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
---- ----------------- 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 --
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