| 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot | |
|---|---|
 Colours of the 67th Regiment | |
| Active | 10 December 1756–1 July 1881 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Line infantry |
| Size | Onebattalion (two battalions 1803–1817) |
| Garrison/HQ | Lower Barracks,Winchester |
| Colors | Facings: Pale yellow |
| Engagements | Napoleonic Wars Second Opium War Second Anglo-Afghan War |
The67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot was aline infantryregiment of theBritish Army, raised in 1756. Under theChilders Reforms it amalgamated with the37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot to form theHampshire Regiment (later theRoyal Hampshire Regiment) in 1881.
The formation of the regiment was prompted by the expansion of the army as a result of the commencement of theSeven Years' War. On 25 August 1756 it was ordered that a number of existing regiments should raise a secondbattalion; among those chosen was the20th Regiment of Foot. The 2nd Battalion of the 20th Regiment of Foot was formed on 10 December 1756 and renumbered as the 67th Regiment of Foot on 21 April 1758.[1] In spring 1761 the regiment formed part of a force which successfully capturedBelle Île.[2] It embarked forPortugal in 1762 and moved on toMenorca in 1763.[3] After returning home in 1771, it was posted toIreland in 1775.[4] In 1782 the regiment took a county title as the67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot.[1]
In 1785 the regiment was posted to theWest Indies: it arrived atBarbados and then moved toAntigua in autumn 1785.[4] It moved toGrenada in 1788 and returned to Barbados in 1793 before travelling home in 1794.[4]
The regiment returned to the West Indies in 1795 and helped put down a rebellion inSaint-Domingue in 1796.[5] It moved toJamaica in 1798 and then with numbers depleted by disease returned to England in 1801.[5] In July 1803 a second battalion was raised.[1] The 1st battalion embarked forIndia in April 1805[6] and took part in the closing stages of thesiege of Ryghur in May 1818[7] and most of thesiege of Asirgarh in March 1819 during theThird Anglo-Maratha War.[8]
Meanwhile, the 2nd battalion embarked for Portugal in November 1810 for service in thePeninsular War[9] and fought at theBattle of Barrosa in March 1811[10] and thesiege of Tarragona in June 1813[11] before taking part in operations on the East coast of Spain in the closing stages of the War.[12] The battalions were amalgamated again in May 1817.[13]
The regiment returned from India in November 1826.[14] It embarked forGibraltar in 1832 and moved on to the West Indies in 1833: it was initially based atSaint Kitts but moved toDemerara in 1837 and to Barbados in 1839 before returning home in 1840.[15] It embarked for India in 1858 and them moved on theChina in 1860 for service in theSecond Opium War.[16] It saw action in theBattle of the Taku Forts in August 1860 and theBattle of Palikao in September 1860 before taking part in the capture ofPeking later that month.[16] The regiment moved toJapan in 1864 and toSouth Africa in 1865 before returning home in 1866.[16]
The regiment was posted toBurma in 1872.[16] From there it moved toAfghanistan for service in theSecond Anglo-Afghan War in 1878.[16] It fought at theBattle of Charasiab in October 1879 and thesiege of the Sherpur Cantonment in December 1879 before returning to India in 1881.[16]
As part of theCardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 67th was linked with the37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 40 atLower Barracks inWinchester.[17] On 1 July 1881 theChilders Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot to form theHampshire Regiment (later theRoyal Hampshire Regiment).[1]
Battle honours won by the regiment were:[1]
Colonels of the Regiment were:[1]