 A single battle honour "Lucknow" was awarded to the regiment.On return from India in 1861, the regiment spent six years in England, moving to Malta in 1867, then Ireland in 1872.In 1874, as part of the Cardwell Reforms, line infantry battalions were linked in pairs, and the 64th formed a joint depot with the 98th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot at Limerick.