Historical Record of the Fifteenth, or, the Yorkshire East Riding, Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Fifteenth, or, the Yorkshire East Riding, Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. East Yorkshire Regiment
---- 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
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