ABSTRACT OF ALL THE SIEGES
Lieut.-General Borgard has been present at from the year 1675.
| Year. | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1675 | 1 | The Town of Wismar, in Mecklenburg. |
| 1676 | 2 | The Castle of Helsinburg, in Schonen. |
| 1676 | 3 | The Town and Castle of Landskroon, in Schonen. |
| 1676 | 4 | The Town of Christianstadt, in Schonen. |
| 1677 | 5 | The Town of Mastraud and Castles, in Norway. |
| 1685 | 6 | The Town of Niewhensell, in Hungary. |
| 1686 | 7 | The Town and Castle of Buda, in Hungary. |
| 1688 | 8 | The Town of Haminie Podolski, in Poland. |
| 1689 | 9 | The Town of Keyserwart, on the Rhine. |
| 1689 | 10 | The Town of Bonn, on the Rhine: two slight Wounds. |
| 1689 | 11 | The Town of Mentz, on the Rhine. |
| 1692 | 12 | The Town and Castle of Namur, taken by the French. |
| 1694 | 13 | The Town and Castle of Huy. |
| 1695 | 14 | The Town and Castle of Namur, retaken by King William. |
| 1702 | 15 | Fort St. Catherine, near Cadiz. Bombarded and took. |
| 1702 | 16 | Fort Malagar, near Cadiz. Bombarded. |
| 1702 | 17 | Fort Duran, near Vigo. Bombarded. |
| 1705 | 18 | The Town and Castle of Valencia d'Alcantra. Wounded. |
| 1706 | 19 | The Town of Ciudad Rodrigo. |
| 1706 | 20 | The Town of Alcantra. Slight Wound. |
| 1708 | 21 | Fort St. Philip's, in Minorca. |
| 1709 | Bombarded the enemy's camp at Villa Nova de la Barkea, in Catalonia. | |
| 1709 | 22 | The Town of Balaguer, in Catalonia. |
| 1719 | 23 | Bombarded the Castle at Vigo, which surrendered after some days' bombardment. |
ABSTRACT OF THE BATTLES
Lieut.-General Borgard has been present at from the year 1675.
| Year. | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1676 | 1 | Oeland, in the Baltic. |
| 1676 | 2 | Halmstadt, in Holland. |
| 1676 | 3 | Lund, in Schonen. |
| 1677 | 4 | Ronneberg, near Landskroon. |
| 1677 | 5 | Oddewall, in Norway. |
| 1678 | 6 | Whitlow, in the Isle of Ruggen, on the Baltic. |
| 1683 | 7 | Vienna. |
| 1685 | 8 | Graun, in Hungary. |
| 1688 | 9 | Budjack, in Tartary. |
| 1689 | 10 | Neys, near Dusseldorp. |
| 1691 | 11 | Salankeman, in Sclavonia. Wounded. |
| 1692 | 12 | Stemkirk, in Brabant. |
| 1693 | 13 | Neerhespe, or Landen, in Brabant. |
| 1705 | 14 | Brozus, in Spain. |
| 1706 | 14 | Cannonaded the enemy at Guadraca, in Spain. |
| 1707 | 15 | Almanza, in Spain. Here I lost my baggage. |
| 1710 | 16 | Almenar, in Spain. |
| 1710 | 17 | Saragosa, in Spain. Three wounds. |
| 1710 | 18 | Villa Viciosa, in Spain. Here I was wounded, lost my baggage, and was taken prisoner. |
| 1715 | 18 | Went on the Expedition to North Britain. |
[8]. Browne's 'England's Artillerymen.'
[9]. N.B.—It was not until November, 1727, that these four companies were fully completed. They were, however, decided upon at the date referred to in Colonel Borgard's diary.
CHAPTER IX.
Twenty Years. 1722-1741.
Twenty years, during which Englishmen made no conquests; but during which they had "peace, ease, and freedom; the Three per Cents, nearly at par; and wheat at five- and six-and-twenty shillings a quarter."[[10]]
Twenty years, during which England's army did not exceed 26,000 men; when there was actually a war of succession in Europe, and our rulers did not interfere; during which our King could go to Hanover for a couple of years, and the coach of the State move on steadily and without interruption in his absence; and during which our only alarms of war were two in number, and speedily disappeared.