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202 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1852. commander-iu-chief was Major Forbes of the91st.The battalion returned to Blinkwater on the20th of September, where it stayed until the 27th,when itproceeded to Fort Fordyce, sending outdetachments to the Waterkloof, Post Retief, andother posts.The head-quarters remained at Fort1853.Fordyce till the 10th of November, 1853, when itmarched to garrison Fort Beaufort, where it1855. remained till June, 1855, sending out detachmentsregularly to occupy various frontier posts.Duringthe month of June orders were receivedto hold the battalion in readiness for embarkationto England ; accordinglyall the detachmentswere recalled to head-quarters. On the 5th ofthe following month a general order was issuedby the commander of the forces, dated fromGrahamstown, and was as follows :" The reserve battalion of the Argyll Sighlandersis ordered to return home with everyprospect of being speedily employed in theCrimea. The Commander of the Forces cannotpermit the regiment to depart from South Africa,where it has so highly distinguished itself duringa period of nearly twenty years, including theKaffir wars of 1846, 1847, 1850, 1851, 1852, and