HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT, ORIGINALLY TERMED “THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS” AND NUMBERED THE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT;

CONTAINING

AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT IN 1794

AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES TO 1850.

COMPILED BY

RICHARD CANNON, Esq.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.

ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.

LONDON:

PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,

30, CHARING CROSS.

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LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, FOR HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE.

THE NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT

(HIGHLANDERS),

BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS

THE WORD “EGMONT-OP-ZEE,”

IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS GALLANT CONDUCT IN ACTION ON THE 2ND OCTOBER, 1799;

THE WORD “MANDORA,”

IN CONSIDERATION OF ITS GALLANTRY AND GOOD CONDUCT ON THE HEIGHTS OF MANDORA, NEAR ALEXANDRIA ON THE 13TH OF MARCH, 1801;

AND THE SPHINX, WITH THE WORD “EGYPT,”

IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS SERVICES DURING THE CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT IN THE YEAR 1801;

ALSO THE WORDS,

“CORUNNA,”—“FUENTES D’ONOR,”—“ALMARAZ,”— “VITTORIA,”—“PYRENEES,”—“NIVE,”— “ORTHES,”—AND “PENINSULA,”—

IN TESTIMONY OF ITS SERVICES IN SPAIN AND SOUTH OF FRANCE, FROM 1808 TO 1814;

AND THE WORD “WATERLOO,”

IN HONOR OF ITS DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 1815.

THE

NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT

(HIGHLANDERS).