Tuesday, June 27, 2006

June 1806

Early June
1st Line Brigade leave for Gibraltar.
(Beamish, North Ludlow, History of the King’s German Legion Vol. 1, p93)

2nd June
Yesterday and this morning the 1st Light Battalion of the King’s German Legion arrived in town from Bandon, on their route to Tullamore in the King’s County. The 2nd Light Battalion which marched in here on Wednesday and Thursday, have proceeded for Kilbeggan and Moat, co. Westmeath.
(The Waterford Mirror, June 2nd 1806)

3rd June
Friday and Saturday last, the 1st light battalion of the King’s German Legion, arrived in Cork from Bandon, on their route to Tullamore, in the King’s County: - the 2d light battalion, which marched into Cork on Wednesday and Thursday, have proceeded for Kilbeggan and Moat, in the Co. Meath. (Westmeath)
(The General Advertiser and Limerick Chronicle, 3rd June 1806)

13th June
The Amethyst and Active frigates, with the transports, having the King’s German Legion on board, for Gibraltar, will sail the first fair wind from Cove.
General Advertiser and Limerick Chronicle, 13th June 1806

21st June The transports with the King’s German Legion on board sailed from Cove for Gibraltar on Saturday last, under convoy of the Actiye (??) and Druid frigates, and Racehorse sloop of war. The Amethyst, with convoy, sailed from (for ??) Plymouth; the Ville de Milan, Vice-Admiral Berkeley, for Halifax, and the Childers for Newfoundland.
Sunday six transports, with part of the King’s German Legion on board, arrived in Cork harbour, under convoy of the Savage sloop of war, Captain Coode, from Spithead
(Freeman’s Journal 21st June 1806.)

21st June A detachment of Hanoverians belonging to the King’s German Legion marched into Clougheen, some days since; one of them killed a publican, on whom he was billeted, by stabbing him with a bayonet. A coroner’s inquest was held on the body, --(but not until the party had marched out of town, and, of course, all possibility of identifying the murderer precluded); and a Verdict returned of “willful murder against some persons unknown.”
(Freeman’s Journal 21st June 1806.)

End of June
1st Line Regiment and 2nd Line Regiment –arrive in Gibraltar.
(Beamish, North Ludlow, History of the King’s German Legion Vol. 1, p93)