▁a ▁French ▁fr ig ate ▁squad ron ▁captured ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁ships . ▁They ▁were ▁released ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - N ep al ese ▁War ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁Second ▁S ikh ▁War ▁and ▁Indian ▁Mut iny ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁returned ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ill ian w ala ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁where ▁the ▁regiment ▁fought ▁off ▁the ▁enemy ▁with ▁bay on ets ▁rather ▁than ▁rif les ▁and ▁ 2 5 5 ▁of ▁its ▁men ▁died , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Ang lo - S ikh ▁War . ▁Meanwhile , ▁five ▁Victoria ▁Cross es ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁who ▁res cu ed ▁their ▁colle agues ▁from ▁can n ib als ▁on ▁the ▁And aman ▁Islands ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁Some ▁ 3 5 ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁mut ine ers ▁at ▁their ▁g arrison ▁in ▁J hel um ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁during ▁the ▁Indian ▁Reb ell ion : ▁among ▁the ▁dead ▁was ▁Captain ▁Francis ▁Spring , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Colonel ▁William ▁Spring . ▁ ▁Z ulu ▁War ▁ ▁Is and l w ana ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁both ▁batt