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A great deal of time was devoted to recruiting
in 1788, a year which, on 23rd January, saw Lieutenant the
Honourable Arthur Wesley (Wellesley) transfer from the 76th
Foot into the Regiment. Wellesley, afterwards the Duke of
Wellington, was a 'bird of passage' who moved on to the 12th
Light Dragoons within 17 months, but his connection was always
proudly valued by the Regiment.
Iin 1793 the 41st embarked from Ireland for
the West Indies where they were present at the capture of
Martinique, St. Lucia and Guadaloupe, and at operations in
San Domingo (Haiti/Dominica). In 1796 surviving private men
were transferred to the 17th Foot. The Officers and NCOs disembarked
at Portsmouth in October of the same year.
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