Regimental strength was also built up through recruitment activity across England, in places such as Nottingham and Norwich.

The two regiments finally parted on 23 February 1803, and the 96th Foot marched to Chatham from where they soon sailed to Fermoy in Ireland.

[1] The 1st Battalion sailed from Midleton in February 1805 to the Caribbean,[4] as part of the British military activity and occupation of several of the islands during the war.

With the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 the island was handed back to France and the battalion returned to the United Kingdom.

[8] The 2nd Battalion was based for a number of years on Jersey,[9] where their Colonel in Chief, Sir George Don, was Lieutenant Governor.