CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
| Year | Page | |
| Introduction. | ||
| 1678 | Formation of the Regiment | [1] |
| —— | Appointment of Charles, Earl of Mar, to the Colonelcy | – |
| —— | Armed with light muskets, and called Fusiliers | [2] |
| 1679 | Rebellion in Scotland, and murder of Archbishop Sharp | – |
| —— | Attack and defeat of the rebels at Bothwell Bridge | – |
| 1685 | Death of King Charles II., and accession of King James II. | – |
| —— | Rebellion in Scotland excited by the Earl of Argyle | [3] |
| 1686 | Colonel Thomas Buchan appointed to the Colonelcy, in the place of the Earl of Mar | – |
| 1688 | Marched from Scotland to London, on occasion of the expected landing of the Prince of Orange | – |
| —— | Flight of King James II. to France | [4] |
| —— | Regiment marched into Oxfordshire | – |
| 1689 | The Prince and Princess of Orange elevated to the throne, by the titles of King William III. and Queen Mary | [4] |
| —— | Colonel F. F. O'Farrell appointed to the Colonelcy, in place of Colonel T. Buchan | – |
| —— | Regiment embarked for Holland | – |
| —— | Joined the Army under the Earl of Marlborough | – |
| —— | Engaged with the French at Walcourt | – |
| 1691 | Encamped near Brussels | [5] |
| 1692 | Battle of Steenkirk | – |
| 1693 | Battle of Landen | [6] |
| 1694 | Performed many marches, and arrived at Deinse | [7] |
| —— | Directed to take rank and precedence as the Twenty-first Regiment of Infantry | – |
| 1695 | Surrender of the town of Deinse by Brigadier-General O'Farrell | [8] |
| —— | Appointment of Colonel Robert Mackay, in place of Brigadier O'Farrell, cashiered by a General Court-Martial | – |
| 1696 | Proceeded to the camp at Marykirk, and served with the army of Brabant | – |
| 1697 | Appointment of Colonel Archibald Row to the Coloneley, in succession to Colonel R. Mackay, deceased | [9] |
| —— | Treaty of Peace concluded at Ryswick | – |
| —— | Regiment returned to Scotland | – |
| 1702 | Death of King William III. | – |
| —— | Accession of Queen Anne | – |
| —— | Declaration of War with France and Spain | – |
| —— | Embarked from Scotland for Holland | – |
| 1703 | Joined the allied army at Maestricht | – |
| —— | Siege and capture of Huy | [10] |
| —— | ——————— of Limburg | — |
| 1704 | Marched from Holland into Germany | [10] |
| —— | Engaged in the Battle of Schellenberg | — |
| —— | ———— in the Battle of Blenheim | [11] |
| —— | The three Field-Officers, Brigadier-General Row, Lieut.-Colonel Dalyel, and Major Campbell, killed in obtaining the glorious Victory of Blenheim | [12] |
| —— | Appointment of John, Viscount Mordaunt, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Brigadier-General Row | — |
| 1705 | Completed with recruits from Scotland, and engaged in forcing the French lines at Helixem and Neer Hespen | [13] |
| 1706 | Engaged in the Battle of Ramilies | — |
| —— | ——— in the capture of Ostend, Menin, and Aeth | [14] |
| —— | Appointment of Colonel Sampson de Lalo, from the 28th Regiment, in exchange with Viscount Mordaunt | — |
| 1707 | Engaged in marches, &c., in West Flanders | — |
| —— | The Union of Scotland and England took place; and certain additions and alterations were made in consequence in the colours and titles of Regiments | — |
| 1708 | Engaged in the Battle of Oudenarde | — |
| —— | ——— in the siege and capture of Lisle | [15] |
| 1709 | ——— in the siege and capture of Tournay | — |
| —— | ——— in the Battle of Malplaquet | — |
| —— | Re-appointment of Viscount Mordaunt to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General De Lalo, killed in the Battle of Malplaquet | [16] |
| —— | Engaged in the siege and capture of Mons | — |
| 1710 | ——— in passing the French lines at Pont-à-Vendin | — |
| —— | ——— in siege and capture of Douay | — |
| 1710 | Engaged in siege and capture of Bethune | [16] |
| —— | ———————————— of St. Venant | — |
| —— | ———————————— of Aire | — |
| —— | Appointment of Lieut.-General Thomas Meredith to the Colonelcy, in succession to Viscount Mordaunt | — |
| —— | Appointment of the Earl of Orrery to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Meredith, removed | — |
| 1711 | Engaged in passing the French lines at Arleux | [17] |
| —— | ———— in the siege and capture of Bouchain | — |
| 1712 | Joined the Army under the command of the Duke of Ormond | — |
| —— | Suspension of hostilities | — |
| 1713 | Treaty of Peace concluded at Utrecht | — |
| 1714 | Returned from Flanders to England | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Scotland | [18] |
| 1715 | Rebellion in Scotland, excited by the Earl of Mar, in favour of the Pretender | — |
| —— | Encamped at Stirling, under the command of the Duke of Argyle, and advanced to Dumblain | — |
| —— | Engagement at Sheriff-muir between the King's troops and the rebel forces | — |
| 1716 | The King's troops advanced; the insurgents retreated; the Pretender escaped to the Continent; and the rebellion suppressed | [19] |
| —— | Appointment of Colonel George Macartney to the Colonelcy, in place of the Earl of Orrery | — |
| 1727 | Appointment of Brigadier-General Sir James Wood to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Macartney, removed to the Sixth Dragoon Guards | [19] |
| 1728 | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1738 | Appointment of Colonel John Campbell to the Colonelcy, in succession to Sir James Wood, deceased | [19] |
| 1739 | War declared against Spain | [20] |
| 1740 | Removed from Ireland to South Britain | — |
| 1741 | Encamped on Lexden Heath | — |
| 1742 | Embarked for Flanders | — |
| 1743 | Marched for Germany, and engaged at the Battle of Dettingen | — |
| 1744 | Encamped at Asche and Alost | — |
| —— | Returned to Ghent for winter-quarters | — |
| 1745 | Marched to the relief of Tournay | [21] |
| —— | Engaged at the Battle of Fontenoy | — |
| —— | Placed in garrison at Ostend | [22] |
| —— | Charles Edward, eldest son of the Pretender, landed in Scotland | — |
| —— | Regiment ordered to return from Flanders | — |
| 1746 | Proceeded to Scotland, and engaged at the Battle of Culloden | — |
| —— | Removed to Glasgow | [23] |
| 1747 | Re-embarked for the Netherlands | — |
| —— | Engaged at the battle of Val | — |
| 1748 | Treaty of Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle | — |
| —— | Returned to England | — |
| 1751 | Regulations, prescribed by Royal Warrant, for establishing uniformity in the clothing, standards, and colours of regiments, &c. &c. | — |
| —— | Received the commendations of the Duke of Cumberland for good conduct in quarters and bravery in the field | [24] |
| —— | Embarked for Gibraltar | — |
| 1752 | Appointment of the Earl of Panmure to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Campbell, removed to the Second Dragoons, Scots Greys | — |
| 1760 | Returned from Gibraltar to England | [24] |
| 1761 | Embarked on an expedition to Belle-Isle | — |
| —— | Capture of the island | [25] |
| —— | Returned to England | — |
| 1763 | Proceeded to Scotland | — |
| 1765 | Embarked for America, and quartered in West Florida | — |
| 1770 | Removed to Canada | — |
| —— | Appointment of Major-General Hon. Alexander Mackay to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General the Earl of Panmure, removed to the Scots Greys | [26] |
| 1772 | Returned from Canada to England | — |
| 1775 | Commencement of the American War of Independence | — |
| 1776 | Re-embarked for America, and engaged in the relief of Quebec | — |
| 1777 | Engaged in active operations on Lake Champlain, at Ticonderago, and other places, with the American troops | — |
| —— | The British troops under Lieut.-General Burgoyne surrendered | [28] |
| 1781 | Returned to Europe, and stationed in Scotland | — |
| 1783 | Removed to Ireland | — |
| 1789 | Embarked for Nova Scotia | — |
| —— | Appointment of General Hon. James Murray, from the 13th regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General Hon. A. Mackay, deceased | — |
| 1793 | Embarked for the West Indies | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Martinique, to aid the French Royalists | [29] |
| 1794 | Engaged in the capture of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe | — |
| —— | Guadaloupe recaptured by the French | [30] |
| 1794 | Appointment of Major-General James Hamilton to the Colonelcy, in succession to General Hon. James Murray, deceased | [31] |
| 1796 | Returned from the West Indies | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Scotland to recruit | — |
| 1800 | Embarked for Ireland, after completing its numbers | — |
| 1802 | Received the compliments of the principal inhabitants of Enniskillen for its excellent conduct | [32] |
| —— | Establishment reduced in consequence of the Peace with France concluded at Amiens | — |
| 1803 | Removed to Dublin | — |
| —— | The Establishment again augmented, in consequence of a renewal of war with France | — |
| —— | Insurrection at Dublin | — |
| —— | The Lord Chief-Justice, Viscount Kilwarden, murdered by the populace; his nephew, the Rev. R. Wolfe, wounded, and many other acts of violence committed | — |
| —— | Regiment assembled to suppress the riots, and Lieut.-Colonel Brown murdered by the Insurgents on his way to the station of the regiment | — |
| —— | The command of the regiment devolved on Major Robertson | — |
| —— | Received the approbation and thanks of the Commander-in-Chief, and of the Civil Authorities, in Dublin, for the exertions used in restoring tranquillity | — |
| —— | Appointment of General Hon. William Gordon, from 71st regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to General Hamilton, deceased | [33] |
| 1804 | Measures adopted for repelling the threatened invasion of the French | — |
| 1804 | A second battalion added to the regiment, composed of men raised under the "Additional Force Act" in the counties of Ayr and Renfrew | [33] |
| 1805 | First battalion embarked from Ireland for Portsmouth | — |
| —— | Removed to Weymouth, and reviewed by His Majesty King George III., and other members of the Royal Family | — |
| 1805 | Removed to Lewes | — |
| 1806 | Marched to London to attend the funeral of Admiral Viscount Nelson, who was killed at the battle of Trafalgar, and was honored with a public funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral | [34] |
| —— | First battalion embarked for Sicily | — |
| —— | Second battalion embarked from Scotland for Ireland | — |
| 1807 | Hostilities with the Grand Seignior | — |
| —— | First battalion embarked from Sicily on an expedition to Egypt; landed at Alexandria, and marched to Aboukir | — |
| —— | Peace with the Turks being restored, the battalion returned to Sicily | — |
| 1809 | Flank companies engaged in the capture of the Islands of Ischia and Procida, in the Gulf of Naples | [35] |
| —— | Attempt made to reduce the Castle of Scylla | — |
| 1810 | The invasion of Sicily by Murat, King of Naples, defeated | [36] |
| 1811 | Second battalion embarked from Ireland for Scotland | [37] |
| 1814 | First battalion embarked for Italy, with a force under Lieut.-General Lord William Bentinck | — |
| —— | Landed at Leghorn, marched to Pisa, thence to Lucca | — |
| 1814 | Advanced to Genoa, and took possession of that town and fortress | [37] |
| —— | Second battalion embarked from Scotland for Holland | [38] |
| —— | Employed in the attack of Bergen-op-Zoom | — |
| —— | Hostilities on the Continent ceased | — |
| —— | Abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte | — |
| —— | Second battalion embarked for England, and returned to Scotland | — |
| —— | First battalion embarked for service in America | [39] |
| —— | Defeated the American Army at Bladensburg | — |
| —— | Advanced to Washington, captured the city, and destroyed the arsenal, docks, &c. | [40] |
| —— | Marched back to St. Benedict | — |
| —— | Re-embarked and landed at North Point | — |
| —— | Advanced towards Baltimore, and engaged the American troops | — |
| —— | Major-General Robert Ross killed, and the command devolved on Colonel Brooke, 44th regiment | — |
| —— | Attacked and defeated the American Army at Godly wood | — |
| —— | Colonel Paterson, 21st regiment, commanded a brigade and commended in the public despatches | [41] |
| —— | Attack on the town of Baltimore abandoned, and the British troops re-embarked on board the Fleet | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Jamaica, and there reinforced by a strong detachment from the second battalion | — |
| —— | Re-embarked, and proceeded to make an attack on New Orleans | — |
| 1815 | Major-General Hon. Sir Edward Pakenham killed, and many other officers and soldiers killed, wounded, or made prisoners | [42] |
| 1815 | The capture of New Orleans abandoned | [43] |
| —— | Capture of Fort Bowyer | — |
| —— | Peace with America concluded | — |
| —— | First battalion returned to the West Indies, and thence to Portsmouth, and proceeded to Cork | — |
| —— | Napoleon Bonaparte returned to France, and regained possession of that kingdom | — |
| —— | The Battle of Waterloo took place | — |
| —— | First battalion embarked from Ireland for Ostend, and proceeded to join the army under the command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington | [44] |
| —— | Formed part of the Army of Occupation in France | — |
| 1816 | Second battalion disbanded at Stirling | — |
| —— | Reviewed by Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington | — |
| —— | Appointment of Lieut.-General Lord Forbes, from 54th regiment, to the Colonelcy, in succession to General Hon. William Gordon, deceased | — |
| 1817 | Proceeded to Calais, and embarked for England | — |
| 1818 | Marched to Portsmouth | — |
| —— | Officers authorised to wear long coats | — |
| 1819 | Embarked for the West Indies | — |
| —— | Received the particular thanks of Major-General Lord Howard of Effingham, commanding at Portsmouth, for its excellent qualities | [45] |
| —— | Landed at Barbadoes, and inspected by Lieut.-General Lord Combermere | — |
| 1821 | Proceeded to Demerara | [46] |
| —— | Lieut.-Colonel J. M. Nooth died, and succeeded by Lieut.-Colonel J. Leahy | — |
| 1823 | Insurrection among the negroes at Demerara | — |
| 1823 | Received the thanks of the Lieut.-General commanding in the West Indies, of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, and of His Majesty King George IV., for its conduct in suppressing this revolt | [46] |
| —— | Certain sums voted by the Court of Policy of Demerara to the regiment, for its efficient services on this occasion | — |
| 1824 | Removed to St. Vincent and Grenada | — |
| 1827 | Embarked for England | [47] |
| —— | Arrived at the Isle of Wight, marched to Windsor, and furnished the duties at the Castle | — |
| 1828 | Removed from Windsor to Portmouth | — |
| —— | Marched to Bath and thence to Bristol | — |
| —— | Embarked for Ireland | — |
| 1831 | Marched to Dublin, and embarked for England | — |
| 1832 | Removed to Chatham | — |
| 1833 | Embarked for New South Wales, by detachments, as guards over convicts | [48] |
| 1839 | Embarked from Hobart Town for the East Indies | — |
| —— | Arrived at Calcutta | — |
| 1840 | Removed to Dinapore | — |
| 1843 | Marched to Kamptee | — |
| 1846 | Removed to Agra | — |
| 1847 | Removed to Cawnpore, thence to Calcutta | — |
| 1848 | Embarked for England, and arrived at Gravesend | [49] |
| —— | Marched to Canterbury | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Edinburgh | — |
| 1849 | Conclusion | [50] |
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS
OF
THE TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT,
OR
THE ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS.
| Year | Page | |
| 1678 | Charles, Earl of Mar | [51] |
| 1686 | Thomas Buchan | [52] |
| 1689 | Francis Fergus O'Farrell | — |
| 1695 | Robert Mackay | — |
| 1697 | Archibald Row | [53] |
| 1704 | John, Viscount Mordaunt | — |
| 1706 | Sampson De Lalo | [54] |
| 1709 | John, Viscount Mordaunt—Re-appointed | — |
| 1710 | Thomas Meredith | [55] |
| —— | Charles, Earl of Orrery, K.T. | — |
| 1716 | George Macartney | [56] |
| 1727 | Sir James Wood | — |
| 1738 | John Campbell—afterwards Duke of Argyle | — |
| 1752 | William, Earl of Panmure | [57] |
| 1770 | Hon. Alexander Mackay | — |
| 1789 | Hon. James Murray | [58] |
| 1794 | James Hamilton | [59] |
| 1803 | Hon. William Gordon | — |
| 1816 | James, Lord Forbes | — |
| 1843 | Right Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. | [60] |
APPENDIX.
| Year | Page |
| List of Battles, Sieges, &c., in the Netherlands, from 1689 to the Peace of Ryswick in 1697, during the reign of King William III. | [61] |
| List of Battles, Sieges, &c., in the Netherlands and Germany, during the Campaigns under the Duke of Marlborough, from 1702 to 1711 | [62] |
| List of Battles, Sieges, &c., which occurred in Germany and in the Netherlands, from 1743 to 1748, during the "War of the Austrian Succession" | [63] |
| List of the British Regiments which served in Flanders and Germany between 1742 and 1748, during the "War of the Austrian Succession" | [64] |
PLATES.
| Colours of the Regiment | to face Page | [1] |
| Costume of the Regiment in 1742 | " | [24] |
| Costume of the Regiment in 1849 | " | [50] |
HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT OF FOOT,
OR
THE ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS.
TWENTY FIRST REGIMENT.
Madeley lith 3 Wellington Street Strand
THE ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS.
1742
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