| Year. | | Page. |
| Introduction | xiii |
| 1777. | Formation of the Seventy-third regiment, afterwards numbered the Seventy-first Regiment | 2 |
| ” | John Lord Macleod appointed colonel of the regiment | ib. |
| 1778. | War with France | 3 |
| ” | Removal of the regiment from North Britain to Guernsey and Jersey | ib. |
| ” | Proceeded to Portsmouth | ib. |
| ” | A second battalion added to the regiment | ib. |
| ” | Names of officers | 4 |
| 1779. | The first battalion embarked for India | 5 |
| ” | The second battalion removed from Scotland to Plymouth | ib. |
| ” | Siege of Gibraltar by the Spaniards | ib. |
| 1780. | The second battalion embarked for Gibraltar | 6 |
| ” | The first battalion arrived at Madras | 7 |
| ” | War with Hyder Ali | ib. |
| ” | The first battalion formed part of Major-General Sir Hector Munro’s army | 7 |
| ” | Siege of Arcot | 8 |
| ” | Action at Perambaukum | 9 |
| ” | The survivors of the British troops engaged in this unequal contest conveyed to Hyder Ali | 11 |
| ” | Attempts of the Spaniards against Gibraltar | 12 |
| 1781. | Progress of the War with Hyder Ali | 13 |
| ” | Battle of Porto Novo | 14 |
| ” | Presentation of silver pipes to the first battalion by Lieut.-General Sir Eyre Coote for its gallantry on that occasion | ib. |
| ” | Tripassoor retaken by the British | 15 |
| ” | Second action at Perambaukum, and defeat of the enemy | 16 |
| ” | Relief of Vellore | 17 |
| ” | Battle of Sholingur | ib. |
| ” | Gallant defence of Gibraltar | 18 |
| ” | Sortie of the garrison | 20 |
| 1782. | Vellore blockaded by Hyder Ali | 22 |
| ” | Advance of the British through the Sholingur Pass, and relief of Vellore | ib. |
| ” | Battle of Arnee | 24 |
| ” | Decease of Hyder Ali | 25 |
| ” | And succession of his son Tippoo Saib | ib. |
| ” | The combined attempts of France and Spain against Gibraltar | 26 |
| ” | Employment of red-hot shot by the garrison | ib. |
| ” | The expedient successful | 28 |
| ” | The garrison honored by His Majesty’s approbation | 29 |
| 1783. | Termination of the siege of Gibraltar | 30 |
| ” | Peace concluded between Great Britain, France, and Spain | ib. |
| ” | The second battalion sailed from Gibraltar for England | 31 |
| ” | Progress of the war with Tippoo Saib | ib. |
| ” | Siege of Cuddalore | ib. |
| ” | Unsuccessful sortie by the enemy | 33 |
| ” | Intelligence of the general peace received in India | ib. |
| ” | The second battalion disbanded | ib. |
| 1784. | Peace concluded with Tippoo Saib | 34 |
| ” | Restoration of the officers and men who had been made prisoners at the action of Perambaukum | ib. |
| 1785. | The regiment stationed at Madras | ib. |
| 1786. | The numerical title changed from Seventy-third to Seventy-first Regiment | ib. |
| 1787. | Stationed at Wallajohabad and Chingleput | 35 |
| 1788. | Embarked for Bombay | ib. |
| ” | Returned to Madras | ib. |
| 1789. | Major-General the Honorable William Gordon appointed colonel of the regiment | ib. |
| 1790. | Hostilities commenced by Tippoo Saib | 36 |
| ” | The regiment marched towards Trichinopoly | ib. |
| ” | Siege of Palghautcherry | 37 |
| ” | Darraporam captured by the enemy | 38 |
| 1791. | Reviewed by General the Earl Cornwallis | 39 |
| ” | Action near Bangalore | 40 |
| ” | Capture of Bangalore by the British | 41 |
| ” | Advance towards Seringapatam | 42 |
| ” | Action with Tippoo’s troops | ib. |
| ” | Return of the army to Bangalore | 43 |
| ” | Capture of Nundydroog by the British | 45 |
| ” | ——— of Savendroog | 46 |
| ” | ——— of Outredroog, Ram Gurry, and Sheria Gurry | 47 |
| 1792. | Second advance of the British towards Seringapatam | ib. |
| ” | Successful attack upon the enemy | 48 |
| ” | Siege of Seringapatam | 49 |
| ” | Peace concluded with Tippoo Saib, and his two sons delivered as hostages | 50 |
| ” | Return of the regiment to Madras | 51 |
| 1793. | The French revolution, and declaration of war by the National Convention against Great Britain and Holland | ib. |
| ” | The flank companies engaged in the siege and capture of Pondicherry | 52 |
| 1794. | Contemplated expedition against the Mauritius | 52 |
| ” | The design relinquished, and march of the regiment to Tanjore | ib. |
| 1795. | Holland united to France, and styled the Batavian Republic | ib. |
| ” | The flank companies embarked for Ceylon | ib. |
| ” | Capture of the Island | 53 |
| 1796. | The regiment marched to Wallajohabad | ib. |
| 1797. | The regiment inspected by Major-General Clarke, and complimentary order on the occasion | ib. |
| ” | Embarked for England | 54 |
| 1798. | Disembarked at Woolwich | ib. |
| ” | Proceeded to Scotland | ib. |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Hindoostan” on the regimental colour and appointments | ib. |
| 1800. | Marched from Stirling, and embarked for Ireland | 55 |
| 1801.} | Stationed in Ireland | 56 |
| 1802.} |
| 1803. | Major-General Sir John Francis Cradock, K.B., appointed colonel of the regiment | ib. |
| 1804. | A second battalion added to the regiment | ib. |
| 1805. | The first battalion embarked on a secret expedition under Major-General Sir David Baird | 57 |
| ” | Arrival at the Cape of Good Hope | ib. |
| 1806. | Action at Bleuberg | 58 |
| ” | Surrender of the colony to the British | 59 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the words “Cape of Good Hope” on the regimental colour and appointments | ib. |
| ” | Expedition to the Rio de la Plata | 60 |
| ” | Surrender of Buenos Ayres | 61 |
| ” | The city retaken by the enemy | 62 |
| ” | The first battalion taken prisoners and removed into the interior of the country | 63 |
| ” | Escape of Brigadier-General Beresford and Lieut.-Colonel Pack | ib. |
| 1807. | The second battalion removed from Ireland to Scotland | ib. |
| ” | Convention entered into by Lieut.-General Whitelocke, and release of the first battalion | 64 |
| ” | The first battalion arrived at Cork | ib. |
| 1808. | The second battalion embarked for Scotland | ib. |
| ” | Presentation of new colours | 65 |
| ” | Address of Lieut.-General John Floyd on that occasion | ib. |
| ” | The first battalion embarked for the Peninsula | 67 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the title of Glasgow Regiment, in addition to the appellation of Highland Regiment | ib. |
| ” | Battle of Roleia | 68 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Roleia” on the regimental colour and appointments | ib. |
| ” | Battle of Vimiera | 69 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Vimiera” on the regimental colour and appointments | 70 |
| ” | Convention of Cintra | ib. |
| ” | March of the troops into Spain | 71 |
| ” | Joined the army under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore | 72 |
| 1808. | Retreat on Corunna | 72 |
| 1809. | Lieut.-General Francis Dundas appointed colonel of the regiment | 73 |
| ” | Battle of Corunna | ib. |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Corunna” on the regimental colour and appointments | 74 |
| ” | The thanks of Parliament conferred on the troops | ib. |
| ” | The first battalion arrived in England | 75 |
| ” | Formed into a Light Infantry Regiment | 76 |
| ” | Expedition to the Scheldt | ib. |
| ” | The first battalion embarked at Portsmouth | ib. |
| ” | Action on landing | 77 |
| ” | Attack and capture of Ter Veer | 78 |
| ” | Siege and capitulation of Flushing | ib. |
| ” | Occupation of Ter Veer by the first battalion | 79 |
| ” | Return of the battalion to England | ib. |
| ” | Loss of the battalion on this expedition | ib. |
| 1810. | Permitted to retain such parts of the national dress as were not inconsistent with light infantry duties | ib. |
| ” | The first battalion again ordered for foreign service | 80 |
| ” | Embarked for Portugal | 81 |
| ” | Joined the army under Lieut.-General Viscount Wellington | ib. |
| ” | Actions at Sobral | 82 |
| ” | Occupied a position in the lines of Torres Vedras | ib. |
| ” | Marshal Massena retired to Santarem | 83 |
| ” | Advance of the first battalion | ib. |
| 1811. | Pursuit of Marshal Massena | 84 |
| ” | Battle of Fuentes d’Onor | ib. |
| ” | Authorized to bear the words “Fuentes d’Onor” on the regimental colour and appointments | 85 |
| ” | The second battalion removed from Leith to South Britain | 86 |
| ” | The first battalion formed part of the army under Lieut.-General Rowland Hill | ib. |
| ” | Affair of Arroyo-del-Molinos | 87 |
| ” | The royal approbation conferred on the troops engaged | 88 |
| ” | Operations consequent on the preparations made by Viscount |
| Wellington for the recapture of Ciudad Rodrigo | 89 |
| 1812. | Third siege of Badajoz | ib. |
| ” | Capture of Badajoz | ib. |
| ” | Destruction of the enemy’s bridge of boats at Almaraz | 90 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Almaraz” on the regimental colour and appointments | 91 |
| ” | Subsequent operations | 92 |
| ” | Battle of Salamanca | 93 |
| ” | Retreat from Burgos | ib. |
| 1813. | Attempted surprise of Bejar by the French | 94 |
| ” | March of the first battalion to Bejar | ib. |
| ” | The second battalion returned to North Britain | 94 |
| ” | Battle of Vittoria | ib. |
| ” | Death of Colonel the Honorable Henry Cadogan, Lieut.-Colonel of the Seventy-first Regiment | 95 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Vittoria” on the regimental colour and appointments | 96 |
| ” | Advance on Pampeluna | 97 |
| ” | Skirmish at Elizondo | ib. |
| 1813. | Occupied positions in the Pyrenees | 97 |
| ” | Action at Maya | ib. |
| ” | ——— near Eguaros | ib. |
| ” | ——— at the Pass of DoÑa Maria | 99 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Pyrenees” on the regimental colour and appointments | 100 |
| ” | Encamped on the heights of Roncesvalles | 101 |
| ” | Gallant repulse of the French by a small party of the Seventy-first on the heights of Altobispo | ib. |
| ” | Advance to the French territory | ib. |
| ” | Battle of the Nivelle | 102 |
| ” | Passage of the Nive | ib. |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Nive” on the regimental colour and appointments | 103 |
| 1814. | Skirmishes at St. Hellette, heights of Garris, and St. Palais | 104 |
| ” | Action at Sauveterre | ib. |
| ” | Battle of Orthes | ib. |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Orthes” on the regimental colour and appointments | ib. |
| ” | Affairs at Aire and Tarbes | ib. |
| ” | Battle of Toulouse | ib. |
| ” | Termination of the Peninsular War, and general order by the Duke of Wellington | 105 |
| ” | The first battalion embarked for England | ib. |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Peninsula” on the regimental colour and appointments | 106 |
| ” | The first battalion arrived at Cork | ib. |
| ” | The second battalion remained in North Britain | ib. |
| 1815. | Return of Napoleon to Paris, and renewal of the war | 107 |
| ” | The first battalion embarked for Ostend | ib. |
| ” | Battle of Waterloo | 108 |
| 1815. | Honors conferred on the army for the victory | 110 |
| ” | Authorized to bear the word “Waterloo” on the regimental colour and appointments | ib. |
| ” | The first battalion marched to Paris | ib. |
| ” | The second battalion disbanded | 111 |
| 1816. | Presentation of the Waterloo medals to the regiment | ib. |
| ” | Address of Colonel Reynell on that occasion | ib. |
| 1817. | Presentation of new colours by Major-General Sir Denis Pack, K.C.B., and his address to the regiment | 113 |
| 1818. | The regiment returned to England | 114 |
| 1819. | Inspected at Weedon by Major-General Sir John Byng | 115 |
| 1820. | Inspected by the Adjutant-General | ib. |
| 1822. | Embarked for Ireland | ib. |
| 1824. | Lieut.-General Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.B., appointed colonel of the regiment | 116 |
| ” | The regiment embarked for Canada | ib. |
| 1825. | Formed into six service and four depÔt companies | ib. |
| 1829. | The depÔt companies proceeded to Berwick-on-Tweed | 118 |
| ” | Major-General Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., appointed colonel of the regiment | ib. |
| 1831. | The service companies proceed from Quebec to Bermuda | 118 |
| 1834. | The Tartan Plaid Scarf restored to the Seventy-first Regiment | 119 |
| ” | The service companies a
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS OF THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
| Year. | | Page. | | 1777. | John Lord Macleod | 125 | | 1789. | The Honorable William Gordon | 126 | | 1803. | Sir John Francis Cradock, G.C.B. | 127 | | 1809. | Francis Dundas | 129 | | 1824. | Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.B. | 131 | | 1829. | Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B. | ib. | | 1838. | Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham | ib. | | 1841. | Sir Thomas Reynell, Bart., K.C.B. | 133 | | 1848. | Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, K.C.B. | 140 | | 1849. | Sir James Macdonell, K.C.B. and K.C.H. | 141 |
APPENDIX.
| Page. | | Memoir of Captain Philip Melvill | 143 | | Memoir of General the Right Honorable Sir David Baird, Bart., G.C.B. | 144 | | Memoir of Major-General Sir Denis Pack, K.C.B. | 151 | | General orders of the 18th of January and 1st of February 1809, relating to the battle of Corunna and the death of Lieut.-General Sir John Moore | 161 | | List of regiments which composed the army under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore | 165 | | British and Hanoverian army at Waterloo on the 18th of June 1815 | 166 |
PLATES. | | Page. | | Colours of the regiment | toface | 1 | | The two sons of Tippoo Saib delivered as hostages to General the Earl Cornwallis | | 50 | | Costume of the regiment | | 124 |
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