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” ” 30 Landed at Balaclava.
1855 On active service in the Crimea.
1856 On active service in the Crimea till the declaration
of peace.
” July 10 Landed at Portsmouth, and after a few days at
Aldershot, proceeded to Kingstown for Dublin.
” Aug. 27 Dublin to the Curragh.
1857. March to } A detachment sent from the Curragh to Kilkenny on
April } duty during the election.
” Sept. 24 A detachment embarked at Cork for Bombay on active
service against the mutineers of the Bengal army.
1857. Nov. 12 The detachment was followed from the Curragh by
headquarters and the remainder of the regiment,
which embarked at Cork.
” Dec. 3 The detachment arrived at Bombay, and was sent to
Poona. (See Chapter VIII.)
1858. Feb. 6 Headquarters and remainder of the regiment arrived
at Bombay, and were sent to Poona.
For the next twelve months the regiment was split up
into many detachments, which frequently changed
their stations. Among other places they were
temporarily quartered at Colaba (Bombay),
Mahableshwar, Poona, Singhur, Malligaum, Nassick,
Ahmednagar, Jaulnah, Sattara, Asseerghur,
Sholapore, and Adjunta.
” March to } _A second battalion_ was raised at Enniskillen, in
April } Ireland.
” Aug. 30 Enniskillen to Londonderry.

FIRST BATTALION.

1859. May 26 Headquarters and five companies left Sholapore for
Secunderabad.
” June 21 Arrived at Secunderabad, where they were gradually
joined by the detachments, the last of which did
not reach headquarters till the spring of 1860.

SECOND BATTALION.

” March 29 Londonderry to the Curragh.
” Oct. 17 The Curragh to Aldershot.

FIRST BATTALION.

1860 At Secunderabad.

SECOND BATTALION.

” October Aldershot to Shorncliffe.

FIRST BATTALION.

1861 At Secunderabad.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Aug. 21 Shorncliffe to Portsmouth.

FIRST BATTALION.

1862 At Secunderabad.

SECOND BATTALION.

” May 28. Portsmouth to Jersey with a detachment at Alderney.

FIRST BATTALION.

1863 At Secunderabad.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Feb. 21 Jersey and Alderney to Parkhurst.
” April 1 Headquarter and eight Companies embarked at
Portsmouth for New Zealand.
” ” 12 The remainder of the battalion followed.
” July 2 Headquarters reached Auckland, New Zealand; the
second ship arrived somewhat later. The
battalion was at once employed on active
service. (See Chapter IX.)

FIRST BATTALION.

1864 At Secunderabad.

SECOND BATTALION.

On active service in New Zealand.
1865 The same.

FIRST BATTALION.

1866. Jan. 16. Marched from Secunderabad to Sholapore, arriving on
February 8: train to Poona and on to Bombay,
where it embarked on two ships, the slower of
which did not reach England till June 30th. The
battalion was quartered at Shorncliffe.
” Dec. 13 Shorncliffe to Aldershot.

SECOND BATTALION.

On active service in New Zealand.

FIRST BATTALION.

1867. Aug. 19 Aldershot to Chester, with detachments at Weedon,
Bradford, and Liverpool.

SECOND BATTALION.

In New Zealand; headquarters at Auckland, with
detachments at Taranaki and Napier.

FIRST BATTALION.

1868. May 21 Chester to Edinburgh with detachment at Greenlaw.
” Oct. 14 Edinburgh to the Curragh.
” November Detachments were sent during the elections to Dublin
and Naas.

SECOND BATTALION.

In New Zealand: the headquarters and detachments as
in 1867, with a company at Wellington.

FIRST BATTALION.

1869. Oct. 26 The Curragh to Belfast; detachments sent at various
times to Londonderry, Carrickfergus, Newry,
Monaghan, Armagh, Galway, Gort, Portumna,
Oughterard, and Birr.

SECOND BATTALION.

In New Zealand: stations as in 1868.

FIRST BATTALION.

1870. June 21 Belfast to Birr.
” July 12 Birr to the Curragh.

SECOND BATTALION.

From New Zealand to Sydney (New South Wales),
with detachments at Melbourne (Victoria),
Adelaide (South Australia), and Hobart
(Tasmania).
” August The battalion embarked at Sydney and Melbourne
in two ships, the slower of which arrived at
Plymouth on December 4th.

FIRST BATTALION.

1871. May 22 The Curragh to Cork, with a detachment at Camden
Fort.
” Aug. 26 Cork to Fermoy.

SECOND BATTALION.

At Devonport.

FIRST BATTALION.

1872. Jan. 18 Embarked at Cork for Malta.
” Jan. 30 Landed at Malta.

SECOND BATTALION.

” July Devonport to Aldershot.

FIRST BATTALION.

1873 At Malta.

SECOND BATTALION.

” August Aldershot to Gosport.

FIRST BATTALION.

1874. Oct. 20 Embarked at Malta for Bombay.
” Nov. 15 Landed at Bombay.
” ” 25 Arrived at Bareilly; detachment at Moradabad.

SECOND BATTALION.

” May Gosport to Shorncliffe.

FIRST BATTALION.

1875 At Bareilly.

SECOND BATTALION.

” June-July Shorncliffe to Aldershot for summer drills and
then to Colchester.

FIRST BATTALION.

1876 At Bareilly.

SECOND BATTALION.

” July Colchester to Fermoy, with detachments at
Hardbowline, Rocky Island, Tralee, Clonmel,
and Mitchelstown.

FIRST BATTALION.

1877 At Bareilly.

SECOND BATTALION.

Fermoy to the Curragh for summer drills and then to
Kilkenny, with detachments at Waterford, Clonmel,
Duncannon Fort, Carrick-on-Suir.

FIRST BATTALION.

1878. Feb. 13 Bareilly to Loodianah by train, marching on to
Ferozepore.
” Feb. 24 Arrived at Ferozepore.
” Sept. 29 Detachments sent to Multan and Dera Ismail Khan.

SECOND BATTALION.

” May 1 Kilkenny to the Curragh.
” Aug. 9 The Curragh to Dublin.

FIRST BATTALION.

1879 At Ferozepore.

SECOND BATTALION.

” May 19 Dublin to Aldershot.

FIRST BATTALION.

1880. Jan. 4-25 On march to Peshawar.
” April 30 Marched to Lundi Kotal on active service in the
Afghan war. (See Chapter X.)

SECOND BATTALION.

At Aldershot.

FIRST BATTALION.

1881. Mar. 18-19 Returned to Peshawar.
” April 11 Arrived at Rawal Pindi.
” ” 24 Marched to Kuldanah in the Murree Hills with
detachments at Chungla gully and Bara gully.
” Nov. 6 Kuldanah to Rawal Pindi with a detachment at
Ghariat.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Oct. 19 Aldershot to Chatham.

FIRST BATTALION.

1882 At Rawal Pindi.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Aug. 11 Chatham to Portsmouth, for Egypt on active service.
(See Chapter XI.)
After the Tel-el-Kebir campaign was over, the
battalion was quartered in Cairo from September
20 to October 11, when it was sent to Alexandria.

FIRST BATTALION.

1883. May 4 Rawal Pindi to Kuldanah, with detachments as before.
” Oct. 11 Kuldanah to Rawal Pindi, and on to Meerut.
” Dec. 11 Arrived at Meerut; detachment at Fategarh.

SECOND BATTALION.

” February Alexandria to Malta.
” May 17 Malta to Portsmouth.
” ” 27 Portsmouth to Aldershot.

FIRST BATTALION.

1884. Aug. 20 Meerut to Bombay.
” ” 29 Sailed for Egypt.
” Sept. 29 Reached Cairo.
” Nov. 12 Left Cairo on active service in the Nile expedition.
(See Chapter XII.)

SECOND BATTALION.

” Feb. 28. Embarked for Malta.

FIRST BATTALION.

1885. Aug. 24 Embarked at Alexandria.
” Sept. 9 Arrived at Plymouth.
” Dec. 16 Plymouth to Devonport.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Jan. 7 Embarked at Malta for Bombay.
” ” 26 Arrived at Bombay.
” Feb. 4 Arrived at Umballa.
” April 24. Umballa to Subathu, with detachment at Jutogh.

FIRST BATTALION.

1886 At Devonport.

SECOND BATTALION.

No change of station, except during camp of exercise.

FIRST BATTALION.

1887. Oct. 3 Devonport to Plymouth.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Nov. 4. Subathu to Nowshera, arriving there on December 25th,
detachments at Fort Attock and Cherat.

FIRST BATTALION.

1888. Oct. 11. Plymouth to Devonport.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Sept. 21. Nowshera to Derband. On active service in the Black
Mountain or Hazara expedition. (See Chapter
XIII.)
” Nov. 15. At the end of the operations, Derband to Nowshera,
where the battalion arrived on 29th November.

FIRST BATTALION.

1889. May 6 Devonport to Harwich by sea and thence to
Colchester.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Oct. 24. To Peshawar for a review by the Viceroy.
” Nov. 3. Peshawar to Nowshera.
” Dec. 18. Nowshera to Peshawar.

FIRST BATTALION.

1890 At Colchester.

SECOND BATTALION.

” April 21. Peshawar to Cherat; detachment at Peshawar.
” Oct. 1 Cherat to Peshawar.
” November At camp of exercise.
” Dec. 5 Began march to Lucknow.

FIRST BATTALION.

1891. Nov. 4 Colchester to the Curragh.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Mar. 3. Arrived at Lucknow; detachment at Fategarh.
1892-93 Neither battalion changed station, except during
manœuvres and camps of exercise.

FIRST BATTALION.

1894. Oct. 31. After the summer manœuvres, the battalion made a
short halt at Birr, and then proceeded to
Limerick.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Nov. 29. Began march from Lucknow to Jubbulpore.

FIRST BATTALION.

1895 At Limerick.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Jan. 2 Arrived at Jubbulpore from Lucknow; detachment at
Sangor.

FIRST BATTALION.

1896. While the drainage of the barracks at Limerick was
being modernised, part of the battalion was
temporarily quartered at Templemore, and then
returned to Limerick.
A section of mounted infantry were sent to South
Africa, and were employed in the Mashonaland
expedition. (See Chapter XIV.)

SECOND BATTALION.

At Jubbulpore.

FIRST BATTALION.

1897 At Limerick.

SECOND BATTALION.

” Sept. 15. Jubbulpore for Rawal Pindi, on active service on
the Tirah campaign. (See Chapter XIII.)

FIRST BATTALION.

1898. Aug. 30. Limerick to Buttevant, with detachment at Clonmel.

SECOND BATTALION.

” April Arrived at Mhow from Rawal Pindi; detachment at
Indore.

FIRST BATTALION.

1899. Nov. 23. Buttevant to Aldershot.
” Dec. 16. Embarked at Southampton for South Africa on active
service. (See Chapters XIV. and XV.)

SECOND BATTALION.

At Mhow.

FIRST BATTALION.

1900 On active service in South Africa.

SECOND BATTALION.

At Mhow.

FIRST BATTALION.

1901 On active service in South Africa.

SECOND BATTALION.

At Mhow; detachments at Indore, Kamptee, and
Sitabaldee.

FIRST BATTALION.

1902. (to June 1) On active service in South Africa.

SECOND BATTALION.

” April 28 Mhow to Kamptee.