal, Quebec.

2nd Battalion = Cork, Calcutta.

3rd Battalion = Madras, Bellary

4th Battalion = New London.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1868

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Point Levi Quebec, Montreal.

2nd Battalion = Calcutta.

3rd Battalion = Madras, Bellary , Bangalore

4th Battalion = New London. N.B.

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1869

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

2nd Battalion = Right Wing, Seetapore. Left Wing, Benares.

3rd Battalion = Bellary.

4th Battalion = New London. St. John, N.B., Aldershot.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1870

Four Battalions

1st Battalion =  Ottawa, Toronto, Red River Expedition, Montreal, Quebec.

2nd Battalion = Right Wing, Seetapore. Left Wing, Benares. Peshawur

3rd Battalion = Bellary.

4th Battalion = Aldershot, Colchester.

Depot in WINCHESTER.

1871

Four Battalions

1st Battalion =  Quebec, Halifax, N.S.

2nd Battalion = Peshawur.

3rd Battalion = Bellary, Aden.

4th Battalion = Colchester, Winchester.

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1872

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Halifax, N.S.

2nd Battalion = Peshawur, Nowshera.

3rd Battalion = Aden, Shorncliffe.

4th Battalion = Winchester.

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1873

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Halifax, N.S.

2nd Battalion = Rawul Pindee, Kuldannah, and Detachments.

3rd Battalion = Shorncliffe.

4th Battalion = Portland.

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1874

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Halifax.

2nd Battalion = Kuldannah, and Detachments.

3rd Battalion = Shorncliffe, Chatham.

4th Battalion = Portland, Devonport, Dublin.

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1875

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Halifax.

2nd Battalion = Kuldannah, and Detachments, Delhi.

3rd Battalion = Chatham.

4th Battalion = Dublin.

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1876

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Halifax.

2nd Battalion = Delhi, Meerut, Futtehghur

3rd Battalion = Winchester.

4th Battalion = Dublin, Agra.

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1877

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Portsmouth.

2nd Battalion = Delhi, Meerut, Futtehghur

3rd Battalion = Aldershot.

4th Battalion = Agra.

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1878

Four Battalions

1st Battalion = Portsmouth, Winchester.

2nd Battalion = Meerut, Futtehghur

3rd Battalion = Aldershot, Colchester.

4th Battalion = Agra.

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