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'''1854 ''' From 5 November the Nineteenth were on trench guard, advanced trench guard, and the Malakoff picquets up to Christmas. There were frequent sorties.
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This page was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their European and Anglo-Indian family history in India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly allowed us to transfer this information onto our wiki. This particular page was compiled by Edward Nicholl of the U.K., whose ancestor served in the 19th Regiment of Foot.
== Introduction ==
'''19th Regiment of Foot (Green Howards)'''
This history has been abstracted principally from the reference given below. It should be noted that the grammar, especially the punctuation, has not been changed from the original 1911 publication. Details from this history are supplemented by known personal details of one of the soldiers in that Regiment.
Patrick McNamara's known service record, and other personal details, are annotated in italics, where appropriate.
== 1845-1850 ==
After nearly 3 years' service in the Ionian Islands the Nineteenth embarked on board the "Java" freightship for the West Indies once more, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hay, and sailed on 5 December 1845.
Service companies embarked at Cork on 4 May 1850, arriving in Quebec on 29 May 1850.
== 1851-1855 ==
On 28 June 1851 the six service companies sailed for England, and on arrival at Plymouth on 25 July took over quarters at Devonport, sending out detachments to Pendennis Castle, Dartmoor, St Nicholas, and Market Heights.
Between arrival in Devonport, 25 July 1851, and this date it is likely that P McNamara married Anna Connor. Therefore, marriage possibly October/November 1851 in Plymouth.
'''1852 ''' Field Marshall the Duke of Wellington had died on 14 September, but his funeral did not take place until 18 November. The Nineteenth was one of the regiments ordered to attend, and it left Winchester by rail two days beforehand.
On arrival in London, the men were billeted in Boro' High Street, and on the day of the funeral the regiment marched to St Paul's. The next day the 19th returned to Winchester.
'''1853''' On 5th January the Nineteenth moved by rail to Portsmouth.
'''1853 ''' In the middle of May four companies were sent to Weymouth in relief of the 88th Foot. At the same time, the headquarters and six companies proceeded to Gosport to relieve the 65th and 88th Foot at Haslar and Fort Monckton.
'''1853 ''' P McNamara to Guard Room on 27 May 1853. In confinement 27 May to 25 June 1853. Tried 3 June 1853, - sentenced to 42 days Hard Labour for disobeying orders.
'''1853 ''' A further change of station came in July, when the regiment assembled for a few weeks at Chobham Camp, where it was brigaded with the 79th Highlanders and the 97th Foot, under the command of Colonel Lockyear, K.H. After this training, the headquarters and ten companies marched to Woking on 19 August, where they entrained for Deal and then marched to Walmer Barracks.
'''1853 ''' P McNamara to Chobham on 13/14 July. To Walmer 19 August.
'''1854''' On 4 February 1854, the Nineteenth entrained for London, and on arrival took up quarters in the Tower.
'''1854 ''' P McNamara, - Walmer to London on 14 February 1854. On detachment at Deptford.
'''1854 ''' Whilst the Nineteenth was stationed in London, the negotiations with the Emperor of Russia were brought to an abrupt conclusion. Owing to his unprovoked aggression against Turkey, and his rejection of the terms offered him by the principal European Powers, Her Majesty Queen Victoria was compelled to declare war.
On 24 March the band and drums together with two companies of the regiment, marched to the Royal Exchange, from the steps of which the Royal Proclamation was read by the Herald. At its conclusion, the band played the National Anthem and the men presented arms.
'''1854 ''' The 19th was one of the regiments warned for service with the Eastern Expedition.
The headquarters and six companies of the 19th embarked on 17 April 1854, at Blackwall, in the ss "Victoria" and sailed a week later for the East.
'''1854 ''' P McNamara from Tower of London to embarkation for Crimea on 20 April.
'''1854 ''' The total strength of the Nineteenth going out was 3 Field Officers, 8 Captains, 16 Subalterns, 6 Staff Officers, 47 Sergeants, 40 Corporals, 15 Drummers, 810 Privates.
Early in May the headquarters arrived at Malta, and leaving the next day, the "Victoria" anchored at Constantinople on the 10th of the month.
The regiment remained at Scutari till the 29 May, when it embarked on the SS "Medway" for Varna, and disembarked the following day. There it remained for a week when the division marched to Alleydeyn, ten miles distant. This was a very trying march ..... there were many cases of heat apoplexy.
'''1854 ''' There was little sickness amongst the men till the cholera appeared. It broke out on the 16 June, and soon spread with marvellous rapidity.
On 30 June the Division marched to Devna, over eight miles distant...it was the unhealthiest camp of all. Up to 19 July the health of the men had been very good on the whole, but as the heat increased so did the cholera. The Nineteenth, in common with other regiments, lost many men, - no less than twenty dying one day in the Division. Cholera attacked the French with the greatest severity, and they sank under it at the rate of sixty to eighty per day. To avoid further cholera the regiment moved on 24 July to Monastir. The men's time was employed in throwing up entrenchments and being trained in the use of gabions and fascines.
'''1854 ''' On 27 August the regiment, with the rest of the brigade, marched from Monastir and encamped at Yursakova. Karagoli was reached on 28th and Varna on the 30th. The Crimea having been chosen as the scene of the operations against Russia, the regiment embarked there (Varna) on the "Courier", and on 3 September assembled with the rest of the fleet in Baltchik Bay.
On 14 September, the Nineteenth disembarked early in the morning at the Old Fort, Crimea.
The strength on disembarking was 3 field officers, 6 captains, 12 subalterns, 5 staff, 49 sergeants, 43 corporals, 15 drummers, and 763 privates.
'''1854 ''' On the morning of 19 September the allied armies commenced their march southwards towards Sebastopol, twenty seven miles distant. The Turks on the right were close to the sea, then the French 28000 strong, with the English 27000 in all, on the left.
The cavalry were on the extreme left. The English advance was in double column from the centre of the divisions, the Nineteenth and 23rd marching together. The whole of this moving mass covered several square miles.
'''1854 ''' The Battle of the Alma took place on 20 September 1854.
The losses sustained by the regiment in the battle of the Alma were; -
Killed : 1 subaltern, 1 drummer, and 36 privates
Wounded : 2 Field Officers, 2 subalterns, 1 Staff, 6 Sergeants, 13 Corporals, 12 Drummers, 174 Privates, many of whom died afterwards of their wounds
'''1854 ''' P McNamara was wounded (gunshot wound in the left thigh) at the Battle of the Alma. Sent to hospital in Scutari.
The Allied forces bivouacked on the ground they had won, and the Nineteenth were employed for the remainder of the day in collecting the dead and wounded.
Early on 25 September the flank march round the East side of Sebastopol was begun.
'''1854 ''' Captain Lidwill and his company was placed in charge of Balaclava till the 29th September, when the division marched away, and the sickly men of each regiment were made up into a battalion and left there as a garrison.
The Light Division formed the line of investment on the South side of the fortress, where it bivouacked on the left of the position taken up by the Allies, and marched on the 30 September to the ground it occupied during the siege of Sebastopol.
Sergeant-Major Madden and 2 Privates wounded, all of whom afterwards died of their wounds.
'''1855''' Early in 1855 a French corps took over the Malakoff picquets, and the Light Division had then nothing but guards and working parties to finish.
After the battle of Inkerman, the regiment became so weak, not only numerically but also physically, that there was a considerable difficulty in finding men in sufficient numbers to do duty in the trenches.
'''1855 ''' The 9 April saw the second bombardment of Sebastopol, which was continued until the close of the 18th .......
On 6 June the third bombardment commenced.
On 18 June the first assault on the Great Redan took place, the Light Division leading........ The British casualties were 100 Officers and 1444 Other ranks, but the Nineteenth formed part of the reserve and suffered no loss.
'''1855''' P McNamara rejoined his regiment on 24 June 1855. He was listed in the "History of the .... Nineteenth...." as having been wounded during the Siege of Sebastopol.
'''1855 P McNamara rejoined his regiment on 24 June 1855. He was listed in the "History of the .... Nineteenth...." as having been wounded during the Siege of Sebastopol. 1855 ''' The second assault on the Redan took place on 8 September.
In the Light Division 73 Officers and 904 men were killed or wounded. Of this the share of the Nineteenth was 192, or 45 per cent of its strength at the commencement of the action.
Shortly after this, on the 11 and 15 June, the regiment, in two detachments, embarked at Balaclava and Kazatch on board the steam transport "Imperatrice" and HMS "Furious", and landed at Portsmouth on 28 June and 24 July. On arrival, they proceeded by rail to Farnborough, and thence by march to South Camp, Aldershot.
'''1856 ''' On 8 July 1856, the headquarters and three companies were reviewed by Queen Victoria at Aldershot.
In August, the depot companies consisting of 408 of all ranks, joined the battalion from Walmer, and were amalgamated.
In October, a further change in the establishment was made and the battalion was divided into eight service and four depot companies, the former consisting of 800 men and the latter of 200.
On 16 June, the battalion moved to Portsmouth by rail, and took over quarters in Clarence Barracks.
'''1857 ''' Consequent on the outbreak of mutiny amongst the native troops in India, the Nineteenth was warned for service in that country, the establishment at the same time being raised to 1140 non-commissioned officers and men.
Between 22 and 29 July the regiment embarked for India in 3 detachments, consisting of 45 officers and 1007 men.
In July, eight officers and 230 men marched to Dacca and were joined a few days later by 54 more.
'''1858 ''' P McNamara on Detachment at Dacca. Remained at Dacca until December 1860.
'''1858 ''' Late in October the remainder of the regiment moved to [[Dinapore]] via Raneegunge, where they assembled on 24 November.
'''1859''' On 22 January 1859 a detachment of 5 officers and 188 men marched from [[Dinapore]] to join Brigadier-General Douglas' column in pursuit of rebels in the Monghur district, rejoining headquarters a month later.
'''1860''' The latter having rejoined, the regiment marched from [[Dinapore]] to [[Benares]] in February 1860, where it arrived on 12 March.
Whilst the Nineteenth was at Benares, a company was stationed at Raj Ghat, which was relieved every month.
== 1861-1865 ==
On 11 December 1861, the headquarters and seven companies, the remaining three still being detached at Dacca, marched to Allahabad, where they arrived in eight days time.
'''1861 ''' P McNamara on moved from Dacca to Darjeeling at the beginning of the year, and was then at Titallyah from January - March 1861. He was then on Detachment at Senchal, until December, rejoining the regiment at Mean Meer in April 1862.
'''1862''' Proceeding by rail to Shikirbad, the march was continued thence to Mean Meer via Agra, Allyghur, Delhi, [[Umballa]], [[Jullundur]], and [[Amritsar]], which was reached on 25 February 1862.
Towards the end of August cholera broke out in the regiment, in consequence of which three companies, under the command of Major Chippindall, moved into camp at Shadra, three companies under Captain Moffatt, to Chubeel, and the remainder of the battalion, consisting of headquarters and four companies to Neaig Beg. Up to the 18 September when the regiment assembled again at Mean Meer, the admissions into hospital from cholera had been 131 men, 5 women, and 8 children, the deaths being 64 men, 2 women, and 5 children.
'''1862 ''' P McNamara was promoted to Corporal on 4 September 1862.
'''1863''' On the 19 March 1863, the headquarters and four companies marched from Mean Meer to Phillour, two companies being left to garrison the fort, the remainder proceeding to Kussowlie, where they arrived on 9 April. They were stationed there till the 4 October, when they left for Ferozepore.
A station pack of English foxhounds was established at Peshawar, - the origin of the present "Peshawar Vale Hounds".
== 1866-1870 ==
Early in February 1867, the Green Howards moved to Nowshera (26 miles, 4 furlongs), sending out a detachment of two companies to [[Attock]], a few days after arrival.
'''1867 ''' P McNamara was discharged from the Army on grounds of ill health on 4 October 1867. The discharge papers were signed at Nowshera.
His daughter, Ellen McNamara, was married to Edward Nicholl at Mian Mir on 8 December 1867.
On 24 October the Hazara Field Force paraded before His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor of the [[Punjab]], and the Nineteenth had the honour of furnishing the guard at the afternoon Durbar.
'''1868 ''' The following day (25 October) the Force was disbanded, and by easy stages the regiment returned to Rawal Pindi, which was reached on 4 November.
Her Majesty was pleased to grant the Indian General Service Medal to all those who took part in the operations, with the clasp "North West Frontier".
During its stay in Saugor the battalion furnished a detachment of two companies at Jubbulpore, increased to three in June 1871.
== 1871 ==
Orders came for the return of the regiment to England after a service in India of fourteen years almost to a day. It accordingly marched from Saugor on 1 November, picking up the detachment at Jubbulpore, embarked in HMS "Crocodile" at Bombay on 24 November.
A total of 184 non-commissioned officers and men had volunteered for service with other regiments, so that altogether the battalion only mustered 561 of all ranks on board the transport.
== The Hazara Roll - 1868 ==
Asst.-Surgeon George Atkinson, MB Served in Bhootan Expedition, 1865. Died at Hafaizai, near Ghuzni, 25 April 1880.
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