The thanks of the Compiler are due to those Adjutants and other officers of Regiments who have given him information, and also to T. D. Sullivan, Esq., late 56th Foot, Librarian of the Royal United Service Institution, for his assistance and help on many occasions.
July 1878.
ACTIONS IN WHICH
THE PRESENT
REGIMENTS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
HAVE BORNE A PART.
Actions marked thus * are emblazoned on the Standards, Guid=ons, and Colours.
- Aboukir, battle of.—8th March 1801.
- *Aden, capture of.—19th January 1839.
- Agra, siege and capture of.—17th October 1803.
- Ahmedabad, capture of.—15th January 1780.
- Ahmednuggur, siege and capture of.—12th August 1803.
- *Albuera, battle of.—16th May 1811.
- Alexandria, battle of.—21st March 1801.
- Alexandria, siege and capture of.—20th March 1807.
- *Aliwal, battle of.—28th January 1846.
- Alkmaer, battle of.—6th October 1799.
- Allyghur, capture of.—4th September 1803.
- *Alma, battle of.—20th September 1854.
- Almanara, battle of.—28th July 1710.
- Almanza, battle of.—14th April 1707.
- *Almaraj, capture of forts of.—19th May 1812.
- Almeid=a, battle of.—26th August 1810.
- *Amboyna, capture of.—17th February 1810.
- Antwerp, siege and occupation of.—5th May 1814.
- *Arcot, capture of.—31st August 1751.
- Arcot, defence of.—31st October 1780.
- Argaum, battle of.—29th November 1803.
- Arnee, battle of.—2nd June 1782.
- *Arroyos-dos-Molinos, battle of.—28th October 1811.
- *Assaye, battle of.—23rd September 1803.
- Asseerghur, capture of.—8th April 1819.
- Aughrim, battle of.—12th July 1691.
- *Badajos, siege and capture of.—6th April 1812.
- *Balaklava, battle of.—25th October 1854.
- Baltimore, battle of.—11th September 1814.
- *Banda, capture of.—8th March 1810.
- Bangalore, battle of.—21st March 1791.
- Barcelona, capture and defence of.—1705 to 8th May 1706.
- *Barrossa, battle of.—5th March 1811.
- Bayonne, investment of.—22nd February to 14th April 1814.
- Belleisle, siege of.—7th June 1761.
- Benevente, battle of.—January 1809.
- *Beni-Boo-Ally, battle of.—2nd March 1821.
- Bergen, battle of.—19th September 1799.
- Bergen-op-Zoom, siege of.—8th March 1814.
- Bhurtpore, capture of.—2nd April 1805.
- *Bhurtpore, siege and capture of.—18th January 1826.
- Bid=assoa, passage of the.—7th October 1813.
- *Bladensburg, battle of.—24th August 1814.
- Blenheim, battle of.—13th August 1704.
- Bouchain, capture of.—13th September 1711.
- *Bourbon, capture of.—21st September 1809.
- Boyne, battle of the.—1st July 1690.
- Brandywine, battle of.—11th September 1777.
- Brooklyn, battle of.—27th August 1776.
- Brunx, battle of the.—28th October 1776.
- Buenos Ayres, capture of.—28th June 1806.
- Bunker’s Hill, battle of.—17th June 1775.
- Burgos, siege of, and retreat from.—October 1812.
- Busaco, battle of.—27th September 1810.
- *Bushire, battle of.—10th December 1856.
- *Buxar, battle of.—23rd October 1764.
- Camden, battle of.—16th August 1780.
- Campen, battle of.—15th October 1760.
- Campo-Mayor, battle of.—25th March 1811.
- *Candahar, battle of.—10th March 1842.
- Cape of Good Hope, capture of.—September 1795.
- *Cape of Good Hope, capture of.—9th January 1806.
- Cape of Good Hope.—1846, 1847, and 1850, 1853.
- Carthagena, siege of.—April 1741.
- Cateau, battle of.—26th April 1794.
- Cawnpore, capture of.—17th July 1857.
- Caya, passage of.—7th May 1709.
- *Central India, actions in.—1857–58.
- Chateaughay, battle of.—26th October 1813.
- Cherbourg, siege of.—5th August 1758.
- *Chillianwallah, battle of.—13th January 1849.
- Chrystler’s Farm, battle of.—11th November 1813.
- *Condore, battle of.—8th December 1758.
- Copenhagen, battle of.—2nd April 1801.
- *Copenhagen, siege of.—8th September 1807.
- Corbach, battle of.—10th July 1760.
- Corsica, capture of.—17th June 1794.
- *Corunna, battle of.—16th January 1809.
- Crabbendam, battle of.—10th September 1799.
- Cuddalore, battle of.—13th July 1783.
- *Cuid=ad-Rodrigo, siege and capture of.—19th January 1812.
- *Deeg, capture of.—13th October 1804.
- Delhi, battle of.—11th September 1803.
- *Delhi, siege and capture of.—20th September 1857.
- Denkern, battle of.—15th July 1761.
- *Detroit, capture of fort.—16th August 1812.
- Dettingen, battle of.—16th June 1743.
- Dominica, capture of.—6th June 1761.
- *Dominica, defence of.—22nd February 1805.
- Douay, siege and capture of.—25th June 1710.
- Douro, passage of the.—12th May 1809.
- Dunkirk, siege of.—7th September 1793.
- *Egmont-op-Zee, battle of.—2nd October 1799.
- El-Bodon, battle of.—25th September 1811.
- *Emsdorf, battle of.—16th July 1760.
- Famars, battle of.—23rd May 1793.
- *Ferozeshah, battle of.—22nd December 1845.
- Flushing, siege and capture of.—15th August 1809.
- Fontenoy, battle of.—30th April 1745.
- Freehold, battle of.—28th June 1778.
- *Fuentes d’Onor, battle of.—5th May 1811.