Below is a history of the 67th South
Hampshire Regiment from 1785-1881 It shows the Date,
War, and Battles fought, some have pictures. Click on
the blue links to read about the role the Regiment played.
I am trying to research all the battles and as I do
I will be updating the Information I have.
2/67th
| 1803 |
Second Battalion Raised formed by men from
Ireland under the Army Reserve Act.
- Placed on establishment from 9th July
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- Augmented by men raised under Additional
Force Act. 14th July 1804
- In Ireland until 20th January embarked
Warrens Point for Greenock Scotland
- Arrived Scotland 23rd January
- Embarked for Guernsey 29th February
1804
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| 1804 |
Guernsey headed
for Alderney in 17th November 1807 |
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Alderney |
| 1810 |
Guernsey arrived
July 1810 |
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| 1811 |
- 2 companies sent from England and joined
the 6 in Cadiz
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East coast of Spain |
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Gibraltar, Royal
Authority to bear the word Barrosa on the
colours and appointments. |
| 1817 |
Disbanded
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Peninsular Wars
The 2nd/67th South Hampshire Battalion
was sent the the Peninsular Wars. And in 1811 took part
in the Battle of Barrosa.
Barrosa
1811. The 2nd /
67th South Hampshire's were part of the British, force
with Spanish, and Portuguese troops under Spanish General
Lapena who had night marched his troops for 15 days
from Algeciros trying to relieve the Island fortress
of Cadiz. Three times or more the General got his men
lost and in one case ran into a well armed, in depth
French force in which General Lapena withdrew without
detection. After losing his way yet again Lepena found
himself on Barrosa Ridge with 7,000 French between him
and the Fortress of Cadiz. Taking the French by surprise
he sent his Spanish units into a pine wood were a large
concentration of French were located. The 2/ 67th flanked
two battalions of Guards and a company of Grenadiers,
and waited as the French advanced in line.
The 2/67th flanking fire
dismayed the French which halted in disorder and in
doing so stopped a 2nd French battalion behind fromng fire. The 2/67th Immediately advanced from the
flanks in a pincer movement, and the French never fully
recovered from the disorder. But three times they captured
the ridge and three times they were driven off and buy
the end of the day defeated, having lost 3,000 of the
7,000 men. The allied forces numbered 4,000 who were
tried from night marches, and who's casualties were
1,200 they also captured 400 prisoners, five cannon,
and a prized eagle ensign. The 2nd /67th gained the
battle honour for Barrosa. Later the 2nd /67th was involved
in Barcelona, and the fort of San Felipe south of Tarragona
on the 31st of May 1813. In 1815 the Duke of Wellington
awarded the battle honour for Peninsular to units that
served with him from 1808-1814 so both the 2 /67th and
the 37th (who were in Spain) got the battle honour
2nd /67th Disbanded
After hostilities the
Regiment went to Gibraltar and remained there until
1817. When the 2nd /67th was disbanded on the 27th of
May 1817. Due to the reduction of the standing army
after the war. They received The Battle Honour "Barrosa"
the day before they disbanded.
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