Year | | Page |
1685 | Formation of the Regiment at Nottingham | 1 |
1686 | Establishment | 2 |
1687 | Encamped on Hounslow Heath | 4 |
1688 | Revolution in Great Britain | 5 |
—— | Marched to Scotland | - |
1689 | Battle of Killicrankie | 6 |
1690 | ——–at Cromdale | - |
—— | Marched to Inverlochy | 8 |
1691 | Submission of the Highlanders to King William and Queen Mary | 9 |
1694 | Embarked for Flanders | - |
—— | Engaged in the capture of Huy | 10 |
1695 | ———– at Fort Kenoque | — |
—— | ———– at the surrender of Dixmude to the French | 11 |
—— | Colonel Sir James Lesley cashiered, and succeeded by Colonel Emanuel Howe | 12 |
—— | Garrison of Namur surrendered | — |
—— | Released from prisoners of war | — |
1696 | Marched to Bruges | — |
1697 | Proceeded to Brussels | 13 |
—— | Treaty of Peace at Ryswick | — |
—— | Embarked for England | 14 |
—— | Proceeded to Ireland | — |
1701 | Preparations for War with France | — |
—— | Re-embarked for Holland | — |
—— | Reviewed at Breda by King William III. | — |
1702 | Proceeded to Rosendael | 15 |
—— | Siege of Kayserswerth | — |
—— | Engaged at Nimeguen | — |
—— | War declared against France and Spain | — |
—— | The Earl of Marlborough assumed the command of the army in Flanders | — |
—— | Engaged at the siege of Venloo | 16 |
—— | —————————– Ruremonde | — |
—— | —————————– Liege | — |
1703 | Surrender of Bonn | — |
—— | Proceeded to Maestricht | 17 |
—— | Engaged at the capture of Huy | — |
—— | —————————— Limburg | — |
1704 | Proceeded from Holland to the Danube | — |
—— | Joined the Imperial Army | 18 |
—— | Battle of Schellenberg | — |
—— | ———– Blenheim | 19 |
—— | Marshal Tallard taken prisoner, and the French Army defeated | 20 |
—— | Siege of Landau | 21 |
1705 | Re-capture of Huy | 22 |
—— | Forced the French lines at Neer-Hespen and Helixem | — |
1706 | Battle of Ramilies | — |
—— | Many prisoners, with cannon, colours, &c. taken | 23 |
—— | Surrender of Brussels, Ghent, &c. | — |
—— | ———— of Ostend | — |
—— | ———— of Menin | — |
—— | ———— of Dendermond and Aeth | — |
1708 | Re-embarked for England to repel the invasion of the Pretender | — |
—— | Returned to Flanders | 24 |
1708 | Battle of Oudenarde | — |
—— | Engaged in the Siege of Lisle | — |
—— | Re-capture of Ghent and Bruges | 25 |
1709 | Siege and Capture of Tournay | — |
—— | Battle of Malplaquet | 26 |
—— | Siege and Capture of Mons | — |
—— | Marched into winter quarters at Ghent | — |
1710 | Forced the French lines at Pont-à-Vendin | 27 |
—— | Siege and Capture of Douay | — |
—— | Encamped at Villars-Brulin | — |
—— | Surrender of Bethune | — |
—— | ———— of Aix and St. Venant | — |
—— | Marched into quarters at Courtray | — |
1711 | Encamped at Warde and reviewed by the Duke of Marlborough | — |
—— | Forced the French lines at Arleux | — |
—— | Siege and surrender of Bouchain | — |
1712 | Negociations for peace commenced | 28 |
—— | Duke of Ormond assumed the command of the Army | — |
—— | Returned to Ghent | — |
1713 | Removed to Dunkirk | — |
—— | ———— to Nieuport | — |
1714 | Returned to England | — |
—— | Decease of Queen Anne, and accession of King George I. | — |
1715 | Employed against the rebels in Great Britain | — |
1719 | Employed in Scotland | 29 |
—— | Invasion of a Spanish force at Kintail | — |
—— | Defeat and surrender of the invaders at Glensheil | — |
1728 | Reviewed at Blackheath by King George II. | — |
1740 | Encamped in the Isle of Wight | 30 |
—— | Embarked for the West Indies | — |
1741 | Arrived at Jamaica | — |
—— | Sailed for Carthagena | — |
1741 | Attack and capture of Bocca-chica | 31 |
—— | Siege of the Castle of St. Lazar | — |
—— | Forts of Carthagena destroyed | 32 |
—— | Returned to Jamaica | 33 |
1742 | Re-embarked for England | — |
1745 | Embarked for Ostend | — |
—— | Ostend captured by the French | — |
—— | Recalled to England in consequence of the French invasion | 34 |
1746 | Battle of Culloden | — |
—— | Embarked for the coast of France, and proceeded against Port L'Orient and Quiberon | — |
—— | Returned to England | 35 |
1748 | Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle | — |
1749 | Proceeded to Ireland | — |
1751 | Royal Warrant issued for regulating the clothing, colours, &c. | — |
1755 | War re-commenced with France | 36 |
—— | Returned to England | — |
1756 | Encamped at Blandford | — |
1757 | Encamped at Barham-downs | — |
—— | Embarked on an expedition against the coast of France | — |
—— | Capture of the Isle of Aix | 37 |
—— | Returned to England | — |
1758 | Embarked for North America | — |
—— | Formed part of an expedition against Louisbourg, and in the taking of the Island of Cape Breton, under Brigadier-General James Wolfe | 38 |
—— | The captured colours, &c. presented to the King, and publickly conveyed from Kensington Palace to St. Paul's Cathedral | 39 |
—— | Rewarded by the approbation of the Sovereign, and by the thanks of Parliament | — |
1759 | Embarked in an expedition against Quebec, under Major-General James Wolfe | — |
—— | Death of Major-General Wolfe | 41 |
—— | Surrender of Quebec | 42 |
—— | Approbation of the King of the conduct of the troops, thanks of Parliament, and public thanksgiving of the Nation | — |
1760 | Defence of Quebec against an attempt of the French to retake it | 43 |
—— | Joined in an attack on Montreal | 44 |
—— | Conquest of Canada | — |
1761 | Encamped at Staten Island | 44 |
—— | Embarked for Barbadoes | — |
1762 | Engaged on an expedition in the capture of Martinique | — |
—— | Embarked on an expedition to the Havannah | 45 |
—— | Capture of Moro Fort, nine ships of war, &c. | — |
1763 | Peace with Spain concluded | — |
—— | The Havannah restored to Spain | — |
—— | Embarked for New York, and proceeded to Canada | 46 |
1768 | Embarked for England | — |
1770 | Reviewed at Chatham by King George III. | — |
1772 | Marched to Scotland | — |
1774 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
1776 | War with North America | — |
—— | Embarked for America | 47 |
—— | Proceeded on an expedition against Charleston | — |
—— | Re-embarked and proceeded to Staten Island | — |
—— | Effected a landing at Long Island | — |
—— | Proceeded against New York | 48 |
—— | ———————White Plains | — |
—— | ———————Fort Washington | — |
1777 | ———————Peek's-Hill | — |
—— | ———————Danbury | — |
1777 | Arrived at Ridgefield | 49 |
—— | Engaged at the Hill of Compo | — |
—— | Embarked at New York | — |
—— | Proceeded on an expedition against Philadelphia | 50 |
—— | Engaged at Brandywine | — |
—— | Engaged at Germantown | 51 |
—— | ———– at Whitemarsh | — |
1778 | Marched from Philadelphia to New York | 52 |
—— | Embarked for the West Indies | — |
—— | Proceeded on an expedition against St. Lucia | 53 |
1779 | Embarked from St. Lucia and landed at St. Christopher's | 54 |
1781 | War declared against Holland | — |
—— | Capture of the Island of St. Eustatius | — |
—— | Recaptured by the French, and the 13th and 15th Regiments taken prisoners | — |
1782 | Island of St. Christopher's taken by the French | 55 |
—— | Regiment returned to England | 56 |
—— | Received the County title of "York East Riding" | — |
1784 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
1790 | ———— for Barbadoes | — |
1793 | Removed to Dominica | — |
1794 | Embarked on an expedition against Martinique and Guadaloupe | 57 |
1795 | Stationed at Martinique | 58 |
1796 | Re-embarked for England | — |
1797 | Proceeded to Scotland | — |
1799 | Returned to England | — |
—— | Received volunteers from the Militia and augmented to two battalions | — |
1800 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
1802 | Peace concluded with France | — |
—— | Establishment reduced, and the second battalion disbanded | — |
1803 | War recommenced against France | — |
1804 | Establishment again augmented, and second battalion added and formed in Yorkshire | 59 |
1805 | First battalion embarked for the West Indies | — |
—— | Embarked as Marines on board the Fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson | — |
—— | Relanded at Barbadoes | — |
1807 | Again embarked on board the fleet | — |
—— | Returned to Barbadoes, and embarked for Grenada | — |
—— | Engaged in an expedition against the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix | 60 |
1809 | —————————— against the island of Martinique | — |
—— | Capture of Martinique | — |
—— | Engaged in the reduction of the islands in the vicinity of Guadaloupe | 61 |
—— | Returned to Grenada | — |
1810 | Embarked in an expedition against Guadaloupe | — |
—— | Capture of Guadaloupe | 62 |
1812 | Removed to St. Christopher's | 63 |
1814 | General peace proclaimed | — |
1815 | War recommenced by the violation of the treaty of peace by Napoleon Buonaparte | 64 |
—— | The islands of Martinique and Guadaloupe again taken possession of | — |
—— | Re-embarked for Barbadoes | — |
1816 | Peace being restored, the second battalion disbanded | 65 |
—— | Removed to Martinique | — |
—— | Proceeded to Grenada | — |
1817 | Embarked for Nova Scotia | — |
1819 | ———— for Bermuda | — |
1821 | ———— for England | — |
1822 | ———— for Ireland | — |
1827 | Formed into six Service and four Depôt Companies | 66 |
1827 | Embarked for Canada | — |
1832 | Employed in aid of the civil power at Montreal |
| in suppressing a serious riot | 67 |
—— | Expressions of approbation of the conduct of the |
| regiment | 68 |
—— | Suffered severely from the effects of Asiatic cholera | 73 |
1838 | Engaged on active duties in consequence of rebellion among a portion of the inhabitants of the Canadas | 75 |
1840 | Returned to England | 79 |
—— | Disembarked at Portsmouth, and joined by the Depôt Companies | — |
1841 | Proceeded to Winchester, and thence to Woolwich | — |
1842 | Marched to Windsor | — |
—— | Reviewed by Her Majesty the Queen Victoria, and the Prince Albert | — |
—— | Proceeded to Chester | 80 |
—— | ———— to Manchester | — |
1843 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
1845 | Formed into six Service and four Depôt Companies | — |
—— | Service Companies embarked for Ceylon | — |
1846 | ———————— arrived at Ceylon | 81 |
1847 | Depôt Companies embarked from Ireland to England | — |
1848 | The Conclusion | — |