 In August 1842 it helped suppress the Preston Strike and was then sent to Gibraltar in November 1844 before setting sail for Barbados in February 1848.The regiment went on to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in July 1851 and returned home in October 1854.The regiment embarked for Malta for service in the Crimean War in May 1855 and saw action at the Siege of Sevastopol later that year.