The Forming of
The King`s Royal Rifle Corps
From
1755 to 1878
Our Allies
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.
Depot in WINCHESTER.
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.
Depot in Winchester
1872
Four Battalions
1st Battalion = Halifax, N.S.
2nd Battalion = Peshawur, Nowshera.
3rd Battalion = Aden, Shorncliffe.
4th Battalion = Winchester.
Depot in Winchester
1873
Four Battalions
1st Battalion = Halifax, N.S.
2nd Battalion = Rawul Pindee, Kuldannah, and Detachments.
3rd Battalion = Shorncliffe.
4th Battalion = Portland.
Depot in Winchester
1874
Four Battalions
1st Battalion = Halifax.
2nd Battalion = Kuldannah, and Detachments.
3rd Battalion = Shorncliffe, Chatham.
4th Battalion = Portland, Devonport, Dublin.
Depot in Winchester
1875
Four Battalions
1st Battalion = Halifax.
2nd Battalion = Kuldannah, and Detachments, Delhi.
3rd Battalion = Chatham.
4th Battalion = Dublin.
Depot in Winchester
1876
Four Battalions
1st Battalion = Halifax.
2nd Battalion = Delhi, Meerut, Futtehghur
3rd Battalion = Winchester.
4th Battalion = Dublin, Agra.
Depot in Winchester
1877
Four Battalions
1st Battalion = Portsmouth.
2nd Battalion = Delhi, Meerut, Futtehghur
3rd Battalion = Aldershot.
4th Battalion = Agra.
Depot in Winchester
1878
Four Battalions
1st Battalion = Portsmouth, Winchester.
2nd Battalion = Meerut, Futtehghur
3rd Battalion = Aldershot, Colchester.
4th Battalion = Agra.
Depot in Winchester
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