89th Regiment in India.

In 1819, the 89th Regiment was stationed at Quilon near Bombay in India. Following the end of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in February 1818, there were still some forts in revolt in the Sawant Waree states south of Bombay.

On 14 January 1819, a British expedition, which included six companies of the 89th Regiment, landed at Mulwan and proceeded inland. It marched in the direction of two strong forts at Newtee and Waree which were captured and then went on to Raree, an area described as the 'Gibraltar' of the region where every hill was a fort. There on 13 February 1819, they stormed a reputably impregnable fort, whereupon the other lesser forts surrendered before accepting the same fate. The 89th lost two killed and five wounded, two of the latter being severely wounded (officers).

(At this time, the Colonel of the 89th Regiment of Foot (left) was General Sir George Beckwith, the Commander-in-Chief Ireland, a post he held from 1816 to 1820. He died in London aged 70, on 20 March 1823.)