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Article: Movement of the 40th Regiment as guard detachments on convict transports 1823-1824.
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- December 1, 2000
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The 40th Regiment was formed as Philipp's Regiment in Canada in 1717. It had became the 40th Regiment in 1751 and the 2nd Somersetshire Regiment in 1782. The 40th served mainly in North America and the West Indies with occasional tours of duty in Britain and Europe. It was in the first and last battles of the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. It spent a period in the occupation force in France and then served in Scotland and Ireland until in March 1823 the regiment was ordered for service in the Colony of NSW.
Part I--The First Detachment
The 40th Regiment served in Australia twice--1823 to 1829 and 1852 to 1860. This part deals only with the movement of ...