The services of the companies will now be given, in the same manner as those of the other battalions. There are few lists more noble than that of the military operations in which No. 1 Company was engaged. The battery—No. 4 of the 7th Brigade—whose history this is, may well be proud of such noble antecedents. The revival of these may prove a means of awakening a pride in its ranks which will be the strongest aid to discipline, the most powerful incentive to progress.
The succession of Captains of the various companies, as far as the somewhat mutilated records on this point will admit, will also be given, down to the time when the nomenclature of the companies was changed, since which date, so recent, no difficulty will be found in continuing the lists.
No. 1 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION,
Now "4" BATTERY, 7th BRIGADE.
| Battles, Sieges, and other Military operations in which this Company has been engaged. | |
| 1775 | Battle of Bunker's Hill. |
| 1776 | Siege of Boston. |
| 1776 | Battle of Brooklyn, and capture of Horan's Hook. |
| 1776 | Occupation of New York. |
| 1776 | Battle of White Plains. |
| 1776 | Capture of Fort Washington and Fort Lee. |
| 1776 | Expedition against Charleston. |
| 1777 | Operations in the Jerseys under Lord Cornwallis. |
| 1777 | Affair of Westfield: defeat of Americans. |
| 1777 | Battle of Brandywine: ditto. |
| 1777 | Occupation of Philadelphia. |
| 1777 | Battle of Freehold Court: defeat of Americans. |
| 1777 | Capture of Savannah, and defeat of American General Howe—detachments only present. |
| 1779 | Capture of Stoney Point on the Hudson. |
| 1779 | General Matthews' successful raid in Virginia. |
| 1780 | Capture of Charlestown, and operations in North Carolina. |
| 1781 | Detachments were present at Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis capitulated. |
| 1793 | Expedition to the Netherlands under H. R. H. the Duke of York: present at Siege and Capture of Valenciennes. |
| 1793 | Affair of Lincelles. |
| 1793 | Siege of Dunkirk. |
| 1793 | Affairs of Lannoy and Marchiennes. |
| 1794 | Severe engagement at Vaux. (The Company thanked in General Orders, and marched past the Duke on the field of battle.) |
| 1794 | Affairs of Cateau and Landrecy. |
| 1794 | Retreat from Lannoy, &c. |
| 1794 | Engagement of 22nd May. This Company was specially thanked by H.R.H. the Duke of York. |
| 1794 | Retreat to Bremen. This Company was continually engaged, and suffered great loss. |
| 1799 | A small detachment of the Company accompanied the Expedition to the Netherlands. |
| 1807 | Siege of Buenos Ayres. |
| 1811 | Battle of Albuera. |
| 1813 | Battle of Vittoria. |
| 1813 | Battle of the Pyrenees. |
| 1814 | Passage of the Gave de Menton, near Villa Franca. |
| 1814 | Battle of Orthes. |
| 1814 | Battle of Toulouse. |
| 1814 | Various affairs with the Americans in Canada during 1814. |
| 1839 | Disturbances in Canada. This Company performed the Winter March to Quebec. |
| List of Captains who have successively commanded the Company, as far back as can be traced, down to introduction of Brigade System, in 1859. | |
| 1786 | Captain W. O. Huddlestone. |
| 1790 | Captain Thomas Trotter. |
| 1795 | Captain John Burton. |
| 1804 | Captain James Hawker. |
| 1812 | Captain Stewart Maxwell. |
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| 1824 | Captain William Butts. |
| 1824 | Captain Thomas Cubitt. |
| 1832 | Captain Frederick Arabin. |
| 1837 | Captain R. S. Armstrong. |
| 1846 | Captain Hugh Manley Tuite. |
| 1854 | Captain Charles Taylor Du Plat. |
| 1856 | Captain M. B. Forde. |
No. 2 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION,
Now "6" BATTERY, 3rd BRIGADE.
| Battles, Sieges, and other Military operations in which this Company has been engaged. | |
| 1775 | Battle of Bunker's Hill. |
| 1776 | Siege of Boston. |
| 1776 | Battle of Brooklyn, and capture of Horan's Hook. |
| 1776 | Occupation of New York. |
| 1776 | Battle of White Plains. Specially thanked in General Orders. |
| 1776 | Capture of Forts Washington and Lee. |
| 1776 | Expedition against Charleston. |
| 1777 | Operations in the Jerseys under Lord Cornwallis. |
| 1777 | Affair of Westfield: defeat of Americans. |
| 1777 | Battle of Brandywine: ditto. |
| 1777 | Occupation of Philadelphia. |
| 1777 | Affair of Germantown: defeat of Americans. |
| 1778 | Evacuation of Philadelphia. |
| 1778 | Battle of Freehold Court: defeat of Americans. |
| 1778 | Affairs in North Carolina. |
| 1778 | Capture of Savannah. |
| 1779 | Capture of Stoney Point on the Hudson: Detachment only present. |
| 1779 | General Matthews' successful raid in Virginia. |
| 1780 | Capture of Charlestown, and operations in North Carolina. |
| 1781 | Detachments were present at Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis capitulated. |
| 1813 | Second American War: present at the affairs of Sackett's Harbour, Goose Creek, and Chrystler's Farm. |
| 1814 | Expedition to Plattsburg under Sir George Prevost. |
| List of Captains who have successively commanded the Company, as far back as can be traced, down to introduction of Brigade System, in 1859. | |
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| 1786 | Captain John Lemoine. |
| 1791 | Captain William Collier. |
| 1795 | Captain J. A. Schalch. |
| 1801 | Captain Charles Godfrey. |
| 1805 | Captain William Hall. |
| 1806 | Captain P. Durnford. |
| 1806 | Captain Charles C. Bingham. |
| 1812 | Captain P. M. Wallace. |
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| 1828 | Captain J. A. Chalmers. |
| 1835 | Captain A. MacDonald. |
| 1840 | Captain Thomas O. Cater. |
| 1840 | Captain George James. |
| 1848 | Captain Thomas Elwyn. |
| 1850 | Captain A. J. Taylor. |
| 1852 | Captain A. H. Graham. |
| 1857 | Captain W. W. Barry. |
No. 3 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION,
Now "8" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE.
| Battles, Sieges, and other Military operations in which this Company has been engaged. | |
| 1775 | Defence of Quebec against Americans under General Arnold. |
| 1777 | Battle of Brandywine. |
| 1777 | Occupation of Philadelphia. |
| 1777 | Defeat of Americans at Germantown. |
| 1778 | Ditto at Battle of Freehold Court, after Evacuation of Philadelphia. |
| 1778 | Detachments present at Capture of Savannah. |
| 1779 | Detachments present at Capture of Stoney Point on the Hudson. |
| 1780 | Capture of Charlestown, and operations in North Carolina. |
| 1795 | Cape of Good Hope: Expedition under General Craig. |
| 1801 | Siege and Capture of Alexandria, and expulsion of French from Egypt (detachments only). |
| 1807 | Expedition against Madeira. |