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THE ARMY

... Bart. K.C.B. has been selected to succeed the late Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin D'Urban, G.C.B. as colonel of the 51st light infantry. This gal- lant officer highly distinguished himself upon several occasions in the Peninsular war, and was twice wounded ...

Published: Monday 02 July 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 538 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE ARMY

... deserter from that corps. 51st-Arrived at Gravesend, on 14th, ship Pestonjee Bomon- jee from Van Diemen's Land. baring detachments of invalids belonging to 51st light infantry and 96th foot. Pas-engers- Paymaster Gibbs, 51st, Lieutenant ...

Published: Thursday 23 July 1846
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2276 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... Newport to Ireland. The let battalion rifle brigade have taken possession of Hor- field Barraclks, near Bristol. The 51st light infantry are stationed at Bangalore. British America has consigned more officers of our army to the grave this present suirmmer ...

Published: Monday 06 September 1847
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2348 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... ?? Parker. 53d ?? Wood, 62d regiment-and Ensign Kippen, 98th rcgiment, There are two officers attached to the 51st King's own light infantry ordered to embark with these corps-their names are not yet placed in the general orders. ...

Published: Thursday 30 July 1846
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 994 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... received decorations, he was in the performance of his du- ties on the staff. Sir Benjamin D’Urban was Colonel of the 51st King’s own light infantry, had been Colonel of the staff corps, and administered, consecutively, the Governments “ Honour to his remains ...

Published: Thursday 14 June 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 7312 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

LONDON GAZETTE

... ederick Coventry, 6th Bengal light ca: Chester, 23d Ben- St ames Mackenzie light ca- Gr Griffin, 51st Lawrence, 11th Bengal light cavalry Bengal native infantry—Robert William Honrer, Bombay nati Williams, 8th ve ...

Published: Monday 11 June 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1936 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... the Army, in the East Indies -Majors H. C. Barnard. 51st Bengal native iufantry-J. G. Drrummond, 6th Bengal native infantry-H. Dick, 51st Ben- gal native infantry-O. Phillipps, 56th Bengal native infantry -W. H. Earle, 39th Bengal native ...

Published: Thursday 02 May 1844
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1870 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON GAZETTE

... Maunsell, Jan. 16. 1849. Native Infantry—ll. R. Drew, Sept. 8. 1848—Captain Wroughton and Lieutenant Tunibiill, Sept. 12. 1848. 49th Native Infantry—Lieutenant Richardson, and Lieutenant Irwin, Sept. 9, 1848. 51st Native Infantry—Lieutenant Tyewhitt, Dec. 28 ...

Published: Thursday 05 April 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1680 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... , King's Own, Captain T. Faunce, Lieutenant W. Wyndhaam Bond, Ensign T. E. Maunsell, En- sign Ed. M. Purvis. 51st, King's Ovn Light Infantry-Lieu- tenant G. Warburton Drought. 84th, York and Lancaster- Major Charles James, Captain William Radeliff, Ensign ...

Published: Monday 15 March 1847
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 777 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

WATERLOO REGIMENTS AND OFFICERS

... Major Lieutenant-Co- lonel Joseph R. Rotton, were present; 12th lancers, 13th light dragoons, 15th hussars, 16th lancers, and the royal regiment of artillery. The infantry was composed of the grenadier gnards, Cold. stream guards, Scots fusilier guards ...

Published: Monday 01 July 1844
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1658 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... by the 23d fusilier,71stand85thligbt I infantry. t The 75th regiment obliihb left England in 1830, ar- i rived on Saturday ant Portsmouth from Cape of Good] Hope. a Lieut. J. Sissmere. 23d Bombay native infantry, is cashiered for being drunk at Chousn ...

Published: Thursday 20 July 1843
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1003 | Page: 1 | Tags: News