43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
[4] A detachment of the 43rd was defeated in a skirmish with Mi'kmaq and Acadian resistance fighters at Bloody Creek near Fort Anne on 8 December 1757.[11] In 1781, the regiment was moved back into New York City where it formed part of the garrison under Major General Henry Clinton.[13] Later that year, the regiment joined Brigadier General Benedict Arnold in his Virginia campaign and took part in the Battle of Green Spring.[28] The 43rd also took part in the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811,[29] the assault on the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812[30] and the Siege of Badajoz in April 1812;[31] when storming the breach the 43rd lost 20 officers and 335 men.[40][41] There were however a number of 43rd officers present during the battle including Lord Fitzroy Somerset and Major James Shaw Kennedy who both served on the Duke of Wellington's staff.[47] In December 1837, in severe weather conditions, the regiment marched from Fredericton to Quebec a distance of 370 miles of many forests, frozen rivers and mountainous terrain in a period of eighteen days.In 1852 a detachment from the regiment departed Simon's Town aboard the troopship HMS Birkenhead bound for Port Elizabeth.[52] The bravery and discipline shown by British troops which included a detachment of the 43rd under the command of Lieutenant Girardot during the ship-wreck received much publicity in England and abroad.King Frederick of Prussia ordered that the story of the bravery shown during the sinking of the troopship be read out to each regiment of his army as an example of devotion to duty.[57] The 43rd led the storming column at Gate Pa in April 1864[58] and took part in the assault on the fort at Te Ranga in June 1864.
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