AND
"GUADALOUPE,"
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GALLANTRY
DISPLAYED IN THE CAPTURE OF
THOSE ISLANDS IN THE YEARS 1809 AND 1810.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT OF FOOT.
CONTENTS.
| 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 | — |