NINETEENTH REGIMENT OF FOOT.


[CONTENTS]

OF THE

HISTORICAL RECORD.


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YearIntroduction
1688Formation of the regiment[1]
1689Francis Lutterell appointed to be Colonel[2]
——Names of Officers appointed to Commissions
——Regiment marched to Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight
——Embarked as Marines
——Returned to Plymouth
1690Embarked for Ireland[3]
——Detachment sent to the West Indies
1691Returned to England
——Appointment of Thomas Erle to be Colonel, in succession to Colonel F. Lutterell, deceased
1692Embarked for Flanders
——Engaged at the battle of Steenkirk
1693————– the battle of Landen[4]
——Entered winter quarters at Malines
1694Engaged in operations in Flanders and Brabant
——Returned to Malines
1695Engaged in the siege of Namur
——Occupied winter quarters at Dendermond[5]
1696Returned to England in consequence of the expectation of invasion by France, and of the plan for assassinating King William[5]
1697Re-embarked for Flanders and encamped near Brussels
——Treaty of Peace concluded at Ryswick
——Returned to England
1698Embarked for Ireland
1702War recommenced with France
——Embarked from Ireland for the Isle of Wight[6]
——Proceeded on an expedition to Cadiz
—————— to the West Indies
1704Returned to Ireland[7]
1705Embarked for England
1709Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Freke to be Colonel, in succession to Lieut.-General Erle, retired
1710Embarked for Flanders
——Engaged in forcing the French lines at Pont-à-Vendin
——Siege and surrender of Douay
——————————— Bethune
——————————— Aire and St.-Venant
——Entered winter quarters at Ghent
1711Encamped at Warde[8]
——Engaged in forcing the French lines at Arleux
——Siege and surrender of Bouchain
1712Appointment of Richard Sutton to be Colonel, in succession to Colonel G. Freke, deceased
——The Duke of Ormond assumed the command of the army in Flanders
——Suspension of hostilities
——British troops retired to Ghent
1713Regiment stationed in Flanders
1714Returned to England
1715Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Grove to be Colonel, in place of Major-General Sutton, retired
1722Encamped on Salisbury Plain[9]
1723Marched to Scotland
1729Re-appointment of Major-General Sutton to be Colonel in succession to Colonel Grove, deceased
——Embarked for Ireland
1738Appointment of Colonel Honorable Charles Howard to be Colonel, in succession to Lieut.-General Sutton, deceased
1739War declared against Spain
——Removed from Ireland to North Britain
1742War declared against France and Bavaria
1744Embarked for Flanders
——Quartered during the winter at Ghent
1745Advanced to the relief of Tournay
——Engaged at the battle of Fontenoy[10]
——Retreated to Aeth
1746Engaged at Roucoux[11]
——Retreated to Maestricht
1747Engaged at Val
1748Treaty of Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle[12]
——Appointment of Colonel Lord George Beauclerk to be Colonel, in succession to Major-General Honorable Charles Howard, removed to the 3rd Dragoon Guards
1749Regiment returned to England[13]
——Embarked for Gibraltar
1751The colours, clothing, &c., regulated by royal warrant of King George II.
1753Returned to England
1755Proceeded to Scotland
1756Returned to England
——War commenced with France
——Regiment augmented to two battalions
1758The second battalion formed into a distinct regiment, and numbered the 66th regiment.
1759Encamped at Brentwood[14]
1760Encamped at Barham Down[14]
1761Formed part of an expedition against Belle-Isle on the coast of Bretagne
——Capture of Belle-Isle[15]
1762Returned to England
——Treaty of Peace concluded at Fontainebleau
——Regiment embarked for Gibraltar
1768Appointment of General David Graeme to be Colonel, in succession to Lord George Beauclerk, deceased
1771Regiment returned to England[16]
1773Stationed in Scotland
1775Embarked for Ireland
1781—————– America
1782Designated the NINETEENTH, or the First Yorkshire North Riding Regiment
——Peace concluded with America
——Proceeded to the West Indies
1783Removed to Jamaica
1791Returned to England
1793War commenced with France
——Embarked under General the Earl of Moira to aid the French Royalists in La Vendée and La Loire[17]
1794Returned to England, and landed in Devonshire
——Embarked for Ostend
——Joined the army under the Duke of York at Malines
——Retreated through Holland to Germany[18]
——Engaged with the enemy at Tuyl
1795Embarked from Bremen for England
1796———— for the East Indies and landed at Madras
——Embarked for Ceylon, and landed at Columbo
1797Appointment of General Samuel Hulse in succession to General Graeme, deceased[18]
1799Five companies embarked for India, and engaged in the storming and capture of Seringapatam, on the 4th of May, when Tippoo Saib was mortally wounded[19]
——The five companies returned to Ceylon
1800Marched from Columbo to Point de Galle
1801Embarked for Trincomalee[20]
1802The Island of Ceylon retained by Great Britain on the conclusion of Peace between France and Holland
1803War recommenced with France and Holland
——Marched to Candy
——Engaged on arduous service against the perfidious Candians[21]
1804Further engagement with the Candians[22]
1805The Candians again defeated
——Embarked for Columbo
1806Proceeded to Trincomalee
——Marched back to Columbo
1809Proceeded to Madras and joined a division of troops employed against the Rajah of Travancore
——Returned to Ceylon, after compelling the Rajah of Travancore to submit[23]
1810Appointment of General Sir Hew Dalrymple, from 37th regiment, to the colonelcy, in succession to General Sir Samuel Hulse, removed to 62nd regiment
——Four companies embarked with an expedition against the Isle of France
——Capture of the Isle of France
——The four companies returned to Ceylon
1811Appointment of General Sir Hilgrove Turner to the colonelcy, in succession to Sir Hew Dalrymple, removed to 57th regiment[24]
1814Embarked for Trincomalee[24]
1815The British troops advanced against the King of Candy
——The King of Candy brought prisoner to the British camp[25]
——The Malbar dynasty deposed, and the provinces of Candy united to the dominions of the British Crown
1816Remained at Trincomalee
1818Returned to Columbo
——Marched to Candy to suppress a rebellion of several native chiefs[26]
——Returned to Columbo, and marched to Point de Galle
1820Embarked for England
1821—————– Ireland
1826Formed into six service and four depôt companies
——Embarked for the West Indies
1830Depôt companies embarked from Cork for England
1836Service companies returned from the West Indies to Ireland[27]
——Joined by the depôt companies from England
1839Embarked from Dublin for Bristol
1840Returned to Ireland
——Formed into six service and four depôt companies
——Service companies embarked for Malta
1841Depôt companies embarked from Ireland for England
1843Appointment of General Sir W. M. Peacocke to be Colonel, in succession to General Sir Hilgrove Turner, deceased
——Service companies embarked for the Ionian Islands
1843Depôt companies embarked for Jersey[27]
1845Depôt companies embarked for Ireland[28]
——Service companies embarked from Corfu for the West Indies
1848Service companies embarked from Barbadoes for Canada
The Conclusion[29]

APPENDIX.

List of Battles, Sieges, &c. in the Netherlands from 1689 to 1697[31]
List of Battles, Sieges, &c. in the Netherlands and Germany from 1702 to 1712[32]