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Garrison Regiment's of Dungarvan 1767 - 1853
1767 December
63rd Regt. Of Foot Capt. Folliots Company
1770 April 23
63rd Regt. Of Foot Col. Grant's Cpy
1770 May 17
63rd Regt. Of Foot Col. Patterson's Cpy
1770 May 30
40th Regt. Of Foot Major Otho Hamiltons Cpy
1771 May 8
5th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Wade's Company
1771 Oct 4
38th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Sheldon's Cpy
1772 April 10
38th Regt. Of Foot General Lord Blaney
1772 July 19
44th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Charles Willingtons Cpy
1772 Dec 10
44th Regt. Of Foot
1773 Jan 10
44th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Fields Company
1773 Aug 1
17th Regt. Of Foot General Robert Monkton
1774 Jan 30
17th Regt. Of Foot Capt. John Saxton
1774 Aug 27
63rd Regt. Of Foot Capt. McPherson's Cpy
1775 Jun/July
57th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Bell
1775
63rd Regt. Of Foot Capt. Folliots Cpy
1777
36th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Scot's Cpy
1778 May/June
36th Regt. Of Foot
1779 May 13
30th Regt. Of Foot General Paslow's Cpy
1779 Aug 10
60th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Cardynes Cpy
1780 July 9
2nd Comp. Invalides
1780 Dec 17
32nd Regt. Of Foot
1781 Jan 17
22nd Regt. Of Foot Capt. Fields Cpy
1781 Nov 25
2nd Regt. Of Foot Queens Royal W.Surrey Regt
1782
2nd Comp. Invalides
1783
2nd Comp. Invalides
1785 Apr 18
45th Regt. Of Foot Capt.Brown + Capt. Beckwith's Cpy.
1785 Dec 11
46th Regt. Of Foot
1790
61st Regt. Of Foot Gloucestershire Regt.
1794
Co. Waterford Militia
1795 Jan 9
Artillery
1799 May 10
Rothesay Caithness Fencibles
1801 Oct 22
Hon. East India Cpy
1802 May 28
89th Regt. Of Foot Royal Irish Fusiliers
1802 Oct 21
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.
1803 Mar 23
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.
1803 Sep 1
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.
1803 Dec
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.
1805 Feb
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.
1806 April
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.
1806 Dec 26
4th Royal Veteran Batt.
Raised in Canada in 1803, among the discharged veterans. Saw service in 1812-15 War. Disbanded about 1820.
1807 Jun 15
4th Royal Veteran Batt.
Raised in Canada in 1803, among the discharged veterans. Saw service in 1812-15 War. Disbanded about 1820.
Notes: The Royal Garrison Battalions were raised in 1802+ and renamed in 1805 as Royal Veterans Battalions. They comprised over aged and wounded veterans who were not totally unfit for military service. They were used for low-conflict garrison duties, show of force aboard ships (i.e. make-believe invasion forces), and occasionally as battlefield reserves (mostly to deceive the enemy about the strength of the British forces). There were 13 numbered battalions, and a "Foreign Veterans Battalion". The 1st-6th battalion were formed at Christmas 1802, and the others later. They all disbanded in 1814-16.
Invalid companies were soldiers who wanted to contribute to their country [England is the example we know of] but they were unfit for military service at the front so they were put into invalid companies and used for things like guarding prisoners and garrison duty etc. They were usually invalided out of the army during a former action.
The spelling of "invalides" was probably 18th century English for invalids. They were most probably a precursor of the Veterans battalions with much the same purpose in mind. Many new regiments were raised during the American revolution. Most were sent on garrison duty around the empire, to relieve the more experienced regiments to fight in North America. There was a precedent for this. Several companies of invalids were raised in 1719, and later that year regimented into what became in 1747 the "41st Regt of Foot, or Royal Invalids". They were partially disabled pensioners from Marlborough's wars who were still capable of garrison duty. They converted from invalids to a regular regiment of infantry in 1787. It is possible that the company based in Dungarvan was actually on detached service from this regiment, but their main station was Portsmouth, with detachments at Plymouth and Jersey. The 41st later became the Welch Regiment, which in 1969 amalgamated with the South Wales Borderers to become the Royal Regiment of Wales of today. Regimental histories of the Welch Regiment may shed light on whether they had a company or more in Ireland during the American Revolution.
My thanks to Bernadette Sheridan of D.M.S. for her research work in this section, also to T.F. Mills of Denver University for his information on the Veteran's Battalions (also to "Greeno" for information on the Invalides). If you are looking for further information on British Army Regiments visit Mr. Mills excellent site it contains a complete index of British Army Regimental Web Sites. A complete list of military museums and collections in the U.K. (containing details of the exhibits, opening hours and admission charges) can be found at the Museum Organisation's military interest page.