[1] The 1st Battalion embarked as part of the Hanover Expedition in December 1805 and, after service in Germany, returned to England in February 1806.

[19] The 1st Battalion embarked for Ostend in April 1815[20] and, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Douglas, undertook the important task of covering the road to Brussels while the Battle of Waterloo was taking place in June 1815.

[24] Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion embarked for Germany in July 1813[25] and took part in the unsuccessful attack on Bergen op Zoom in March 1814[26] before returning home in September 1814.

[29] Three companies were deployed to Saint Helena in November 1835[30] and with the exception of one detachment, then sailed on to South Africa in June 1839.

[31] The detachment that remained in Saint Helena was tasked with disinterring the body of the late Emperor Napoleon and taking it to Paris.

[37] The Reserve Battalion left South Africa in July 1855[38] and continued life in the form of a series of depot companies until being formally disbanded in March 1857.

[1] It was then dispatched to South Africa in February 1879[46] for service in the Anglo-Zulu war and fought at the Battle of Gingindlovu in April 1879 before lifting the Siege of Eshowe later that month.