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The Northamptonshire Regiment.
Paymasters. — i Leonard G. W. Dobbin, Lieut, i Battalion (acting).
Quarter Masters. — 2 Joseph Perrin, 20 24 Oct. 88 ; lion. Lieut.
1 Joseph Devlin, 15 July 91 ; Hon. Lieut.
Facings White. — Agents, Messrs. Cox and Co.
1st Battalion embarked for India, 5 October 1S92. '2nd Battalion returned from Singapore, 26 December 1892.
Major General Whitehead served with the 97th Regiment in the Crimea from the 25th Nov. 1854, including
the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and was of the storming party at the assault of the Redan on the 8th Septem-
ber (mentioned in despatches foi distinguished conduct, Medal with Clasp, 5th Class of the Medjid:'e, and
Turkish Medal). Commanded the 58th Foot in the Zulu war of 1879, and was present in the engagement at
Ulundi (mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal with Clasp).
11 Major Compton served with the 58th Regiment in the Zulu war of 1879, an( i ""as present in the engagement
at Ulundi (Medal with Clasp). Served in the Boer war of 1880-81, and commanded a detachment of a company
of the 58th Regiment in the defence of Standerton (mentioned in despatches).
15 Major Hill was employed in Natal duringtheZulu warof 1879 (Medal). Served in the Boer war of 1881, and
was present in the engagements at Lang's Nek and Majuba Hill— wounded (mentioned in despatches, and
Victoria Cross) : was awarded the UliT "for gallant conduct at the action of Lang's Nek on the 28th January
1 88 1, in having, after the retreat was ordered, remained behind and endeavoured to carry out of action Lieutenant
Baillie, of the same Corps, who was lying on the ground severely wounded. Being unable to lift that officer into
the saddle, he carried him in his arms until Lieutenant Eaillie was shot dead. Lieutenant Hill then brought
a wounded man out of action on his horse, after which he returned and rescued another. All these acts being
performed under a heavy fire."
17 Major Weailens served in the Zulu war in 1879, and was present in the engagement at Ulundi (Medal with
■Clasp 1 .
20 Lieut. J. Perrin served in the Zulu war in 1879 (Medal with Clasp).
Record of the Services of the 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment {formerly the 48M, Regiment).
Raised at Norwich as the 59th Foot, 1741. England, to 1744. Low Countries, to 1745. Scotland, to 1747. Low
Countries, to 1748. (Became the 4Sth Regiment in 1748.) Ireland, to 1755. North America, to 1763. Ireland, to
1773. West Indies, to 1781. Scotland, to 1783. Ireland, to :78s. West Indies, to 1794. England, to 1795. West
Indies, to 1797. England, to 1708. Gibraltar, to 1800. Malta, to 1803. England, to 1805. Gibraltar, to 1S09. [2nd
Battali'ou raised in 1803. England , to 1S04. Ireland andEngland, to 1807. Ireland, to 1S09. The Peninsula, to 181 1.
To England, 1814, when it was disbanded.] The Peninsula, to 1814 (passage of the Douro, battles of Talavera,
Albuhera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse). Ireland, to 1816. New South
Wales, to 1824. India, to 1834. England, to 1837. Ireland, to 1838. Gibraltar, to 1S44. Jamaica, to 1847.
Ireland, to 1S50. England, to 1853. Corfu, to 1855. The Crimea, to 1856 (siege of Sebastopol). Malta, to 1 S3 7.
Gibraltar, to 1 S 58. India, to 1865. England, to 1866. Ireland, to 1868. Malta, to 1872. India, to 1S80. Ireland,
■to 1S85. England, 188=;.
' Record of the Services of the 2nd Battalion.
Raised in 1755, and numbered the 60th. England, to £757. Ireland, 1757. (Re-numbered the 58th, 1757.)
Canada, to 170c (capture of Louisburg and Quebec). Expedition to Havannah, to 1762. England, to 1771. Gib-
raltar, to 1784 isiege of that place). (Entitled the "Rutlandshire Regiment," 1782.) England, to 1787. Ireland,
to 1793. England, to 1794. West Indies, to 1795 (capture of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe). England,
to 179S. Minorca, to 1800. Malta, 1801. Egypt, to 1802 (battles of Aboukir and Alexandria). Ireland, to 1803.
Jersey, 1S03. Ireland, to 1805. Malta, 1S03. Italy, to 1806 (battle of Maida). Sicily, to 1812. The Peninsula, to
iSi 4 (battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivcile, Nive, Orthes, etc.). North America, 1814. Belgium
sind France, 1815 I occupation of Paris). England and Ireland, 1816. Jamaica, to 1822. England, to 1824. Ire-
land, to 1S26. England, to 1828. Ceylon, 1841. England, to 1843. New South Wales, to 1845. New Zealand, to
T859 (Maori war).' England, to 1864. India, to 1874. England, to 1875. (Entitled " 2nd Battalion Northampton-
shire Regiment," 1881.) South Africa, to 1SS5 (Zulu and Boer wars). Hong Kong, to 1888. Singapore, to 1892.
England, to 1895. Channel Islands, 1895.
Continuation of Notes to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
1 Sir Fuchard Farren served the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 with the 47th Regiment— present uninterruptedly
ivir.h the expeditionary force from the commencement of the war with Russia to the breaking up of the Army in the
Crimea at the conclusion of peace, including the battles of Alma and Inkerman, capture of Balaklava, sortie on 26th
October.siegeandfallofSebastopol. Commanded the 47th Regimentat the battle of Inkerman, and uninterruptedly
during the siege of Sebastopol (the Trenches) from 5th Nov. 1854 to 8th Nov. iS55,includingthe attacks of the 18th
June and 8th September; at Inkerman he was the Senior Officer of the 2nd Brigade 2nd Division coming out cf
action— nient ioned in despatches (Medal with three Clasps, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, CB., Officer of the Legion of Honor,
Sardinian and Turkish Medals, and 4th Class of the Medjidie).
2 General Renny commanded the 81st Regt. throughout the mutiny in India in 1857-58, a Regiment which
at the commencement of the mutiny, with two troops of the Bengal Horse Artillery, disarmed one Regiment of
Native Cavalry and three Regiments of Native Infantry at Mean Meer, near Lahore; Regiments well known to
<be disaffected and ripe for mutiny. For this important service, and others performed by the 8rstRegt. during
the mutiny, he has received the order of CSI. and the Indian Mutiny Medal. Commanded the First Brigade in
the Sittana expedition of May 1858 under Sir Sydney Cotton (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp).
4 Lt.Colonel Satterthwaite served with the 81st Regiment in the Afghan war in 1878-79, and was present at the
capture of AH Musjid (Medal with Clasp). . .
■= Major Churchward sewed with the Sist Regiment m the Afghan war m 1878-9, and was present at the
•capture of Ali Musjid ; subsequently served as Transport Officer with the Koorum Valley Field Force from 24th
October 1879 to 24th May 1880, and with the Khyber Field Force from 25th May to 23rd August 1880 (Medal
with Clasp) . Served with the Bechuanaland Expedition under Sir Charles Warren m 1884-85.
16 Major Jackson served in the Afghan war in 1878-79, and took part m the operations in the Khyber Pass
'? Major Thomas served with the 81st Regiment in the Afghan war in 1878-79 (Medal).
19 Captain Sandes — For War Services, see Army Pay Department.
Record of the Services of the 2nd Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,— formerly the Sist {Loyal
Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment.
Raised as " Loyal Lincoln Volunteers " in 1793. Ireland and England, to 1794. (30th Regiment
incorporated with 81st, 1795-) Barbadoes, to March 1797. England, to Sept. 1797. Guernsey, to 1-798.
Cape Colony, to 1802. [2nd Battalion raised in 1803. Ireland, to 1808. The Peninsula, to 1809 (battle
of Corunnaj. England and Holland, to 1809. England, to 181 1. Jersey, to 1814. Holland, to 1816.
Absorbed into 1st Battalion, March 1816.] England, to April 1803. Jersey, to Sept. 1803. England,
*>o 1S05. Malta, to 1806 (battle of Maida). Sicily and Italy, to 1 812. The Peninsula and France, to
1814. Canada, to May 1815. England, to Aug, 1815. France, to 1817. Ireland, to 1822. North
America, to 1829. West Indies, to 183 1. England, to 1832. Ireland, to 1836. Gibraltar, to 1839. West
ladies, to 1S43. Canada, to 1847. England, to 1852. Ireland, to 1853. India, to 1865. England, to
1867. Ireland, to 1870. Gibraltar, to 1874. India, to 1883 (Afghan war, 1878-79). Entitled " 2nd
Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment," 1881. England, to 1887. Jersey, to 1890. Ireland, 1890.

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