The regiment returned to England in 1875 and then moved to Ireland in 1880. On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot to become the Hampshire Regiment (later the Royal Hampshire Regiment).
The unit returned to England in 1875 and then relocated to Ireland in 1880. Following the implementation of the Childers Reforms on July 1, 1881, it merged with the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot to become the Hampshire Regiment, which later became the Royal Hampshire Regiment.