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9 1ST ARGYLLSHIEE HIGHLANDERS. 25We will now return to follow the history of the1st battalion, which we left in Lewes in 1804.In October, 1805, the regiment was reviewedwith other troops of the brigade, consisting of the42nd and 92nd, bythe Commander-in-Chief atBexhill, and were noticed for their appearanceand discipline.In December the order came for it to embarkfor Hanover, where it was brigaded with the26th and 28th Eegiments, under the command ofMajor-General Mackenzie Fraser, arrivingBeverstadt on the 3rd of January, and Hanbergenon the 8th. However, the general orders, datedBremen, 27th of January, stated that the kinghad been pleased to recall the troops from NorthGermany, and that they were to be embarkedimmediately to return to England, which wasdone, and the 91st disembarked at Ramsgate onthe 20th of February, and marched to Faversham,where it was inspected on arrival by Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, whose satisfaction withits appearance is noted in the regimental ordersof that date.On the 17th of March the 91st moved to Ashford,and at the end of July they were at Shorncliff.On the 10th of August, H.R.H. the Duke ofat isoe