# Historical Record of the Fifty-Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot/Contents

CONTENTS.
| Year | | | | Page |
| 1755 | | Formation of the Regiment | | 9 |
| 1756 | | Uniform—Names of Officers | | 10 |
| 1757 | | Marches to Scotland | | 11 |
| 1700 | | Returns to England | | — |
| 1762 | | Embarks for the West Indies | | — |
| —— | | Siege of the Moro Fort, and capture of the Havannah | | 12 |
| 1763 | | Proceeds to Ireland | | 14 |
| 1770 | | Embarks for Gibraltar | | — |
| —— | | A light company added to the establishment | | 15 |
| 1779 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Engaged in the successful defence of the important fortress of Gibraltar | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | 15 to 21 |
| 1780 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Engaged in the successful defence of the important fortress of Gibraltar | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | 15 to 21 |
| 1871 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Engaged in the successful defence of the important fortress of Gibraltar | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | 15 to 21 |
| 1782 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Engaged in the successful defence of the important fortress of Gibraltar | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | 15 to 21 |
| —— | | Styled the West Essex Regiment | | — |
| 1783 | | Embarks for England | | — |
| 1784 | | Proceeds to Scotland | | 22 |
| 1788 | | Embarks for Ireland | | — |
| 1793 | | Riot at Wexford—Major Valloton killed | | — |
| —— | | Embarks for the West Indies | | 23 |
| 1794 | | Capture of Martinico | | — |
| —— | | ——–––— St. Lucia | | — |
| —— | | ——–––— Guadaloupe | | 24 |
| 1795 | | Returns to England—Proceeds to Ireland | | — |
| 1796 | | Embarks for the West Indies | | 25 |
| Year | | Page |
| 1796 | Detached for St. Domingo | 25 |
| —— | Capture of Bombarde | — |
| 1797 | Attack on Port Jack Thomas | — |
| —— | Defence of Irois | — |
| —— | Attack on St. Mary’s | — |
| —— | Proceeds to Jamaica | — |
| 1798 | Embarks for England | — |
| 1799 | Expedition to Holland | — |
| —— | Battles of Bergen and Egmont-op-Zee | 26 |
| —— | Returns to England | 27 |
| 1800 | Embarks for Ireland | — |
| 1801 | Recruited with men raised for European service only, who volunteer to extend their services to any part of the world | 28 |
| 1804 | A Second Battalion added to the establishment | 29 |
| 1805 | First Battalion proceeds to the East Indies | — |
| 1807 | Second Battalion proceeds to the East Indies | 30 |
| 1809 | Detachment to Bourbon and the Mauritius | — |
| —— | Capture of Mallia | 31 |
| —— | Capture of St. Paul’s on the Island of Bourbon | 33 |
| —— | Detachments serve as Marines | 34 |
| —— | Services in consequence of disaffection in Native Corps | 35 |
| 1810 | Capture of the Island of Bourbon | 36 |
| —— | —————— Mauritius | 37 |
| 1811 | New Colours presented by the East India Company | 38 |
| 1813 | Services with the Guicwar’s subsidiary Force | 39 |
| —— | A Third Battalion added to the establishment | 40 |
| —— | Capture of Canool and Raree | — |
| 1814 | Third Battalion serves in Holland | 41 |
| —— | ——————— Action at Merxem, &c. | — |
| —— | ——————— returns to England | 43 |
| —— | ——————— disbanded at Sheerness | — |
| 1815 | First Battalion proceeds to the Mauritius | 44 |
| Year | | Page |
| 1816 | Second Battalion serves with the Poonah Subsidiary Force | 45 |
| 1817 | Second Battalion returns to England and is disbanded | 46 |
| 1826 | The Regiment returns to England | 48 |
| 1827 | Embarks for Ireland | — |
| 1829 | Court of Enquiry to investigate Regimental Books and Registries | 49 |
| 1831 | Embarks for Jamaica | 50 |
| 1840 | —————— North America | 51 |
| —— | Detachments employed in the Disputed Territory during the unsettled state of the Boundary Question | — |
| 1842 | Embarks for Ireland | 52 |
| 1844 | The Conclusion | 53 |
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS.
| 1755 | Lord Charles Manners | 55 |
| 1761 | The Honorable William Keppel | — |
| 1765 | James Durand | 56 |
| 1766 | Hunt Walsh | — |
| 1795 | Samuel Hulse | 57 |
| 1797 | The Honorable Chapple Norton | 58 |
| 1818 | Sir John Murray, Baronet | 59 |
| 1827 | Matthew Lord Aylmer, K.C.B. | 60 |
| 1832 | Sir Hudson Lowe, K.C.B. . | — |
| 1842 | The Earl of Westmorland, K.C.B. & G.C.H | — |
| SUCCESSION OF LIEUT.-COLONELS | SUCCESSION OF LIEUT.-COLONELS | 61 |
| SUCCESSION OF MAJORS | SUCCESSION OF MAJORS | 62 |
PLATES.
| | | Page |
| Colours of the Regiment | to face | 9 |
| Uniform of 1843 | " | 52 |