The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland. The 80th arrived at Alexandria on 10th December and spent the next five months either there or at Damietta. The third, the 80th Staffordshire Volunteers. Matters became so serious that actual starvation threatened not only the garrison, but also the 1,800 inhabitants. [1] The regiment left South Africa in 1880, sailing to Ireland where they were stationed in Tralee. Further north still Lake, the Regiment's Colonel, was starting a campaign which was to take Delhi. It was decided to expel the French by a giant pincer movement of two forces, one of which was already in the Mediterranean under General Abercromby, herded in overcrowded, stinking transports. Badge and buttons associated with South Staffordshire Regiment and 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers), 1825-1890. Punitive expeditions against the Nairs of Wynand and Coliote apparently met with indifferent success for these warriors caused more trouble later. [11] On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot to form the South Staffordshire Regiment. Book of 106 drummers' fringes, various regiments, 1857-1872; sealed pattern, 1857, declared obsolete, 1 Apr 1872. Paymasters were forbidden to indulge in private trading, but there is no mention of a ban on other officers doing so, and if one had been already made, it was frequently ignored. [3] Contents Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M815. The total enrollment of the regiment was 2,103, of whom 128 died of wounds and 156 from accident, imprisonment or disease. "First time @NAM_London today. The British quickly seized control of the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch and in 1796 the 80th Foot arrived in the territory, taking part in an operation to capture a Dutch naval squadron in August of that year. Men were still enlisted for life. 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). In the event he returned to Ceylon and became Colonel of the 1st Ceylon Regiment, so it may well be he put profit before military glory; later he rose to the rank of General. Most probably preferred the chance of a quick death from tropical diseases to a slow one from starvation at home. Warrant for CB to Lt Col Edward Alan Holditch, 80th Regiment, 1853. & State Library of New South Wales. (Album dimensions: 30.5 x 41.5 x 3.5 cm). Officer's full dress helmet plate, 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers), 1878-1881. The 80th sailed for South Africa on 12th April and after the slow. [6][7][8], After returning to Sydney in 1844, the regiment sailed for India. This infantry unit was created in 1881 and recruited in Camarthenshire, Glamorganshire and Pembrokeshire. & State Library of New South Wales. sickness was prevalent and the 80th, still suffering from the after-effects of Flanders, lost half its strength. There was also another Lieutenant-Colonel in the 80th, Montresor, who was O.C. 80th Regiment of Foot mustered out. REGT 1873-4'; associated with the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-1874). The 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army , raised in 1793. It was first necessary to regularise his position in the Army and it is interesting to see how this could be done by the son of a wealthy and influential nobleman. 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. The other was to sail from India and advance from the Red Sea. In May 1802 Baird's troops commenced the journey to India with a move to Cairo by boat and then struck across the desert to Suez. On the 11th the 80th crossed the Ems at Leer, but was ordered to re-cross on the 14th to keep the enemy away from the river; the frost continued and it marched over the ice. In 1795 a British force had seized the Cape of Good Hope, a Dutch possession and an invaluable staging port on the route to the East. They remained there until 1795, and were evacuated at the end of a disastrous campaign which ended in a decisive French victory. Copyright or permission restrictions may apply. Between 1835 and 1837 the men acted as guards on convict ships to N.S.W. They remained in India until 1817, fighting in the Second Anglo-Maratha War of 1803-1805 making punitive expeditions against the Nairs of Wayanad and Calicut and seeing service in the Travancore War of 1808-1809. "The new levies which successively joined the Army were, with a few honourable exceptions. the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. for while the "Call of the East" may be felt at home, it is not always noticeable whilst actually out there. Thoroughly enjoyed it. India General Service Medal1854 - 95 clasp: Pegu and Australian Joint Copying Project. He certainly took the bitter lesson to heart. In 1802, it absorbed the Staffordshire Volunteers, incorporating their name. Biography/History: 80th Regiment of Foot was formed in 1793. 108 files of manuscript notes, newspaper and magazine cuttings and ephemera relating to the British Army. The North Staffordshire Regiment: (The Prince of Wales's) (The 64th/98th Regiment of Foot), [by] Hugh Cook, History of the South Staffordshire Regiment, by W. L. Vale; with a foreword by A. W. Lee, Regiments of foot : a historical record of all the foot regiments of the British Army / [by] H. L. Wickes, Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--], Main Reading Room - Newspapers and Family History. His previous service was rewarded by his promotion to Major before leaving Guernsey and as the establishment then allowed two Lieutenant-Colonels, both Champagnees held this rank. The lack of ammunition for the Light Companies and of an escort for the baggage indicate bad staff work. At Madras the 80th erected a monument to Lieutenant-Colonel Edwards as a token of respect and affection to a deservedly popular officer. Sailed from Trincomalee to Bombay enroute to Egypt 13 February 1801. For some time the 80th helped to hold the right bank of the river, suffering intensely from the bitterly cold weather, which allowed the French to cross the rivers where they wished; soon even their guns could move over the thick ice. [1][4], In 1876 the 80th were ordered to South Africa, arriving in Natal in 1877. After six months in Madras the 80th less the three companies in Malabar, was ordered to take the field under General Stuart as part of a force ordered to attack the powerful Mahrattas, who had formed temporary alliances for this war against the British. The Middlesex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1881 and amalgamated in 1966 into The Queen's Regiment. Again quoting the first Marquis: "Twas a beautiful Battalion of the very finest young men, many valuable non-Commissioned Officers that my father gave me, together with 20 or 30 Volunteers from his Regiment and a set of Officers of the best character and conduct." the remainder stepping into the places of their dead comrades. 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. which included the 80th , to co-operate with the Navy. the 33rd Regiment of Foot). Even before the retreat the army was in a most deplorable state as a cutting from an old undated newspaper in the Museum records. The long muskets of the period were cut down to make carbines and the short barrels were browned. The above seem reasonable and mild, but the code of discipline for other ranks was very different: for mutiny or striking a superior the penalty was a thousand lashes on the bare back, and threatening language entailed eight hundred. And, yet again, part of the regimentwas shipwrecked, leaving it marooned on Little Andaman Island for 50 days. thereby condemning the brave and loyal Vendeans, who had assembled to meet the invaders, to a cruel and certain death. From Harness's letters we read a good deal about Josiah, and allowing for the fact that Harness disliked him, it may well be that Forbes was a better and more popular commander than his brother. The majority of the 80th recruits continued to come from the Stafford Militia, thus justifying its designation of "Staffordshire Volunteers". [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. The 80th arrived at Spithead on 3rd August 1817, after nearly twenty-one years abroad. The other party, a company commanded by Lieutenant Brandish, was actively employed against a refractory Mahratta chief and took part in the assault and capture of the fortress of Kadi in the Central Provinces. During one withdrawal Champagnee had a narrow escape when he was chased by French Hussars across a river until the ice gave way and he spent a most uncomfortable half-hour in the semifrozen water before he managed to scramble up the bank. South Staffordshire Regiment, National Library of Australia digitised item, Finding aid at National Library of Australia. It arrived in Madras on 15th January 1817, and what was left of it embarked on the chartered ships Lucy and Maria and sailed on 20th March. He and his Regiment were indeed fortunate in having the wholehearted support of his father, the Earl of Uxbridge, a wealthy and influential landowner in Staffordshire and also Colonel of the Stafford Militia. but a recent order had permitted a limited engagement of seven years. Sailed from Bombay in 3 warships - the Headquarter ship being prevented from entering the Red Sea due to contrary winds. Sailed from Madras on chartered ships Lucy and Maria 20 March 1817 for Spithead arriving there 3 August 1817. The bulk of the invaders were British equipped troops raised by the exiled French nobility and, as the convoy consisted all told of 136 sail, the force was a large one. Regiment of Foot, 80th -- Registers. After service at home, the Cape Colony and Ceylon, the regimentreturned to India on the outbreak of the Mutiny (1857-59), taking part in the Central India Campaign. These brothers had seen service in America and writing many years afterwards the first Marquis of Anglesey stated: "They were greatly useful in forming the Regiment and in instructing me for I had everything to learn.". The 85th, 87th and 89th were in appearance a disgrace to any service and the laughing stock of all who beheld them." Browse by Records Creators 80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) Regiment of Foot; This page summarises records created by this Organisation The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find . Directed to General Monteith of the Indian Army from the Horse Guards. He quotes a letter from General Walmoden to the Duke of York who had gone home before the retreat. including Norfolk Island. When that fortress was handed over to the Egyptian Army in 1947, a plaque, showing the dates of the 80th's various stays there, was presented to the Regiment. The next day it embarked in two transports, Harness and half his men being in the 'Calcutta' which struck a rock off the coast during the first night at sea. When at last orders were received for the evacuation of the island on 2nd December, a fortnight was needed to embark men. Only twelve days later the 80th, then seven hundred strong, again embarked at the same port with three other units for yet another secret landing on the French coast with the aim of assisting the Royalists of La Vendee who were in revolt against the Revolutionary Regime. This resource will grow as the Museum's Collection is catalogued and computerised, and as new acquisitions are added. [1][4] In 1856 they moved to the Cape Colony. He accompanied his regiment to Flanders and the Isle Dieu and in 1796 as a Captain was sent to the Midlands on recruiting duties, but unfortunately he gives no particulars of his military duties during this period. Leaving its many sick behind it came up with the main British forces on the River Maas, but enemy pressure forced the Duke to evacuate his positions and, moving north, he crossed the Waal by a pontoon bridge. It then spent 1831-45in England and Ireland, before escorting convict ships sailing to Australia, and garrisoning Norfolk Island andNew Zealand.