Chapter XL: Appendix: Xv.493

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Footnote 493:

Continued from Appendix 273 of MacKinnon’s _Origin and Services of
the Coldstream Guards_ (ii. 450).

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STATIONS.

Date. No. of Stations.
Cos.
March 1, 1833 8 1st Battalion from Knightsbridge Barracks to
King’s Mews Barracks.
Aug. 19, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Dublin _viâ_ Bristol to the
Mews Barracks, in two wings—left wing on the
19th, and the right wing on the 22nd.
Aug. 30, ” 8 1st Battalion from the Mews to Portman Street
Barracks.
Feb. 28, 1834 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to Windsor.
March 1, ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Barracks[494]
to Knightsbridge, Kensington, and Magazine
Barracks.
April 30, ” 1 Of the 2nd Battalion from the Magazine
Barracks to Chelsea, returning to the
Magazine the next day.
” ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from Windsor to London,
returning next day.
May 16, ” 4 Of the 1st Battalion from Windsor to Bagshot;
this detachment was back in Windsor on the
21st.
Sept. 3, ” 8 1st Battalion from Windsor to the Tower, on
the 3rd and 4th.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Knightsbridge, Kensington,
and Magazine Barracks to Wellington
Barracks.[494]
March 3, 1835 8 1st Battalion from the Tower to St. George’s
Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Portman Street Barracks.
Aug. 31, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to Windsor,
_viâ_ Hounslow.
Sept. 2, ” 8 1st Battalion from St. George’s to Wellington
Barracks.
Oct. 26, ” 4 Of the 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Brighton.
Feb. 29, 1836 4 Of the 2nd Battalion from Brighton to the
Tower.
March 2, ” 4 Of the 2nd Battalion from Windsor to the
Tower.
March 3, ” 8 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Knightsbridge, Buckingham Palace,
Kensington, and Magazine Barracks.
May 31, ” 4 Of the 1st Battalion from Knightsbridge
Barracks to St. John’s Wood Barracks.
July 28, ” 8 1st Battalion from London to Dublin, _viâ_
Bristol, by two wings, on the 28th and 29th.
Aug. 30, ” 8 2nd Battalion from the Tower to St. George’s
Barracks.
March 3, 1837 8 2nd Battalion from St. George’s to Portman
Street Barracks.
July 7, ” 8 2nd Battalion to Windsor, to take part in the
funeral of King William IV.; the Battalion
returned to Portman Street about the 9th.
July 22, 1837 8 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to
Hammersmith and adjacents during an election
in the borough of Marylebone; Portman Street
was re-occupied by the Battalion on the
28th.
Aug. 21, ” 8 1st Battalion from Dublin to St. George’s
Barracks, in two wings on the 21st and 22nd.
Sept. 2, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to St.
John’s Wood, Magazine, Buckingham Palace,
and St. George’s Barracks and quarters
adjacent.
Feb. 14, 1838 8 1st Battalion from St. George’s _viâ_ Hounslow
to Windsor.
Feb. 15, ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. John’s Wood,
Kensington, Magazine, Buckingham Palace to
Wellington Barracks.
March 28, ” 8 2nd Battalion from London, 28th and 29th, in
four divisions to Winchester; two _viâ_
Epsom, Guildford, and Alton, and two _viâ_
Hounslow, Bagshot, and Basingstoke. From
Winchester to Portsmouth, where the
Battalion embarked, April 17th, for Canada,
in H.M.S. _Edinburgh_ and _Athol_, and
landed at Quebec on May 11th.
June 26, ” 8 1st Battalion from Windsor to London to take
part in the Queen’s Coronation, returning to
Windsor on the 30th.
Aug. 31, ” 8 1st Battalion from Windsor to Portman Street
Barracks.
March 1, 1839 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to
Wellington Barracks.
Aug. 31, ” 8 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks to the
Tower.
Feb. 29, 1840 8 1st Battalion from the Tower to St. John’s
Wood (4 companies), Buckingham Palace (1
company), Kensington (1 company), the
Magazine (1 company), and Wellington
Barracks (1 company).
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood, etc., to
Wellington Barracks.
March 1, 1841 8 1st Battalion from Wellington to Portman
Street Barracks.
June 28, ” 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to Fulham,
Parson’s Green, and Walham Green, during an
election in the borough of Marylebone;
thence the right wing to Twickenham and the
left wing to Hounslow (but not within two
miles of Brentford, Bedfont, or Kingston),
during the election in the county of
Middlesex. The Battalion returned to Portman
Street Barracks on July 9th.
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to St.
George’s Barracks.
March 9, 1842 8 1st Battalion from St. George’s Barracks to
the Tower.
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from the Tower, 7 companies to
Portman Street, 1 company to the Magazine
Barracks.
Oct. 22, ” 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street and the
Magazine to St. John’s Wood, Kensington,
Magazine, and Buckingham Palace Barracks.
Oct, 6, ” 6 Of the 2nd Battalion left Quebec to return to
England on board the H.M.S. _Calcutta_;
landed at Spithead on the 31st, and
proceeded by two trains to Winchester.
Oct. 19, ” 2 Of the 2nd Battalion, from Quebec, on board
H.M.S. _Pique_, to Spithead; arriving there
November 12th; thence to Winchester.
Nov. 22, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Winchester to St. George’s
Barracks.
March 1, 1843 8 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood to Windsor.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. George’s to Portman
Street.
Sept. 1, 1843 8 1st Battalion from Windsor to Wellington
Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to St.
John’s Wood (3 companies), St. George’s
Barracks (2 companies), Buckingham Palace,
Magazine, and Kensington Barracks (1 company
each).
March 1, 1844 8 1st Battalion from Wellington to Portman
Street Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. John’s Wood, etc., to
Wellington Barracks.
Aug. 30, ” 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to the
Tower.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to St.
George’s Barracks.
Feb. 28, 1845 8 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Barracks to
Windsor.
March 8, ” 8 1st Battalion from the Tower to Winchester.
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from Winchester to Portman
Street Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Windsor to the Tower.
Feb. 26, 1846 8 2nd Battalion from the Tower to Winchester.
Feb. 27, ” 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to St.
John’s Wood (3 companies), Wellington
Barracks (2 companies), and to Kensington,
Buckingham Palace, and the Magazine (1
company each).
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood, etc., to
St. George’s Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Winchester to Portman
Street Barracks.
March 2, 1847 8 1st Battalion from St. George’s to Wellington
Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to St.
John’s Wood (3 companies), and Buckingham
Palace, Wellington, the Magazine,
Kensington, and St. George’s Barracks (1
company each).
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Chichester.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. John’s Wood, etc., to
Wellington Barracks.
March 1, 1848 8 1st Battalion from Chichester to the Tower.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Windsor.
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from the Tower to Windsor.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Windsor to St. George’s
Barracks.
March 1, 1849 8 1st Battalion from Windsor to St. George’s
Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Barracks to
the Tower.
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from St. George’s Barracks to
St. John’s Wood (3 companies), Wellington (2
companies), and the Magazine, Kensington,
and Buckingham Palace (1 company each).
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from the Tower to Chichester.
March 1, 1850 8 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood, etc., to
Portman Street Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Chichester to St. George’s
Barracks.
Sept. 4, ” 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to Windsor.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Barracks to
St. John’s Wood (3 companies), and St.
George’s, Wellington, Kensington, Buckingham
Palace, and the Magazine (1 company each).
March 7, 1851 8 1st Battalion from Windsor to the Tower.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. John’s Wood, etc., to
Wellington Barracks.
Oct. 23, 1851 8 1st Battalion from the Tower to Chichester.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Wellington to Portman
Street Barracks.
March 2, 1852 8 1st Battalion from Chichester to Wellington
Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to Windsor.
Sept. 1, ” 8 1st Battalion from Wellington to Portman
Street.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Windsor to the Tower.
March 2, 1853 8 1st Battalion from Portman Street to St.
John’s Wood (3 companies), and to
Kensington, Buckingham Palace, the Magazine,
Wellington, and St. George’s Barracks (1
company each).
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from the Tower to St. George’s
Barracks.
June 14, ” 8 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood, etc., to
Chobham Camp, _viâ_ Windsor.
July 14, ” 8 1st Battalion from Chobham Camp to St.
George’s Barracks.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Barracks to
Chobham Camp, _viâ_ Chertsey.
Aug. 19, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Chobham Camp to Chichester,
in two wings, left wing on the 19th and
right wing on the 20th.
Feb. 14, 1854 8 1st Battalion from St. George’s to Chichester;
the men of the Battalion who were not to
proceed on foreign service were sent to
Windsor.
” ” 8 2nd Battalion from Chichester to Windsor,
leaving behind at the former quarter men who
were to complete the 1st Battalion to 850
rank and file.
Feb. 22, ” 8 1st Battalion from Chichester to Southampton;
thence in ss. _Orinoco_ to Malta, reaching
that place on March 4th.
Feb. 23, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Windsor to St. George’s
Barracks, and thence on the 28th to
Wellington Barracks.
April 21, ” 8 1st Battalion left Malta in H.M.S. _Vulcan_,
disembarking at Scutari on the 29th, and was
encamped there.
June 13, ” 8 1st Battalion from Scutari to Varna in the
steam-transport _Andes_, and encamped about
a mile outside the fortifications there on
the 14th.
July 1 ” 8 1st Battalion marched from Varna to Aladyn,
and was encamped there.
July 27, ” 8 1st Battalion marched from Aladyn to the
village of Gevreklek, and was encamped
there.
Aug. 16, ” 8 1st Battalion marched from Gevreklek to the
vicinity of the Adrianople Road, about two
miles to the south of Varna, and reached
their new camp on the 18th.
Sept. 1, ” 12 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Portman Street.
Sept. 7, ” 8 Of the 1st Battalion, the left wing and the
head-quarters embarked on board the
steam-transport _Tonning_, on August 29th,
and 2 companies on H.M.S. _Simoon_; the
remaining 2 companies on H.M.S. _Vengeance_,
the next day, August 30th, whence they were
transferred to H.M.S. _Bellerophon_ on
September 4th. On September 7th the fleet
left the coast of Turkey, and sailed into
the Black Sea, approaching the Crimea, off
Eupatoria, on the 13th. Next day, the 14th,
the Battalion landed in the Crimea.
Sept. 20, ” 8 BATTLE OF THE ALMA, 1st Battalion present.
Oct. 2, ” 8 1st Battalion marched from the neighbourhood
of the Alma on September 23rd, and, taking
part in the flank march round Sevastopol,
encamped outside Balaklava near the village
of Kadikeui; on October 2nd, the Battalion
took up a position before Sevastopol.
Nov. 5, 1854 8 BATTLE OF INKERMAN. 1st Battalion present.
Jan. 31, 1855 1 Of the 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to
Kensington Barracks.
Feb. 24, ” 8 1st Battalion from before Sevastopol to
Balaklava.
March 1, ” 12 2nd Battalion from Portman Street and
Kensington to St. George’s Barracks.
March 26, ” 1 Of the 2nd Battalion from St. George’s
Barracks to Wellington Barracks. This
company rejoined head-quarters on April
10th.
June 13, ” 12 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Barracks to
the Camp at Aldershot.
June 16, ” 8 1st Battalion from Balaklava to before
Sevastopol.
Aug. 28, ” 12 2nd Battalion from Aldershot to St. George’s
Barracks, the Tower, and the Magazine and
Kensington Barracks.
Sept. 15, ” 2 Of the 2nd Battalion from the Tower to Portman
Street. Between this date and the end of
January, 1856, several changes took place in
the stations of individual companies, and
the Battalion then had 3 companies in
Portman Street, 1 company in Buckingham
Palace, the Magazine, and in Kensington
Barracks, each, and the remainder in St.
George’s Barracks.
Feb. 29, 1856 12 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Barracks,
etc., to the Tower and Portman Street.
June 4, ” 8 1st Battalion embarked at Kamiesh Bay
(Crimea), on board H.M.S. _Agamemnon_, for
England, and disembarked at Gosport on the
28th; thence to Aldershot.
June 26, ” 2 Of the 2nd Battalion from Portman Street to
rejoin head-quarters at the Tower.
July 9, ” 10 1st Battalion from Aldershot to the Tower and
St. John’s Wood.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from the Tower to Windsor. From
August 26th to the middle of October, 1
company was encamped at Ascot; (each company
of the Battalion proceeded there in
succession for a few days).
Dec. 4, ” 2 Of the 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood to
the Tower.
March 3, 1857 10 1st Battalion from the Tower to Aldershot.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Wellington
Barracks.
Sept. 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Aldershot to Wellington
Barracks and Buckingham Palace (1 company).
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Dublin. Between October 17th and December
21st, 2 companies were at the Curragh;
(detachments of 2 companies at a time
relieved each other successively, until the
whole 10 companies had received musketry
instruction there). During the following
spring and summer 1 company at a time
proceeded to Curragh or to Ash Camp for
musketry practice.
Nov. 20, ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from Buckingham Palace to
Wellington Barracks.
April 15, 1858 10 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Windsor. During the summer months the
companies proceeded one after another to Ash
Camp or to Ascot for musketry practice.
Sept. 1, 1858 10 1st Battalion from Windsor to St. George’s,
Kensington, and Magazine Barracks.[495]
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Dublin to Wellington
Barracks.
April 1, 1859 10 1st Battalion from St. George’s, Kensington,
and Magazine Barracks to Wellington
Barracks. During the summer the companies
proceeded separately, one after another, to
Ash Camp for musketry.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Portman Street and St. John’s Wood Barracks.
July 1st, ” 10 2nd Battalion thence to Aldershot, returning
to the same West-end Barracks, August 2nd.
Sept. 1st, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Portman Street and St.
John’s Wood to the Tower.
Oct. 1st, ” 10 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Portman Street and St. John’s Wood Barracks.
April 3, 1860 10 1st Battalion from Portman Street and St.
John’s Wood to Wellington Barracks and
Buckingham Palace Barracks.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from the Tower to Windsor.
Musketry by companies at Ash Camp during the
summer.
June 15, ” 10 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Aldershot, returning to same London quarters
July 17th.
June 28, ” 2 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Wellington
Barracks, returning to Windsor August 13th.
Oct. 2 ” 10 1st Battalion from Wellington and Buckingham
Palace Barracks, to St. George’s,
Kensington, and Magazine Barracks.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Portman Street
and St. John’s Wood Barracks.
April 2, 1861 10 1st Battalion from St. George’s, Kensington,
and Magazine Barracks to the Tower. Musketry
by companies during the summer at Ash Camp.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Portman Street and St.
John’s Wood Barracks to Wellington and
Buckingham Palace Barracks.
July 19, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Aldershot, returnig to the former quarters
August 23rd.
Oct. 4, ” 10 1st Battalion from the Tower to Dublin by
Liverpool.
Dec. 12, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington and Buckingham
Palace Barracks to the Tower, returning to
the same quarters in the West-end on
December 19th.
April 1, 1862 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington and Buckingham
Palace Barracks to Portman Street and St.
John’s Wood Barracks. Musketry by companies
to Aldershot and at Eastbourne, during the
summer.
April 16, ” 10 1st Battalion from Dublin to Wellington
Barracks.
Aug. 5, ” 10 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Aldershot.
Sept. 5, ” 10 1st Battalion from Aldershot to Windsor.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Portman Street and St.
John’s Wood Barracks to St. George’s, the
Magazine, Wellington, and Buckingham Palace
Barracks.
Jan. 10, 1863 1 Of the 2nd Battalion from St. George’s
Barracks to Wellington Barracks.
April 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Windsor to Portman Street
and Kensington Barracks.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from St. George’s Magazine,
Wellington, and Buckingham Palace Barracks
to Windsor. Musketry for both battalions by
companies at Aldershot, during the summer.
July 4, ” 4 Of the 1st Battalion from Kensington to
Wellington Barracks, returning to the former
quarter September 1st.
Sept. 15, ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from Portman Street to
Chelsea Barracks.[496]
Sept. 25, ” 10 1st Battalion from Portman Street and
Kensington to St. George’s (7 companies),
Magazine (1 company), and Chelsea Barracks
(2 companies).
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Wellington
Barracks.
Oct. 1, ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from St. George’s to
Chelsea Barracks.
Oct. 15, ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from the Magazine to
Chelsea Barracks.
April 1, 1864 10 1st Battalion from St. George’s and Chelsea to
Wellington (8 companies), Buckingham Palace
(1 company), Magazine (1 company). Musketry
by companies during the summer at
Eastbourne.
July 5, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Aldershot, returning to the former station
August 2nd.
Sept. 15, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to
Windsor.
March 31,1865 10 1st Battalion from Wellington, Buckingham
Palace, and Magazine Barracks to Windsor.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to St. George’s (6
companies), and Chelsea Barracks (4
companies). Musketry for both Battalions by
companies at Aldershot.
Aug. 2, ” 10 2nd Battalion from St. George’s and Chelsea to
the Tower (8 companies) and St. John’s Wood
Barracks (2 companies).
Sept. 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Windsor to Chelsea
Barracks.
Feb. 20, 1866 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea to Dublin.
March 1, ” 10 2nd Battalion from the Tower and St. John’s
Wood to Chelsea Barracks. Musketry during
the summer by companies at Aldershot.
Aug. 31, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea to Wellington,
Kensington, Buckingham Palace, and Magazine
Barracks.
Sept. 13, ” 10 1st Battalion from Dublin to the Curragh, till
October 25th.
Dec. 21, ” 1 Of the 2nd Battalion from Magazine to
Wellington Barracks.[497]
Feb. 28, 1867 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palace Barracks to Dublin.
March 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Dublin to St. George’s (6
companies) and Chelsea Barracks (4
companies). Musketry by companies at
Eastbourne during the summer.
March 9, ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from St. George’s to
Chelsea Barracks.
Sept. 3, ” 10 1st Battalion from St. George’s and Chelsea to
the Tower (8 companies), and St. John’s Wood
(2 companies).
Oct. 21, ” 2 Of the 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood to
the Tower.
March 4, 1868 10 1st Battalion from the Tower to Windsor.
Musketry by companies at Aldershot during
the summer.
March 4, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Dublin to Chelsea (7
companies) and St. George’s Barracks (3
companies). Musketry by companies at
Aldershot during the summer.
April 22, ” 2 Of the 2nd Battalion from St. George’s to
Chelsea Barracks.
May 16, ” 2 Of the 2nd Battalion from Chelsea to St.
John’s Wood Barracks.
May 29, ” 2 Of the 2nd Battalion from St. John’s Wood to
St. George’s Barracks.
Sept. 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Windsor to Chelsea
Barracks.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks to Windsor.
March 3, 1869 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea to Chelsea and St.
George’s.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to the Tower and
St. John’s Wood Barracks. Musketry by
companies to Aldershot during the summer.
July 6, ” 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks to Aldershot, returning to former
quarters August 3rd.
Sept. 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks to Wellington Barracks.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from the Tower and St. John’s
Wood to Wellington, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palace Barracks.
March 2, 1870 10 1st Battalion from Wellington to Wellington,
Kensington, and Buckingham Palace Barracks.
March 3, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palace Barracks to Wellington
Barracks. Musketry for both Battalions by
companies at Aldershot.
Sept. 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Wellington, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palace Barracks to Windsor.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington to Chelsea
Barracks.
March 1, 1871 10 1st Battalion from Windsor to the Tower.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea to Chelsea and St.
George’s Barracks. Musketry by companies for
both Battalions at Aldershot, during the
summer.
June 19, ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from the Tower to
Kensington Barracks.
July 5, ” 1 Of the 1st Battalion from the Tower to
Kensington Barracks.
Aug. 8, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks to Aldershot and neighbourhood for
manœuvres.
Sept. 26, ” 10 1st Battalion from the Tower and Kensington
Barracks to Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Aldershot manœuvres to
Windsor.
April 6, 1872 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Dublin.
” ” 1st Battalion by companies to Aldershot during
the summer for musketry.
Aug. 15, ” 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks to Blandford and neighbourhood, for
Salisbury Plain manœuvres.
Aug. 19, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Dublin to the Curragh,
returning to Dublin after a few weeks.
Sept. 14, ” 10 1st Battalion from Salisbury Plain
manœuvres to Wellington Barracks.
April 24, 1873 10 2nd Battalion from Dublin to the Tower and St.
John’s Wood Barracks. The companies in
latter quarter were withdrawn from May to
July. Musketry by companies during summer at
Ash and Windsor.
1st Battalion by companies to Gravesend and
Ash for musketry during the summer.
Aug. 18, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Tower and St. John’s Wood
to Cannock Chase and neighbourhood for
manœuvres.
Sept. 12, ” 10 1st Battalion from Wellington to Chelsea
Barracks.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Cannock Chase manœuvres
to Chelsea and St. George’s Barracks.
April 28, 1874 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea to Windsor.
Musketry by companies at Windsor and
Aldershot.
2nd Battalion by companies to Gravesend for
musketry.
Oct. 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Windsor to the Tower and
St. John’s Wood.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s to
Wellington Barracks.
Jan. 5, 1875 1 Of the 1st Battalion from St. John’s Wood to
the Tower.
April 3, ” 10 1st Battalion from the Tower to Wellington,
Kensington, and Buckingham Palace Barracks.
Musketry for both Battalions by companies at
Gravesend and Ash.
Oct. 1, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington to Chelsea and
St. George’s Barracks.
March 29, 1876 10 1st Battalion from Wellington, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palace Barracks to Shorncliffe.
March 30, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s to
the Tower.
Aug. 2, ” 10 2nd Battalion from the Tower to Aldershot.
Sept. 1, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Aldershot to Windsor.
” ” 10 1st Battalion from Shorncliffe to Wellington
Barracks.
March 1, 1877 10 1st Battalion from Wellington to Chelsea
Barracks. Musketry by half-battalions at
Gravesend and Ash.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Wellington,
Kensington, and Buckingham Palace. Musketry
by half-battalions at Ash.
June 22, ” 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea to Aldershot,
returning to the former quarter July 20th.
Sept. 4, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks, etc.,
to Shorncliffe.
March 1, 1878 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea to the Tower.
Musketry by companies at Eastbourne.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Shorncliffe to Chelsea and
St. George’s Barracks. Musketry by
half-battalions at Gravesend.
July 2, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks to Aldershot, returning to former
quarter, 24th.
” ” 10 1st Battalion from the Tower to Windsor.
March 4, 1879 10 1st Battalion from Windsor to Wellington and
Kensington Barracks. Musketry by
half-battalions at Aldershot.
” ” 10 2nd Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s to
Windsor. Musketry by companies at Aldershot.
July 1, ” 10 1st Battalion from Wellington Barracks, etc.,
to Aldershot.
July 26, ” 10 1st Battalion from Aldershot to Shorncliffe.
Sept. 2, ” 10 2nd Battalion from Windsor to the Tower.
March 3, 1880 10 1st Battalion from Shorncliffe to Chelsea and
St. George’s Barracks.
March 3, 1880 10 2nd Battalion from the Tower to Wellington
Barracks. Musketry by companies for both
Battalions at Aldershot.
Dec. 6, ” 10 1st Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s to
Dublin.
Feb. 24, 1881 10 2nd Battalion from Wellington to Wellington,
Kensington, and Buckingham Palace Barracks.
Musketry by companies at Aldershot and
Pirbright.
June 2, ” 10 1st Battalion from Dublin to New Pallas,
returning 4th.
March 4, 1882 8 1st Battalion Dublin to Chelsea Barracks.
” 7 ” 8 2nd Battalion from Wellington, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palace Barracks to Dublin.
May 10, ” 8 1st Battalion from Chelsea to Pirbright Camp,
returning to former quarter, 26th.
Aug. 1, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Dublin to Egypt, embarking
at Kingstown on board s.s. _Iberia_, and
landing at Alexandria, 13th. Moved to Ramleh
that day.
Aug. 18 ” 8 2nd Battalion from Ramleh to Alexandria,
embarked on board _Iberia_; landed at
Ismailia, 22nd; moved forward to the front,
24th.
Sept. 13, ” 8 BATTLE OF TEL-EL-KEBIR. The 2nd Battalion to
Cairo by train on the 15th.
Oct. 31, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Cairo to Alexandria by
train; embarked there on board the
_Batavia_, and reached Portsmouth on
November 16th; thence by train to London,
Chelsea Barracks.
Nov. 13, ” 8 1st Battalion from Chelsea Barracks to
Windsor.
March 1, 1883 8 1st Battalion from Windsor to the Tower.
March 27, ” 8 1st Battalion from the Tower to Wellington
Barracks (4 companies), and St. George’s
Barracks (4 companies). Musketry and company
training at Pirbright by companies, one or
two at a time; one company trained at
Wimbledon.
2nd Battalion by companies to Aldershot and
Pirbright for musketry, during the season.
July 10, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Chelsea to Pirbright Camp.
July 28, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Pirbright to Windsor.
July 31, ” 8 1st Battalion from Wellington and St. George’s
Barracks to Chelsea Barracks (south wing).
March 20, 1884 8 1st Battalion from Chelsea to Aldershot.
May 5, ” 8 1st Battalion from Aldershot to Chelsea.
2nd Battalion by companies to Pirbright for
musketry.
July 15, ” 8 1st Battalion from Chelsea to Wellington
Barracks.
Aug. 28, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Windsor to Chelsea and St.
George’s.
Feb. 19, 1885 8 2nd Battalion from Chelsea and St. George’s
Barracks to Wellington Barracks. For
musketry and company training, two companies
at a time, to Pirbright during the season.
” ” 8 1st Battalion from Wellington to Westminster
Stairs, where the Battalion embarked in two
river steamers for Gravesend; thence on
board s.s. _Manorah_, and started for
Suakin; disembarking there on March 8th, and
proceeded to camp near Suakin.
March 23, ” 8 1st Battalion from Suakin to Tofrek
(McNeill’s) Zareba, returning to near
Suakin, 28th.
April 2, ” 8 1st Battalion from Suakin to Tamai, returning
to near Suakin April 4th.
April 6, 1885 8 1st Battalion from Suakin to No. 1 Station (on
the road to Berber); thence to Handub, 8th;
thence Head-quarters and Right-half
Battalion to Otao, 18th, followed by
Left-half Battalion, 20th.

May 13, ” 8 1st Battalion from Otao to Suakin; embarked on
board s.s. _Deccan_, 16th; and steamed to
Alexandria; remained on board for some days
in the harbour; landed June 9th and marched
to Ramleh.
July 1, ” 8 1st Battalion embarked on board H.M.S.
_Orontes_, and landed in Cyprus, 5th;
marched from Limasol to the top of Mount
Troödos in that island, 9th.
Aug. 24, ” 8 1st Battalion from the camp on Mount Troödos,
to Limasol, embarked in H.M.S. _Orontes_,
26th, and reaching Spithead, September 10th,
and London, 11th, were quartered in Chelsea
(5 companies) and St. George’s Barracks (3
companies).
Sept. 16, ” 8 2nd Battalion from Wellington Barracks to the
Tower.

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Footnote 494:

By _Brigade Order_ , Nov. 5, 1833, the King’s Mews Barracks were
called St. George’s Barracks; and the new building erected near
Bird-cage Walk, on the site of the Armoury and Recruit House,
Westminster Barracks. The latter were immediately afterwards
called Wellington Barracks.

Footnote 495:

The new Kensington Barracks replaced the old buildings in April,
1858.

Footnote 496:

The barracks built in Chelsea were ready for occupation at this
time.

Footnote 497:

The Magazine Barracks were given up on this date as a Guards
quarter, and were handed over to the Police authorities.

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