He
was gazetted Ensign on 29th May 1783 and was later promoted Captain
on the 16th December 1744. Lieutenant Colonel promotion came on
1st January 1801 followed by promotion to Major General, 4th June
1813, Lieutenant General, 27th March 1825 and General, 23rd November
1841.
General Hall was appointed in January 1832 at a time when the Regiment
was in Ireland on security duties. In 1834 they embarked for foreign
service in such stations as Gibraltar, Malta and the West Indies,
but returned to Ireland in 1845. From there they went to India in
1849.
During General Hall’s time the Regiment was often operating
in small dispersed detachments in Ireland and it suffered ravages
of cholera while in India. It must have been difficult to maintain
a form of cohesion in such circumstances. General Hall died in 1854. |