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62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-01-21
On 21 Jan 1846, India, Fort Jugraon. Detachment marched with 53rd Regiment for relief of Loodheana. The force came under heavy artillery fire for 95 minutes, with losses suffered, eventually arriving at Loodheana about 4p.m 'much knocked up'

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-01-28
On 28 Jan 1846, India, Loodheana. 62nd and 80th Detachments, protecting two 8 inch howizters, marched for Alliwal to face Sikhs entrenched on the Sutledge. At Alliwal at 9a.m.. enemy opened fire. Following short action, enemy retreated over river with severe losses - including 48 guns. 62nd lost two men wounded, one of whom died

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-01-28
On 28 Jan 1846, India, Bootawallah. Force paraded to hear of victory at Aliwal (Alleewall). Orders commending 62nd's conduct at Ferozeshah read out

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-01-28
On 28 Jan 1846, India, Nialke. Commander in Chief's report refutes allegations made that 62nd Regiment panicked at Ferozeshah, influencing Native Regiments on flanks, instead commending the Regiment's conduct

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1846-02-03
On 3 Feb 1846, New Zealand, Auckland. Detachment sailed for Port Nicholson, Cook's Straits for operations against dissidents on Southern New Zealand.

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-02-07
On 7 Feb 1846, India, Alliwal. Detachments marched to join Regiments at Bhootawallah

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-02-09
On 9 Feb 1846, India, Bhootawallah. 62nd received orders for action at Rhodawalah

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-02-10
On 10 Feb 1846, India, Rhodawallah. 62nd occupied ground as ordered. Battle of Sobraon commenced. About 7p.m British artillery opened fire on Sikh positions, after about four hours infantry assault takes Sikh positions and 68 guns. 62nd losses:- one Officer wounded and 45 Other Ranks killed or wounded

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-02-12
On 12 Feb 1846, India, Khoondra Ghat. Regiment crossed the River Sutlej here, marched for Kussoor on 13 February and marched with Commander in Chief's forces to Lahore on 15 February

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1846-02-13
On 13 Feb 1846, Australia, Sydney. Colonel Despard rejoined regiment on proclamation of peace in New Zealand.

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-03-23
On 23 Mar 1846, India, Lahore. Regiment marched as part of Right Division under Lieutenant-Colonel Ashburnham via Lulleeanee and Nuggar, crossing the Sutlej River on 26 March and arriving at Ferozepore on 27 March

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1846-04-01
During Apr 1846, Ireland, Castle Bar. Regiment deployed here

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-04-20
On 20 Apr 1846, India, Ferozepore. Regiment moved from tented accomodation into barracks

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1846-06-16
On 16 June 1846, New Zealand, Valley of the Hutt. Recconnaisance party attacked - one man died of wounds

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1846-08-01
During Aug 1846, Ireland, Galway. Regiment transferred here for a year

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-08-01
During Aug 1846, India, Ferozepore. Increase in sickness continued through into September

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1846-08-05
On 5 Aug 1846, New Zealand, Horokiwi. Operations against principal leader of insurrections, Rangaharta. One Officer and one man killed, five men wounded.

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-10-12
On 12 Oct 1846, India, Ferozepore. Force under Lieutenant-Colonel Ashburnham, including 62nd, marched for Lahore, returning to Lahore on 9 November

62nd Regiment / 1st Wiltshire

1846-11-25
On 25 Nov 1846, India, Ferozepore. Regiment marched via Kurnaul, Delhi, Agra to Cawnpore and on to Benares, arriving there on 9 February

66th Regiment / 2nd Royal Berkshire

1847-01-01
During 1847, Ireland, Cork. Headquarters moved in

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