XII Regiment - A Rare Regimental Soft-Leather Shoulder Bag with stitched rolled edging and cotton lining, the large flap inscribed in black ink 'G III R' below King's Crown, the leather fastener secured with a gilt metal regimental button 'Regiment XII' complete with adjustable shoulder strap H.M. 22nd Regiment of Foot - .After home service the regiment was sent to America in 1775, having embarked in advance of the rest of the regiment at the request of Colonel Gage, Lt. Col. Abercrombie arrived in Boston just before the Battle of Bunker Hill, where he was killed in action. The regiment later evacuated from Boston to Halifax and then onto the New York and New Jersey campaigns of 1776. The Battalion Companies occupied Newport Rhode Island, participating in the Battle of Rhode Island, eventually returning to New York City in 1779 and surrounding territory where the bulk of the regiment would remain until the end of the War, participating most notably at the First Battle of Springfield in early June 1780. The regiment's Light Infantry Company participated in the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777 and later the Southern Campaigns in the 1780s, eventually surrendering with Cornwallis at Yorktown. Although the County designation existed as early as 1772, the regiment was retitled The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot in 1782, the regiment served in the West Indies from 1793, taking part in expeditions against Martinique, St Lucia, Guadeloupe and St Domingo. Between 1800 and 1803 the 22nd was posted to South Africa, then moving to India where it suffered heavy losses during the assault on Bhurtpore (1805). In 1810, the regiment took part in the occupation of Mauritius In 1843, the regiment gained the battle honours of Meeanee, Hyderabad and Scinde during further Indian service.