History of the 95th - Early years

EARLY YEARS OF THE 95TH (RIFLE) REGIMENT

Rifleman of the 95th Regiment (Contemporary print). Image courtesy of the RGJ Association.

Year	Date	Event
1803	18 Jan	The Rifle Corps officially becomes "The 95th (Rifle) Regiment", but the name "Rifle Corps" sticks
	Spring	Manningham delivers a series of four lectures on the duties of Riflemen to the officers of the 95th
	6 May	2nd Battalion formed. A core of drafts from 1/95 is supplemented by Militia volunteers. Lt-Col Hamlet Wade commands
	16 May	End of Peace of Amiens Britain declares war on France
	Jun	2/95 brigaded with 1/95 at Brabourne Lees
	Aug	2/95 near full strength
1805	Sept	1/95 joins Cathcart's expedition to Nth Germany (Liberation of Hanover) Form the advance guard for the march on Bremen
	26 Oct	Occupation of Bremen
1806	Feb	1/95 form the rearguard for the retreat to Cuxhaven [NB Wellesley had arrived with reinforcements in Jan]
	9 Oct	3 Cos 2/95 (Maj TC Gardner) join expedition to Monte Video Harry Smith of 1/95 is appointed adjutant.
	24 Oct	5 Cos 1/95 embark for the "Remote Expedition" as part of Robert Craufurd's Brigade. Join with Monte Video force for assault on Buenos Aires. Failure, & Whitelocke's surrender
1807	26 Jul	The Baltic Expedition sails with rest of 1/95 (Lt-Col TS Beckwith) & 2/95 (Lt-Col H Wade) in Wellesley's infantry Brigade
	29 Aug	Battle of Kjöge, Danes fail to relieve Copenhagen
	7 Sep	Copenhagen capitulates, Danish fleet is taken to UK
	Nov	The fleet of the South American Expedition arrive back in English waters
1808	End Jan	The South American Expedition disembarks in the Downs
	Apr	10,000 troops under Sir John Moore embark at Harwich for Sweden, including 3 Cos 1/95 under Maj Gilmour (H. Smith is Adjutant)
	7 May	Moore's Expedition arrives at Gothenburg, spends 2 months there at anchor, unable to land
	Jul	Moore's Force redirected to Portugal. On the way they stop at Portsmouth to refit (?is this when Col TS Beckwith joins them?)

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