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| Year. | STATIONS,
Battles, Sieges, &c. &c.
on which employed. | COLONELS,
and
Dates of Appointment. | Dates of
Removal, &c. |
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| 1661 | Raised for service at Tangier, on the northern coast of Africa. | { | Henry Mordaunt, second Earl of Peterborough.
30th Sept., 1661. | } | Resigned in April, 1663. |
| 1662—Jan. | Embarked for Tangier | |
| 1663 | At Tangier | { | Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot.
9th April, 1663. | } | Killed at Tangier, 4th May, 1664. |
1664
to | At Tangier | { | Henry Norwood.
10th June, 1664. | } | Died at Tangier, 1668. |
1668
to | At Tangier | { | John, Earl of Middleton.
15th May, 1668. | } | Died at Tangier, 25th Jan.1675. |
1675
to | At Tangier | { | William O'Brien, Earl of Inchiquin.
5th March, 1675. | } | Resigned, 1680. |
| 1680 | At Tangier | { | Sir Palmes Fairborne, Kt.
10th Nov., 1680. | {
| Died of wounds at Tangier, 27th Oct. 1680, 14 days before the date of his appointment. |
1681 }
1682 }
1683 } | At Tangier | | |
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| 1684—April | Evacuated Tangier, and arrived in England | } | | |
| 1685—July 5 | England; in the battle of Sedgmoor, and assisted in suppressing the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth | } | | |
1686 }
1687 } | England | } | | |
| 1688—Dec. | England; was marched to Wallingford, Berks, on the arrival of King William III. in London; and on the abdication of King James II. it adhered to the Protestant King William | } | | |
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| 1689 | Embarked for Ireland, with 9th & 11th regiments, and assisted at the raising of the siege of London- derry | }
} | Piercy Kirke, removed from the 2nd Tangier Regiment, now the 4th Foot. 19th April, 1682. | }
} | Died at Breda, Oct. 1691. |
| 1690 | Ireland | } | | |
| — July 1 | Battle of the Boyne; Siege of Limerick; Relief of Birr; Skirmish of Lanesborough | } | | |
| 1691—Feb. | At the Action of the Moat of Grenogue; Capture of Cairn Castle; Capture of Conway Castle; Skirmish at Wyand's Town | } | | |
| — May | | |
| — June | At the Siege of Athlone | } | | |
| — July 12 | At the battle of Aghrim | | |
| — Aug. | At the siege of Limerick | | |
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| 1692 | Embarked for Flanders | }
} | | |
| — | Returned to England | | |
| — Aug. | Re-embarked for Flanders | | |
| 1693—July 29 | Battle of Landen | | |
| 1694 | In Flanders | | |
| 1695—July | Siege of Namur; returned to England | } | William Selwyn, promoted from the Coldstream Foot Guards.
18th Dec., 1691 | { | Removed to the 22nd Regiment, 29th June, 1701, in exchange with Sir Hen. Bellasis. |
| 1696 | In England | } | { |
| 1697 | Proceeded to Flanders; Arrived in England after the Peace of Ryswick | } | | |
1698 }
1699 }
1700 } | England | } | | |
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| 1701 | In England | }
} | Sir Henry Bellasis, exchanged from the 22nd Foot.
28th June, 1701. | {
| Dismissed in Feb. 1702, by sentence of a Court-Martial, for embezzlement of money, &c. at Port Saint Mary's. |
| 1702 | Embarked for Cadiz |
| — Oct. | Returned to England |
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| 1703 | Embarked for Holland | }
} | | |
| — May | Distinguished at the defence of Tongres | | |
| 1704 | Embarked from Holland for Portugal | | |
| 1705 | Siege of Valentia de Alcantara | }
} | | |
| ——— Albuquerque | David Colyear, Earl of Portmore.27th Feb., 1703. | } | Allowed to sell in 1710. |
| ——— Badajoz |
| 1706 | ——— Alcantara | | |
| ——— Ciudad Rodrigo | | |
| Advanced to Madrid | } | | |
| 1707—Apr. 25 | At the battle of Almanza | | |
1708 }
1709 }
1710 } | In England | } | | |
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| 1711 | Embarked on an expedition for Canada | } | | |
| Returned to England | | |
1712 }
to }
1729 } | In England | }
} | Lieut.-Col. Piercy Kirke, promoted by purchase.
19th Sept., 1710. | } | Died Jan. 1, 1741. |
| 1730—June | Embarked for Gibraltar |
1731 }
to }
1740 } | Gibraltar |
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1741 }
to }
1748 } | At Gibraltar | }
} | Thomas Fowke, from the 43rd (formerly the 54th) Regiment.12th August, 1741. | {
| Removed to the 14th Regiment of Foot, on the 11th Nov. 1755. |
| 1749 | Embarked for Ireland |
1750 }
to }
1755 } | Ireland |
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| to | | { | Hon. John Fitz-William. 12th Nov., 1755. | {
| Removed to 2nd Irish Horse, now 5th Drag. Guards, 27th Nov. 1760. |
| 1760 | Ireland |
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| 1764 | Ireland | }
}
} | | |
1765 }
to }
1768 } | Isle of Man | | |
| 1769 | Returned to Ireland, and embarked for Gibraltar | Sir Charles Montague, K.B. from the 59th Regiment.
27th Nov., 1760. | } | Died 1st August, 1777. |
1770 }
to }
1774 } | Gibraltar | }
} | | |
| 1775—Dec. | Returned to England | | |
| 1776 | England | | |
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1777 }
to }
1783 } | England | } | | |
| — Oct. | Embarked for Gibraltar | | |
1784 }
to }
1791 } | Gibraltar | }
} | Daniel Jones, promoted from the 3rd Foot Guards.
7th August, 1777. | } | Died 20th Nov. 1793. |
| 1792—April | Arrived in England | | |
| 1793—Aug. | England; embarked as marines in the fleet under Admiral Earl Howe | } | | |
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| 1794—June 1 | Engaged as marines in the victory over the French fleet | {
| Alexander Stewart, promoted from the 3rd Foot.
20th Nov., 1793. | } | Died Dec. 1794. |
| — Nov. | Relanded from the fleet | | |
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| — Dec. 25 | Embarked for the West Indies | }
} | | |
| 1795 | In the West Indies | | |
| Two companies at Guernsey | | |
| 1796 | In the West Indies | | |
| 1797—March | Returned to England | }
} | | |
| 1798—June | Embarked for Ireland | | |
| 1799—July | Embarked for England | | |
| — Aug. | Embarked for Holland, and engaged at the Helder | }
} | | |
| — Oct. 2 | Engaged at the battle of Egmont-op-Zee | | |
| — Oct. 6 | Engaged at Alkmaar | }
} | James Coates.
20th Dec., 1794. | } | [See next page.] |
| — Oct. | Returned to England | | |
| 1800—May | Embarked on an expedition to the coast of France | | |
| — June | Proceeded to Minorca, Gibraltar, and Malta | }
} | | |
| 1801—March | Proceeded to Egypt, and landed at Aboukir Bay | | |
| — Mar. 21 | At the battle of Alexandria | }
} | | |
| — Dec. | Embarked for Gibraltar | | |
1802 }
1803 }
1804 } | At Gibraltar | | |
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| 1805—Nov. | Embarked for England | } | | |
| 1806 | In England | | |
| 1807—June | Embarked for Guernsey | | |
| 1808—June | Returned to England | } | | |
| — July | Embarked for Portugal | | |
| — Aug. 21 | At the battle of Vimiera | | |
| 1809—Jan.16 | At the battle of Corunna, and returned to England | }
} | | |
| — July | Embarked in the expedition to Walcheren | | |
| — Dec. | Returned to England | | |
| 1810 | In England | | |
| 1811—Jan. | Embarked for Portugal | } | | |
| 1812 | Advanced into Spain | | |
| — July 22 | At the battle of Salamanca | } | James Coates. [Continued from preceding page.] | } | Died 22nd July, 1822. |
| 1813—May 21 | At the battle of Vittoria |
| — July | Engaged in the Pyrenees |
| — Nov. 10 | At the battle on the Nivelle | }
} | | |
| 1814—April 8 | At the battle of Toulouse | | |
| — June | Embarked at Barsac, and landed in Ireland | | |
| — July | Embarked for England | | |
| 1815 | In England | | |
| 1816—April | Embarked for the West Indies. | }
} | | |
1817 }
to }
1820 } | West Indies | | |
| 1821—Aug. | Returned to England | | |
| 1822—June | Embarked for Ireland | | |
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| 1823 | In Ireland | }
} | | |
| 1824—May | Embarked for England | Maj.-Gen. Sir H. Torrens, K.C.B. Adjutant-General to the Forces.
26th July, 1822. | }
} | Died 22d Aug. 1828. |
| 1825—Feb. | Embarked for Bombay |
| 1826 } | Bombay |
| 1827 } | Poonah | | |
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1828 }
to }
1834 } | Bombay Presidency | }
} | Gen. Right Hon. Sir W. Keppel, G.C.B. from the 67th Regiment.
25th August, 1828. | }
} | Died 11th Dec. 1834. |
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| 1835 | Bombay ditto | }
} | Lt.-Gen. Rt. Hon. Sir James Kempt, G.C.B. from the 40th Regiment.23rd Dec., 1834. | }
} | |
| 1836 | Bombay ditto | | | |
| 1837 | Bombay do. | | | |
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