THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT.
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
| Year | Page | |
| 1701 | Introduction | [1] |
| 1702 | Decease of King William III., and accession of Her Majesty Queen Anne | [2] |
| —— | Certain Regiments of Marines raised | — |
| —— | Formation of the Thirty-first as a Regiment of Marines | — |
| —— | Colonel George Villiers appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | Names of the Officers | [3] |
| —— | War of the Spanish Succession | — |
| —— | The Earl of Marlborough appointed to the command of the troops in Flanders | — |
| —— | Expedition to the coast of Spain under the Duke of Ormond | [4] |
| —— | The Thirty-first and other regiments embarked for Cadiz | — |
| —— | Capture of the combined French and Spanish fleets at Vigo | [5] |
| —— | The troops under the Duke of Ormond returned to England | [6] |
| 1703 | The Thirty-first Regiment stationed at Plymouth | [7] |
| —— | Decease of Colonel Villiers | — |
| —— | Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Lutterell appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| 1704 | Services of the Thirty-first Regiment on board the fleet under Admiral Sir George Rooke | — |
| —— | Unsuccessful attempt on Barcelona | — |
| —— | Capture of Gibraltar | — |
| —— | The Spanish and French armaments defeated in their attempts to retake Gibraltar | [8] |
| 1705 | Operations against Barcelona | — |
| —— | Capture of Fort Montjuich | — |
| —— | The Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt killed | — |
| —— | Surrender of the Garrison of Barcelona | — |
| 1706 | Decease of Colonel Lutterell | — |
| —— | Lieut.-Colonel Josiah Churchill appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | Barcelona besieged by the French | [9] |
| —— | Barcelona relieved by the English and Dutch fleet | — |
| —— | The allied fleet proceeded to the coast of Valencia | — |
| —— | Capture of Carthagena and Alicant | — |
| —— | Surrender of Iviça and Majorca | — |
| 1707 | Attack upon Toulon | — |
| —— | The siege of Toulon raised | [10] |
| 1708 | Capture of Sardinia | — |
| —— | —— —— Minorca | [11] |
| 1709 | Capture of Port Royal, in Nova Scotia | — |
| —— | The Fortress named Anna-polis Royal, in honor of Queen Anne | [12] |
| —— | Alicant recovered by the enemy | [13] |
| 1710 | The Isle of Cette taken by the British, and afterwards recaptured by the French | — |
| 1711 | Retirement of Colonel Churchill | [14] |
| —— | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Harry Goring, Bart., promoted Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | Charles III., the claimant to the Spanish throne, elected Emperor of Germany, and its effect upon the war | — |
| 1712 | Negociations for Peace | — |
| 1713 | Treaty of Utrecht | — |
| —— | Reductions in the Army and Navy | [15] |
| 1714 | Decease of Queen Anne | — |
| —— | Accession of King George I. | — |
| —— | Augmentation of the Army, to counteract the designs of the Pretender | — |
| —— | The Thirtieth, Thirty-first, and Thirty-second Regiments,which had been ordered to be disbanded, retained on the establishment, and incorporated with the regiments of the line | — |
| —— | Authorized to take rank in the Army from the date of original formation in 1702 | — |
| 1715 | Disaffection of the Earl of Mar | [16] |
| —— | Rebellion in Scotland in favor of the Pretender | — |
| —— | Battle of Sheriffmuir | — |
| —— | Surrender of the Rebels at Preston | — |
| —— | Arrival in Scotland of the Pretender | [17] |
| 1716 | His flight to France | — |
| —— | Suppression of the Rebellion | [18] |
| —— | The Thirty-first embarked for Ireland | — |
| —— | Retirement of Colonel Sir Harry Goring | — |
| —— | Lord John Kerr appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| 1727 | Decease of King George I. | — |
| —— | Accession of King George II. | — |
| 1728 | Decease of Major-General Lord John Kerr | — |
| —— | Colonel the Honorable Charles Cathcart appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| 1731 | Colonel the Honorable Charles Cathcart removed to the Eighth Dragoons | [18] |
| —— | Colonel William Hargrave appointed Colonel of the Thirty-first Regiment | — |
| 1737 | Colonel Hargrave removed to the Ninth Regiment | — |
| —— | Colonel William Handasyd appointed Colonel of the Thirty-first Regiment | — |
| 1739 | Removal of the Regiment from Ireland to Great Britain | [19] |
| —— | Spanish depredations in America | — |
| —— | War declared against Spain | — |
| 1740 | War of the Austrian Succession | — |
| 1741 | The Regiment encamped at Windsor and on Lexden Heath | [21] |
| 1742 | Embarked for Flanders as Auxiliaries | — |
| 1743 | Marched towards the Rhine | [22] |
| —— | Battle of Dettingen | [23] |
| —— | The Battle compared with other victories | [24] |
| 1744 | Declaration of War against France | [25] |
| 1745 | Decease of Colonel Handasyd | — |
| —— | Colonel Lord Henry Beauclerk appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | Investment of Tournay by Marshal Saxe | — |
| —— | Battle of Fontenoy | [26] |
| —— | Surrender of Tournay to the French | [27] |
| —— | Skirmish at La Mésle, near Ghent | [28] |
| —— | Rebellion in Scotland, headed by Prince Charles Edward | — |
| —— | Return of the Thirty-first and other Regiments to England | — |
| —— | The Regiment stationed in the vicinity of London | [29] |
| 1746 | Battle of Culloden | — |
| —— | Escape of Prince Charles Edward to France | — |
| 1747 | Battle of Laffeld, or Val | [29] |
| 1748 | Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle | — |
| 1749 | Retirement of Colonel Lord Henry Beauclerk | [30] |
| —— | Colonel Henry Holmes appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | The Regiment embarked for Minorca | [30] |
| 1751 | Regulations prescribed by Royal Warrant for establishing uniformity in the clothing,standards, and colours of regiments, &c. | — |
| 1752 | The Regiment returned from Minorca to England | — |
| 1755 | Proceeded to Scotland | — |
| 1756 | The Seven Years’ War | — |
| —— | War declared against France | [30] |
| —— | Capture of Minorca by the French | [31] |
| —— | Augmentations in the Army and Navy | — |
| —— | The Second Battalion of the Thirty-first constituted the Seventieth Regiment | — |
| 1759 | Summary of the occurrences of the War | — |
| 1762 | War declared against Spain | [32] |
| —— | Capture of Martinique, Grenada, St. Vincent, and other West India Islands, by the British | — |
| —— | Peace of Fontainebleau | — |
| —— | The Regiment removed from Scotland to England | — |
| —— | Decease of Lieut.-General Holmes | — |
| —— | Colonel James Adolphus Oughton appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| 1765 | The Regiment embarked for Florida | [33] |
| —— | Suffered severely from yellow fever | — |
| 1772 | Embarked for St. Vincent | [34] |
| —— | Engaged in reducing the Caribs | — |
| 1774 | Termination of the Carib War | [35] |
| —— | The Regiment returned to England | — |
| 1775 | Stationed in North Britain | — |
| 1775 | War of American Independence | [35] |
| 1776 | The Regiment embarked for Canada with the | |
| —— | Troops under Major-General Burgoyne | — |
| —— | Defence of Quebec against the American Army | — |
| —— | Defence of the British Post at Trois Rivières | — |
| —— | Declaration of Independence by the American Congress | [36] |
| —— | Operations on Lake Champlain | — |
| 1777 | The flank companies of the Thirty-first and other regiments proceed on an expedition under Major-General Burgoyne | [37] |
| —— | Capture of Ticonderago | — |
| —— | Action at Skenesborough | — |
| —— | Action near Castleton | — |
| —— | Pursuit of the Americans to Fort Anne and Fort Edward | [38] |
| —— | Action at Stillwater | [39] |
| —— | Lieut.-General Burgoyne is compelled to capitulate to General Gates | [40] |
| —— | Convention of Saratoga | — |
| 1778 | Aid rendered by France to the Americans | [41] |
| 1780 | Decease of Lieut.-General Sir James Oughton | — |
| —— | Major-General Thomas Clarke appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| 1781 | The battalion companies, which remained in Canada, joined by the flank companies | — |
| —— | The light company engaged in effecting the destruction of military stores at Ticonderago | — |
| 1782 | The Independence of the United States acknowledged by King George III. | [42] |
| —— | The Thirty-first styled the Huntingdonshire Regiment | — |
| 1783 | Treaty of Peace between England, France, and Spain | [43] |
| —— | Peace concluded with Holland | — |
| 1787 | The Regiment embarked at Quebec for England | [43] |
| —— | Stationed in Great Britain | — |
| 1789 | Commencement of the French Revolution | — |
| —— | Preparations for War with Spain | [44] |
| 1790 | The Thirty-first embarked on board the fleet to perform its original service of Marines | — |
| —— | Convention with Spain | — |
| 1791 | Disturbances in the Manufacturing Districts | [45] |
| 1792 | Lieut.-General Thomas Clarke removed to the Thirtieth Regiment | — |
| —— | Major-General James Stuart appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | The Regiment embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1793 | Decease of Major-General Stuart | — |
| —— | Colonel Lord Mulgrave appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | Progress of events in France | — |
| —— | War with France | — |
| —— | The flank companies embarked for Barbadoes | — |
| 1794 | Capture of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe | [46] |
| —— | A French Armament sent to retake Guadaloupe | [47] |
| —— | Gallant defence of Guadaloupe by the British | — |
| —— | The Garrison of Berville Camp surrendered to the French | — |
| —— | Return of the Troops at Guadaloupe | [48] |
| —— | Evacuation of Fort Matilda by the British | [49] |
| —— | The Regiment proceeded from Ireland to England | — |
| —— | Embarked for Holland | — |
| 1795 | Returned to England | — |
| —— | Joined the Camp formed at Nursling, near Southampton | — |
| —— | Embarked for the West Indies | — |
| —— | Delayed by storms and contrary winds | [50] |
| 1796 | Disembarked at Gosport | [51] |
| —— | Embarked for St. Lucia | — |
| —— | Engaged in the capture of that Island | [52] |
| —— | Employed against the Caribs in St. Lucia | [53] |
| 1797 | Returned to England | [54] |
| 1799 | Augmented by volunteers from the Militia | [55] |
| —— | Embarked for Holland, as part of the Army under the Duke of York | [56] |
| —— | Engaged in the Action at Alkmaar | — |
| —— | Attack on the French position between Bergen and Egmont-op-Zee | [58] |
| —— | Occupation of Alkmaar by the British Troops | [59] |
| —— | Action near Alkmaar | — |
| —— | Withdrawal of the British Troops from Holland | [60] |
| —— | Regiment arrived in England | — |
| 1800 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| —— | Expedition to the coast of France under Brigadier the Honorable Sir Thomas Maitland | — |
| —— | Joined the expedition under Lieut.-General Sir James Pulteney destined for the coast of Spain | — |
| —— | Landed at Ferrol | — |
| —— | Sailed to Vigo | [61] |
| —— | Proceeded to Cadiz | — |
| —— | Embarked for Gibraltar | — |
| —— | Expedition to Egypt | — |
| 1801 | The Thirty-first proceeded to Lisbon, and subsequently to Minorca | — |
| 1802 | Deliverance of Egypt from the French Troops | [62] |
| —— | Peace of Amiens | — |
| —— | The Regiment embarked at Minorca for England | — |
| 1803 | Removed to Jersey | — |
| —— | Gallant conduct of a Private Soldier of the Thirty-first Regiment | — |
| 1803 | Renewal of the War with France | [63] |
| —— | Preparations for the defence of England from the menace of French Invasion | — |
| 1804 | A second battalion added to the Regiment | [64] |
| —— | The Regiment embarked for England | — |
| —— | War declared by Spain against Great Britain | — |
| 1805 | The second battalion proceeded from Chester, and joined the first battalion at Winchester | — |
| 1806 | Employed on the occasion of the Funeral of Admiral Viscount Nelson | [65] |
| —— | The first battalion embarked for Sicily | — |
| 1807 | Proceeded on the Expedition to Egypt under Major-General Fraser | [66] |
| —— | Attacked by the Turks at Rosetta | [67] |
| —— | Egypt evacuated by the British | [68] |
| —— | Return of the troops to Sicily | — |
| 1808 | The first battalion embarked for Malta | — |
| 1810 | Returned to Sicily | — |
| 1811 | Proceeded to Malta | [69] |
| —— | Returned to Sicily | — |
| 1812 | The grenadier company embarked for the east coast of Spain | — |
| 1813 | Returned to Sicily | — |
| 1814 | The first battalion proceeded on an expedition to Italy | [70] |
| —— | Disembarked at Leghorn | — |
| —— | Actions at Sestri and Recco | — |
| —— | Action at La Sturla, on the heights of Albaro | [71] |
| —— | Gallantry of the first battalion | [72] |
| —— | Occupation of Genoa | [73] |
| —— | The first battalion embarked for Corsica | — |
| —— | Returned to Sicily | [74] |
| —— | Treaty of Peace with France | — |
| —— | The second battalion disbanded | — |
| —— | Honorary Distinctions acquired by the Regiment | — |
| 1815 | Return of Napoleon Bonaparte to France, and Renewal of the War | [75] |
| —— | The Regiment embarked for Naples | — |
| —— | Battle of Waterloo | [76] |
| —— | Termination of the War | — |
| —— | The Regiment embarked for Genoa | — |
| 1816 | Embarked for Malta | — |
| 1818 | Returned to England | — |
| 1819 | Disturbed state of the Manufacturing Districts | — |
| —— | The Thanks of the Sovereign and of the Magistrates conveyed to the Thirty-first and other Corps employed at Manchester | [77] |
| 1821 | The Regiment embarked for Ireland | [78] |
| 1824 | Returned to England | [79] |
| 1825 | Embarked for Calcutta | — |
| —— | Destruction of the “Kent” East Indiaman by fire in the Bay of Biscay | [80] |
| —— | Gallant conduct of the right wing, embarked in the “Kent” during the conflagration | [81] |
| —— | Names of the Officers, and the number of the men, women, and children, saved by the ships “Cambria” and “Caroline” | [82] |
| —— | Letter from the Adjutant-General to Lieut.-Colonel Fearon, commanding the Thirty-first,expressive of the Commander-in-Chief’s approbation of the courage and discipline displayed by the right wing of the regimentduring the burning of the “Kent” | [88] |
| —— | Further particulars relating to this calamity | [89] |
| —— | Part of the right wing re-embarked for India | [92] |
| —— | Joined the left wing at Berhampore | — |
| 1826 | Another detachment embarked for India | [93] |
| —— | The Regiment marched to Meerut | [94] |
| —— | Presentation of New Colours to the Regiment by Lady Amherst | [95] |
| 1831 | Marched to Kurna | [96] |
| —— | Decease of General the Earl of Mulgrave | [97] |
| —— | General Sir Henry Warde, G.C.B., appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | Interview between the Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck, and Runjeet Singh, the Sovereign of the Punjaub | [98] |
| —— | The Regiment formed part of the Governor-General’s Escort | — |
| —— | Detail of the Proceedings on the Sutlej | [99] |
| —— | The Regiment returned to Kurnaul | |
| 1834 | Decease of General Sir Henry Warde | [100] |
| —— | Lieut.-General Sir Edward Barnes, G.C.B., appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| 1836 | The Regiment marched to Dinapore | — |
| 1838 | Decease of General Sir Edward Barnes | [101] |
| —— | Lieut.-General Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., appointed Colonel of the Regiment | — |
| —— | The Regiment marched to Ghazeepore | — |
| 1840 | Marched to Agra | [102] |
| 1841 | Insurrection at Cabool | [103] |
| 1842 | The Regiment marched to Peshawur to join the army under Major-General Pollock, destined to proceed to Cabool | — |
| —— | Arrival of the army at Jellalabad | [104] |
| —— | The Regiment marched to Peshbolak to attack the Shinwarees | [105] |
| —— | Action at Mazeena | [107] |
| —— | Passage of the Jugdulluck Pass | [109] |
| —— | Action at Tezeen | [110] |
| —— | Advance on Cabool | [112] |
| —— | Occupation of the Bala Hissar | [113] |
| —— | Release of the Officers, Ladies, and Soldiers, taken prisoners by the Affghans, at the commencement of the insurrection | — |
| 1842 | Return of the Army to India | [113] |
| —— | Action at the Jugdulluck Pass | [114] |
| —— | Skirmishes in the Passes between Tezeen and Gundamuck | — |
| —— | Arrival of the troops at Jellalabad | [115] |
| —— | Marched to Peshawur | — |
| —— | Honors rendered to the troops on arrival at Ferozepore | — |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Cabool, 1842,” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | — |
| —— | The Regiment marched to Umballa | — |
| —— | Expedition to Khytul | [116] |
| —— | Outbreak at Lahore | — |
| 1843 | The Regiment marched to Ferozepore | — |
| 1844 | Returned to Umballa | [117] |
| 1845 | Disturbed state of the Punjaub | — |
| —— | Sikh invasion of the British Territories in India | [118] |
| —— | The Regiment marched from Umballa to join the Ferozepore Field force | [119] |
| —— | Battle of Moodkee | [120] |
| —— | —— —— Ferozeshah | [126] |
| 1846 | The Regiment marched towards Loodiana with the troops under Major-General Sir Henry Smith | [136] |
| —— | The Fort of Dhurrumkote captured from the Sikhs | [137] |
| —— | Action at Buddiwal | — |
| —— | Battle of Aliwal | [138] |
| —— | Return of the troops under Major-General Sir Henry Smith to the head-quarters of the Army | [145] |
| —— | Battle of Sobraon | — |
| —— | Advance of the Army on Lahore | [156] |
| —— | Occupation of the City | [158] |
| 1846 | Orders received for the Regiment to return to Europe | [159] |
| —— | Embarked for Calcutta | [163] |
| —— | Review of the Punjaub Campaign | [165] |
| —— | Honors conferred on the “Army of the Sutlej” | [167] |
| —— | General Lord Gough’s farewell order to the Regiment | [172] |
| —— | Embarked for England | [174] |
| —— | Reception on arrival | [175] |
| —— | Letter to Lieut.-Colonel Spence, from General Sir Colin Halkett, reviewing the services of the Regiment | [177] |
| —— | Stationed at Walmer | [182] |
| 1847 | Authorized to bear on the Regimental Colour and Appointments the words“Moodkee,” “Ferozeshah,” “Aliwal,” and “Sobraon” | [183] |
| —— | General Sir Colin Halkett G.C.B., removed to the forty-fifth Regiment | — |
| —— | Lieut.-General the Honorable Henry Otway Trevor appointed Colonel of the Thirty-first Regiment | — |
| —— | The Regiment removed to Manchester | — |
| 1848 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| —— | Presentation of New Colours by Major-General His Royal Highness the Prince George of Cambridge | [184] |
| 1849 | Stationed at Athlone | [186] |
| 1850 | Removed to Dublin | — |
| —— | Presentation of a Testimonial to Lieut.-Colonel Spence on his retirement | — |
| —— | Conclusion | — |
CONTENTS
OF
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE SECOND BATTALION
OF
THE THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
| Year | Page | |
| 1804 | Projected French invasion of England | [187] |
| 1805 | Formation of the Second Battalion of the Thirty-first Regiment at Chester | — |
| —— | Marched from Chester to Winchester | — |
| 1806 | Proceeded to Gosport | [188] |
| 1807 | Embarked for Guernsey | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Ireland | — |
| 1808 | Joined the force assembled at Falmouth under the command of Lieut.-General Sir David Baird | — |
| —— | Sailed for Portugal | [189] |
| —— | Marched to reinforce the army in Spain under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore | — |
| 1809 | The intended advance countermanded | — |
| —— | Battle of Corunna | [190] |
| —— | Arrival of Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Wellesley at Lisbon, and his appointment to the command of the army in the Peninsula | — |
| —— | The second battalion of the Thirty-first marched towards Oporto | [191] |
| —— | Passage of the Douro | — |
| 1809 | Arrived at Oropesa | [191] |
| —— | Battle of Talavera | [192] |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Talavera” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | [193] |
| —— | Stationed at Abrantes | [194] |
| 1810 | Marched to Portalegre | — |
| —— | Encamped between the Estrella and the Tagus | [195] |
| —— | Battle of Busaco | — |
| —— | Marched on Thomar | — |
| —— | Skirmishes near Alhandra | [196] |
| 1811 | Pursuit of Marshal Massena | — |
| —— | Siege of Olivenza and Badajoz | — |
| —— | Battle of Albuhera | [197] |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Albuhera” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | [199] |
| —— | Second siege of Badajoz | — |
| —— | Affair at Arroyo dos Molinos | [200] |
| —— | Stationed at Merida | — |
| 1812 | Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo | — |
| —— | Third siege of Badajoz | — |
| —— | Capture of Badajoz | [201] |
| —— | Attack on the French works at Almaraz | — |
| —— | Operations against General Drouet | [202] |
| —— | Siege of the Castle of Burgos | [203] |
| —— | Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill’s division, of which the second battalion of the Thirty-first formed part, cantoned at Coria and Placentia | [204] |
| 1813 | Advance upon Burgos and Vittoria | — |
| —— | Battle of Vittoria | — |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Vittoria” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | [205] |
| —— | Siege of Pampeluna | [206] |
| —— | The French dislodged from the valley of Bastan | — |
| —— | Action in the Pass of Roncesvalles | — |
| 1813 | Engaged on the heights at Pampeluna | [206] |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Pyrenees” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | [207] |
| —— | Capture of a French convoy at Elizondo | — |
| —— | Capture of St. Sebastian and Pampeluna | — |
| —— | March of the Allied Army to the French side of the Pyrenees | —- |
| —— | Engaged in the Pass of Maya | — |
| —— | Passage of the Nivelle | — |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Nivelle” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | [208] |
| —— | Passage of the Nive | — |
| —— | Action at St. Pierre, near Bayonne | [209] |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Nive” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | [210] |
| 1814 | Action on the heights of Garris | — |
| —— | Battle of Orthes | [211] |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Orthes” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | — |
| —— | Action at Aire | — |
| —— | Battle of Toulouse | — |
| —— | Sortie from Bayonne | [212] |
| —— | Termination of the Peninsular War | — |
| —— | The second battalion of the Thirty-first Regiment marched to Bourdeaux | — |
| —— | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| —— | Authorized to bear the word “Peninsula” on the Regimental Colour and Appointments | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Portsmouth | [213] |
| —— | Disbanded | — |