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Issue 6. September 1998. The 19th Regiment of Foot in India (1857-1877).

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Issue 6. September 1998. The 19th Regiment of Foot in India (1857-1877)
The Early Years, - 1857 to 1877		An introduction to the events that brought the 19th Regiment of Foot to India in 1857, only one year after returning from fighting in the Crimean War.

Map and Timescale		A Map shows the places where the 19th Regiment of Foot were involved during their twenty years in India. A timescale of events is also provided.

In Command of the 19th Foot		The Commanding Officers of the Regiment between 1856 and 1875, with brief biographies of two of the more famous CO's, - General Sir Robert Onesipphorous Bright and Lieutenant-General Edward Chippindall.

From the Lahore Chronicle, 10 May 1861		An article pointing out the iniquity that soldiers had to pay the travelling expenses of their wives and families when they were on the march.

The Enfield and Snider Enfield Rifles		A description of the weapons used by the 19th Foot during their twenty years in India.

Scarlet to Khaki		The arrival of the Regiment in India also oversaw the transition from the traditional scarlet tunic to the more suitable khaki uniform. The clothing worn by the Regiment is described. A photograph shows members of the 19th Foot's Grenadier Guards at Dacca in 1858 (with the individuals identified).

Fact File		The rations and bedding that were supplied to the soldiers in India.

Cholera Camp		Ensign Nathaniel Gubbins Mott provided an account of an outbreak of cholera at Nowshera in 1862, which claimed the lives of several members of the Regiment.

Recollections of the Black Mountains Expedition of 1868		Ensign (subsequently Lieutenant-Colonel) George Edward Langford provided a first-hand account of his service with the Hazara Field Force in the Black Mountains in 1868.

Pathan Encounters, and the Black Mountains Campaign		The Pathan warriors who faced the Hazara Field Force had a fiersome reputation. However, they proved no match for trained mountain troops with good discipline, superior fire power, and superior command and control.

The Hunt, 1867 - 1847		The story of how the 19th Regiment Foot founded what became the Peshawar Vale Hunt, which only came to an end in 1947 when the British finally departed from India.

The 19th Foot in India		Some extraordinary figures are presented, which show that of the 1000 men who arrived with the Regiment in India in 1857 only 96 re-embarked to return to England in 1871. Of the 1270 men who joined the Regiment in India, only 484 embarked for England.

The India General Service Medal		The medal awarded to Imperial and native soldiers for service in local conflicts in India in the second half of the Nineteenth Century is described. Accompanying the article is a photograph of the some officers and their wives at Saugor in 1870, with individuals identified.

From Sergeant Charlie Usherwood's Diary		Figures taken from the diary of Sergeant Charlie Usherwood, showing the distances marched by the 19th Foot between 5 January 1862 to 25 February 1862. In 51 days, the Regiment covered 727 miles.

Return to the North West Frontier		In 1997, a seven man expedition led by Major Roger Chapman of the Green Howards Regimental Museum, returned to the North West Frontier. The expedition retraced the footsteps of the 19th Regiment of Foot in 1868 in order to carry out historical research for a combined group of leading British and Pakistani military historians.

Indian Word Wise		A short list of Indian-based words that have passed into common English usage.

Issue 6. September 1998.
The 19th Regiment of Foot in India (1857-1877)

The Early Years, - 1857 to 1877

An introduction to the events that brought the 19th Regiment of Foot to India in 1857, only one year after returning from fighting in the Crimean War.

Map and Timescale

A Map shows the places where the 19th Regiment of Foot were involved during their twenty years in India. A timescale of events is also provided.

In Command of the 19th Foot

The Commanding Officers of the Regiment between 1856 and 1875, with brief biographies of two of the more famous CO's, - General Sir Robert Onesipphorous Bright and Lieutenant-General Edward Chippindall.

From the Lahore Chronicle, 10 May 1861

An article pointing out the iniquity that soldiers had to pay the travelling expenses of their wives and families when they were on the march.

The Enfield and Snider Enfield Rifles

A description of the weapons used by the 19th Foot during their twenty years in India.

Scarlet to Khaki

The arrival of the Regiment in India also oversaw the transition from the traditional scarlet tunic to the more suitable khaki uniform. The clothing worn by the Regiment is described. A photograph shows members of the 19th Foot's Grenadier Guards at Dacca in 1858 (with the individuals identified).

Fact File

The rations and bedding that were supplied to the soldiers in India.

Cholera Camp

Ensign Nathaniel Gubbins Mott provided an account of an outbreak of cholera at Nowshera in 1862, which claimed the lives of several members of the Regiment.

Recollections of the Black Mountains Expedition of 1868

Ensign (subsequently Lieutenant-Colonel) George Edward Langford provided a first-hand account of his service with the Hazara Field Force in the Black Mountains in 1868.

Pathan Encounters, and the Black Mountains Campaign

The Pathan warriors who faced the Hazara Field Force had a fiersome reputation. However, they proved no match for trained mountain troops with good discipline, superior fire power, and superior command and control.

The Hunt, 1867 - 1847

The story of how the 19th Regiment Foot founded what became the Peshawar Vale Hunt, which only came to an end in 1947 when the British finally departed from India.

The 19th Foot in India

Some extraordinary figures are presented, which show that of the 1000 men who arrived with the Regiment in India in 1857 only 96 re-embarked to return to England in 1871. Of the 1270 men who joined the Regiment in India, only 484 embarked for England.

The India General Service Medal

The medal awarded to Imperial and native soldiers for service in local conflicts in India in the second half of the Nineteenth Century is described. Accompanying the article is a photograph of the some officers and their wives at Saugor in 1870, with individuals identified.

From Sergeant Charlie Usherwood's Diary

Figures taken from the diary of Sergeant Charlie Usherwood, showing the distances marched by the 19th Foot between 5 January 1862 to 25 February 1862. In 51 days, the Regiment covered 727 miles.

Return to the North West Frontier

In 1997, a seven man expedition led by Major Roger Chapman of the Green Howards Regimental Museum, returned to the North West Frontier. The expedition retraced the footsteps of the 19th Regiment of Foot in 1868 in order to carry out historical research for a combined group of leading British and Pakistani military historians.

Indian Word Wise

A short list of Indian-based words that have passed into common English usage.