General Henry Pigot, colonel of the regiment throughout the Napoleonic Wars
The regiment was raised by General Charles Leigh as the 82nd Regiment of Foot, in response to the threat posed by the French Revolution, on 27 September 1793.[1] It embarked for the West Indies in June 1795 and was deployed to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in August 1795.[2] On arrival, the regiment was sent to Port-au-Prince to reinforce the garrison there.[3] Over the following year they repelled several attacks from French troops before returning to England in January 1799.[4] The regiment also took part in an expedition to Quiberon Bay in June 1800 and then transferred to Menorca in July 1800 before returning home in June 1802.[5] It absorbed the Prince of Wales's Volunteers in 1802, incorporating their name to become the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers).[1]
Napoleonic Warsedit
Puerta de Jerez, a Tarifa city gate from the Middle Ages
The battalion then embarked for North America for service in the War of 1812.[21] It saw action on the Canadian frontier in 1814 which later earned the battle honour 'Niagara'. [22] The battalion left for home in June 1815 but, shortly after arriving in England, it embarked for Ostend from where it marched to Paris.[23] Meanwhile, the second battalion was disbanded in December 1815.[24] On the return journey from France, in January 1816, the brig Boadicea was wrecked in heavy storms off the east coast of Ireland while carrying 290 troops and 34 women and children from the regiment: 190 people died when the ship went down off Courtmacsherry.[25]
The Victorian eraedit
The regiment embarked for Mauritius in January 1819[26] and returned home in March 1832.[27] It then sailed for Gibraltar in January 1837,[28] on to the West Indies in December 1839[28] and on to Canada in April 1843[29] before returning home in May 1848.[29] It then embarked for the Ionian Islands in January 1855;[30] it also saw action at the Siege of Sevastopol in summer 1855 during the Crimean War.[30]
The regiment returned to India in February 1857 to help suppress the Indian Rebellion.[31] It took part in the recapture of Cawnpore in July 1857[32] and then took part in the reinforcement of Lucknow defending the residency until it was relieved in November 1857.[33] It transferred to Aden in 1869 and returned home in 1870.[34]
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Sourcesedit
Jarvis, Brevet-Major (1866). "Historical record of the Eighty-Second Regiment or Prince of Wales's Volunteers". W.O. Mitchell.
External linksedit
. 82ndregiment.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
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82nd, regiment, foot, prince, wales, volunteers, other, regiment, with, same, number, 82nd, regiment, foot, infantry, regiment, british, army, raised, 1793, under, childers, reforms, amalgamated, with, 40th, somersetshire, regiment, foot, form, prince, wales, . For other regiment with the same number see 82nd Regiment of Foot The 82nd Regiment of Foot Prince of Wales s Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the British Army raised in 1793 Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 40th the 2nd Somersetshire Regiment of Foot to form the Prince of Wales s Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment in 1881 82nd Regiment of Foot Prince of Wales s Volunteers Active1793 1881Country Kingdom of Great Britain 1793 1800 United Kingdom 1801 1881 Branch British ArmyTypeInfantry RegimentRoleInfantryGarrison HQPeninsula Barracks WarringtonEngagementsFrench Revolutionary WarsNapoleonic WarsCrimean WarIndian Rebellion Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation 1 2 Napoleonic Wars 1 3 The Victorian era 2 Battle honours 3 Colonels of the Regiment 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory editFormation edit nbsp General Henry Pigot colonel of the regiment throughout the Napoleonic WarsThe regiment was raised by General Charles Leigh as the 82nd Regiment of Foot in response to the threat posed by the French Revolution on 27 September 1793 1 It embarked for the West Indies in June 1795 and was deployed to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in August 1795 2 On arrival the regiment was sent to Port au Prince to reinforce the garrison there 3 Over the following year they repelled several attacks from French troops before returning to England in January 1799 4 The regiment also took part in an expedition to Quiberon Bay in June 1800 and then transferred to Menorca in July 1800 before returning home in June 1802 5 It absorbed the Prince of Wales s Volunteers in 1802 incorporating their name to become the 82nd Regiment of Foot Prince of Wales s Volunteers 1 Napoleonic Wars edit nbsp Puerta de Jerez a Tarifa city gate from the Middle AgesA second battalion was raised in August 1804 but remained in the United Kingdom throughout the Napoleonic Wars 6 The 1st battalion saw action at the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Gunboat War 7 It embarked for Portugal in early August 1808 for service in the Peninsular War 8 and saw action at the Battle of Rolica in August 1808 9 the Battle of Vimeiro later that month 10 and the Battle of Corunna in January 1809 as well as the subsequent evacuation 11 The battalion then took part in the disastrous Walcheren Campaign in autumn 1809 12 The battalion returned to the Peninsula in spring 1811 and saw action at the Battle of Barrosa in March 1811 13 the Siege of Tarifa in December 1811 14 and the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813 15 as well as the Siege of San Sebastian in July 1813 16 It then pursued the French Army into France and fought at the Battle of the Pyrenees in July 1813 17 the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813 18 and the Battle of the Nive in December 1813 19 as well as the Battle of Orthez in February 1814 20 The battalion then embarked for North America for service in the War of 1812 21 It saw action on the Canadian frontier in 1814 which later earned the battle honour Niagara 22 The battalion left for home in June 1815 but shortly after arriving in England it embarked for Ostend from where it marched to Paris 23 Meanwhile the second battalion was disbanded in December 1815 24 On the return journey from France in January 1816 the brig Boadicea was wrecked in heavy storms off the east coast of Ireland while carrying 290 troops and 34 women and children from the regiment 190 people died when the ship went down off Courtmacsherry 25 The Victorian era edit The regiment embarked for Mauritius in January 1819 26 and returned home in March 1832 27 It then sailed for Gibraltar in January 1837 28 on to the West Indies in December 1839 28 and on to Canada in April 1843 29 before returning home in May 1848 29 It then embarked for the Ionian Islands in January 1855 30 it also saw action at the Siege of Sevastopol in summer 1855 during the Crimean War 30 The regiment returned to India in February 1857 to help suppress the Indian Rebellion 31 It took part in the recapture of Cawnpore in July 1857 32 and then took part in the reinforcement of Lucknow defending the residency until it was relieved in November 1857 33 It transferred to Aden in 1869 and returned home in 1870 34 As part of the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s where single battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom the 82nd was linked with the 40th the 2nd Somersetshire Regiment of Foot and assigned to district no 14 at Peninsula Barracks Warrington 35 On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 40th the 2nd Somersetshire Regiment of Foot to form the Prince of Wales s Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment 1 Battle honours editBattle honours won by the Regiment were 1 Peninsular War Rolica Vimiera Vitoria Pyrenees Nivelle Orthez Peninsula American War of 1812 Niagara Crimean War Sevastopol Indian Mutiny LucknowColonels of the Regiment editRegimental colonels were 1 82nd Regiment of Foot1793 1797 Gen Charles Leigh 1797 1798 Gen James Stuart 1798 1836 Gen Sir Henry Pigot GCMG82nd Regiment of Foot Prince of Wales s Volunteers 1802 1836 1841 Gen Sir John Wilson KCB 1841 1850 Lt Gen Sir Andrew Pilkington KCB 1850 1856 Lt Gen Francis Miles Milman 1856 1859 Lt Gen Nicholas Hamilton KH 1859 1872 Gen Hon Thomas Ashburnham CB 1872 1881 Gen William Samuel NewtonReferences edit a b c d e 82nd The Prince of Wales s Volunteers Regiment of Foot regiments ord Archived from the original on 19 May 2006 Retrieved 30 August 2016 Jarvis p 4 Jarvis p 5 Jarvis p 8 Jarvis p 11 Jarvis p 12 Jarvis p 13 Jarvis p 18 Jarvis p 19 Jarvis p 20 Jarvis p 29 Jarvis p 30 Jarvis p 37 Jarvis p 40 Jarvis p 43 Jarvis p 45 Jarvis p 48 Jarvis p 54 Jarvis p 55 Jarvis p 56 Jarvis p 59 Jarvis p 64 Jarvis p 61 Jarvis p 63 The Regiment s Greatest Tragedy The Wrecking of the Seahorse Lord Melville amp Boadicea Lancashire Infantry Museum Retrieved 28 February 2017 Jarvis p 67 Jarvis p 71 a b Jarvis p 72 a b Jarvis p 73 a b Jarvis p 77 Jarvis p 78 Jarvis p 88 Jarvis p 101 82nd Regiment of Foot Locations Archived from the original on 14 May 2006 Retrieved 28 February 2017 Training Depots Regiments org Archived from the original on 10 February 2006 Retrieved 16 October 2016 Sources editJarvis Brevet Major 1866 Historical record of the Eighty Second Regiment or Prince of Wales s Volunteers W O Mitchell External links edit An Unofficial History of the 82nd Regiment of Foot 82ndregiment com Archived from the original on 8 February 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 82nd Regiment of Foot Prince of Wales 27s Volunteers amp oldid 1173464462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
