Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. & Australian Joint Copying Project. The interior of the sub-continent contained many warlike groups of people, some of whom had been well trained by French officers, and as in addition there was a real threat of a French invasion, a large force was necessary to protect the factories of the Company. Great Britain. Timeline; COMPANies; BATTERies; Commanders; Soldiers; 0 suggestions available. 'Nominal and Descriptive Roll of the 80th Regiment' with entries for name, date of enlistment, age at enlisting, height, trade or occupation, place of birth and remarks such as transferred, discharged, or death. This unsatisfactory form of warfare lasted for eighteen months before peace was declared. Great Britain. Both had very distinguished military careers, each lost a limb in his country's service and both were Colonels of the 80th , although Henry was officially termed Commandant. Search. In 1796, it was sent to assist in the seizure of the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch, and a year later to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The future Duke of Wellington, who had served in it as a regimental commander, refused to discuss it and would only say: "I learnt what one ought not to do, and that is always something." The Middlesex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1881 and amalgamated in 1966 into The Queen's Regiment. [1] It was formed in Edinburgh, Scotland by letter of service in 1778 for service in North America and sailed to New York commanded by lieutenant-colonel Thomas Dundas in 1779. During 1846 the 80th Regiment at Lahore was bolstered by large numbers of volunteers from units leaving India including the 39th and 9th Regiments of Foot. It spent its short life of six years in America and was disbanded soon after the end of the Seven Years War in 1763. At last orders came, but there was a further delay before they could be implemented and meanwhile Paget was on a cruise in a ship lent by the navy and was very lucky to be landed in Holland about the same time as his men. Matters became so serious that actual starvation threatened not only the garrison, but also the 1,800 inhabitants. Sailed from Queberon Bay 30 September 1795 to Isle Dieu arriving 1 October 1795. whose skill alone made rescue possible, Harness refers to Sir Home's humane and personal attention to the troops, many of whom were suffering from exposure. In 1810 White took over from Forbes, who as a Colonel in the Army moved to be promoted. By a coincidence two other sources of information on the early days of the 80th have come to light in recent years. Within three months of raising the 80th Foot were stationed in . The Indian establishment of a British regiment, as augmented in 1810, was large, with over 50 officers and nearly 1,100 other ranks; but it is doubtful if these numbers were maintained and certainly the 80th was much below this strength some years before it went home. The purpose of this unit was to provide a formal regiment that could combat France and its Native American allies during the French and Indian War, while adopting such tactics and equipment that had been proven by Roger's Rangers. A small leather-covered book, now in the Museum, contains the journal of Thomas St. George, who was commissioned as Ensign in Guernsey at the age of seventeen in 1794 and served in the 80th until his transfer to the 12th Foot in 1804. By the time the Regiment and the 19th Green Howards were ready to leave for Bombay they had already consumed most of the rations earmarked for the journey and more had to be obtained locally. 108 files of manuscript notes, newspaper and magazine cuttings and ephemera relating to the British Army. Altogether 1803 was a busy year for the Army in India. This new Indian posting lasted until 1866 and also involved service during theBhutan War (1864-65). Miscellaneous Series (Australian Joint Copying Project). The 85th, 87th and 89th were in appearance a disgrace to any service and the laughing stock of all who beheld them." The third, the 80th Staffordshire Volunteers. View this object Lieutenant Peter Mosse, 80th Regiment of Foot, c1810 Egypt and India In 1801, the regiment was sent to Egypt to join General Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition. After over three years at Quilon, the 80th was ordered home and was relieved in November 1816 by the 89th Royal Irish Fusiliers, before marching to Madras. From the present Marquis of Anglesey's "Two Brothers in the Netherlands, 1794-1795", published in the 1954 Summer and Autumn Journals of the Society for Army Historical Research and from information kindly supplied by the Marquis, interesting details are given of the raising of this new Regiment and its service in Flanders. A book 'Trusty and Well Beloved' edited by Caroline Duncan-Jones deals with the life and letters of William Harness, who, having served in the 69th and 29th Regiments, raised the necessary quota of men to become a company commander in the newly-formed 80th. It then spent 1831-45in England and Ireland, before escorting convict ships sailing to Australia, and garrisoning Norfolk Island andNew Zealand. "The new levies which successively joined the Army were, with a few honourable exceptions. This Indian posting lasted until 1854, including the First Sikh War (1845-46), where it fought at Moodkeeand Ferozeshahin1845, and Sobraon in 1846. Early in August a Dutch naval squadron, with reinforcements for the East Indies, put into Saldanha Bay some sixty miles north of Cape Town and Craig, the British Governor-General of the Cape. and Australian Joint Copying Project. Regiment of Foot, 80th -- Archives. Army. More British and Emigrant troops arrived during October but bad weather hindered an attempt to invade the mainland and when it was tried nothing was accomplished. One detachment under Captain White was ordered to the Portuguese settlement of Deman, north of Bombay, to protect the colony against a French attack from Mauritius which did not come off; it seems a curious assignment for British troops. From the strength return issued at Rosetta on 5th October, three men had died, but of the hundred sick only six were in hospital. Sailed from Trincomalee to Bombay enroute to Egypt 13 February 1801. On 20th May he was a Major in the 65th , York & Lancaster Regiment and in under a month became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 16th Light Dragoons. Part of the regiment again suffered shipwreck when the sailing ship Briton ran aground on the Andaman Islands in November 1844. Lieutenant-Colonel Forbes and the remainder of the Regiment joined Sturt and his strong detachment at Cannanore in 1809 and spent over two years there and as there is no mention in the Digest of any large number of deaths it was no doubt a more healthy station than Seringapatam. But for the Earl of Uxbridge the 80th might well have been one of them and as it was the inefficiency of both the State and the service had done much to ruin what had been a fine regiment. The 80th was first raised in 1793 during the French Revolutionary War by Lord Henry Paget, the first Marques of Anglesey. He certainly took the bitter lesson to heart. uncomfortable and wearisome voyage of those days reached Simon's Town on 26th July 1796, and soon afterwards took part in an almost unique military operation. Dessert plate, bearing central device '80' surmounted by sphinx and crown, above gold Staffordshire knot, 80th Staffordshire Volunteers, 1815-27; Porcelain, made by Spode Felspar, 1815-27; the device is between sprays of laurel, plate is white in centre with deep pink border and scalloped moulded edge. Troops carried a rice ration, which they cooked themselves, probably in small messes, and meat was sent on to depots at Moilah and Legaitte, respectively forty-five and ninety-two miles from Kosseir. Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. but the boat was immediately swamped and twelve were drowned; however Cookson and the remainder managed to struggle ashore. [1], In 1872 the regiment was sent to Singapore, shortly thereafter moving to Hong Kong. Writing just after the action, Paget told his father: "The 80th were fortunate to be engaged and did very handsomely" and adds an ominous postscript: "A bad season for fighting.". The journey was a formidable one of over 120 miles with heavy going under a grilling sun and was only made possible by the lavish use of camels as water carriers. The Original headquarters and place for enlistment was The King's Head in Bird Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire. Records and Badges makes no reference to the service of the 51st in Canada or between the years of St. George relates that during the dreadful night march from Eulenburg to Amersfoort on 14th / 15th January, a distance of twenty-five miles, the cold was intense and the bitter wind so strong that the troops could scarcely wrestle against the driven snow. 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) - Wikiwand X Wikiwand 2.0 is here ! (Album dimensions: 30.5 x 41.5 x 3.5 cm). Why Forces War Records? Menu card, dated August 1808; for a dinner in India; embossed with the crests of various units. to all intents except for the pay, a considerable grievance to him. horses and stores, another to reach Spithead and a further week to land at Southampton. Then sailed to Madras reaching there on 2 September 1802. 80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) Regiment of Foot The last was important for prize money meant much to the Army in those days and in the south there was no chance of fame, loot or battle honours, as there was for those regiments fighting in Central and Northern India. Timeline; COMPANies; BATTERies; Commanders; Soldiers; 0 suggestions available. Detachments started at 5 pm and the rate of march was calculated rather optimistically to be two and a half miles an hour. Records of the South Staffordshire Regiment (80th Regiment) relating to Australia and New Zealand (as filmed by the AJCP) [M815],. Related Records. Leaflet, 20 Dec 1958; printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1958; associated with C/Sgt Matthew Kirkland; programme for the parade to commemorate the gallantry of the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) at the Battle of Ferozeshah, 1st Sikh War (1845-1846). For its part in the Egyptian campaign the 80th received its first Battle Honour: It is rather surprising that during the 1881-1901 period the Regiment wore the Sphinx as a helmet plate without the Knot. [1][3][4], In December 1796 the regiment sailed for Ceylon, arriving in January of the following year.