 The regiment embarked for Ceylon in 1846 and took part in the suppression of the Matale rebellion in 1847.It moved to India in spring 1857 and, having arrived by steamer on the Son River, opened fire on the attacking mutineers at the Siege of Arrah in July 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.It returned to England in 1861 and was sent to Ireland in 1865 before returning to India in 1866.