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Known as '''The West Yorkshire Regiment'''after 1881.

The 1st battalion embarked for [[Madras]] in June 1807 aboard the East Indiamen [[''Royal George]]'', [[''Wyndham]] '' and [[''Wexford]] '' arriving in November and being quartered at [[Fort St George]]. The ships' logs can be found in the [[British Library]] and list all the members of the regiment that boarded the ships for India along with the women and children that accompanied them.

'''1808 ''' the battalion took part in an expedition against [[Tranquebar]] which surrendered to the British on 8th February 1808. The battalion then proceeded to [[Bengal]]. They remained at [[Fort William]] until they were sent to take part in an expedition against the Île de France ([[Mauritius]]).

'''1811 ''' took part in the [[Java Expedition 1811|capture of Java]].

'''1813 ''' sent out against the piratical state of [[Sambas]] in [[Borneo]].

'''1814 ''' returned to Bengal and were stationed in [[Berhampore]].

'''1815 ''' sent to take part in the [[:Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Gurkha War 1814-16]].

'''1816 ''' the battallion stayed in [[Cawnpore]].

'''1817 ''' they were employed against the [[:Category:3rd Maratha War|Pindarees and Mahrattas]].

'''1818-1824 ''' the battalion were at [[Meerut]].

'''1825-26 ''' Took part in the [[Siege of Bhurtpore 1826|Capture of Bhurtpore]]. The regiment marched from [[Meerut]] on 20th October and arrived in [[Cawnpore]] on 15th November. They left for [[Fort William]] on 19th November.

'''1827 ''' arrived at [[Fort William]] on 15th January

'''1828 ''' left for [[Berhampore]] on 25th January and arrived on 21st February.

'''1830 ''' in November the regiment left [[Berampore]] Berhampore and went to [[Fort William]]. On 27th December some of the regiment embarked for Europe aboard the EIC chartered ship [[''Recovery]] '' and arrived at Gravesend on 13th May 1831.

'''1831 ''' the rest of the men left [[Calcutta]] in January and arrived in Gravesend in July.

'''1868 ''' arrived in [[Bombay]] on 14th November on ''H.M.S. Euphrates''. Were stationed in [[Cawnpore]] in December.

'''1879 ''' at the [[Battle of Kabul 1879|outbreak at [[ Cabul]]

'''1880 ''' at [[Afghanistan]]

'''1882 ''' at [[Nowshera]]

'''1883 ''' at [[Amritsar]] and [[SialkoteSialkot]]

'''1885 ''' leaves [[UmballahUmballa]] for [[Mooltan]]

'''1886 ''' at [[Mooltan]]