Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 1st (Royal Scots)
[64] Four colours were captured in this action; one by DUMBARTON'S
Scots, one by the Admiral's battalion, one by the English horse, and
one by the Spaniards. Three guns were also taken; two by the Foot
Guards, and one by the battalion of Marines and Seamen.
[65] The following return shows the loss sustained by the British
troops in this engagement:--
+---------------------------------------+-----------++-----------+
| | Killed. || Wounded. |
| +---+---+---++---+---+---+
| | O | | || O | | |
| | f | | || f | | |
| | f | | H || f | | H |
| Corps. | i | | o || i | | o |
| | c | | r || c | | r |
| | e | M | s || e | M | s |
| | r | e | e || r | e | e |
| | s | n | s || s | n | s |
| | . | . | . || . | . | . |
+---------------------------------------+---+---+---++---+---+---+
| Four troops of English Horse, now | | | || | | |
| Royal Dragoons | | | 5|| 2| 5| 9|
| Three do. of Spanish Horse, disbanded | | | || | | |
| in 1683 | 1| 13| 24|| 6| 30| 25|
| Battalion of Foot Guards | | 7| || 1| 51| |
| The Earl of Dumbarton's Regiment, now | | | || | | |
| 1st Royal | 6| 36| || 15|100| |
| The Earl of Inchiquin's do., now 2nd | | | || | | |
| or Queen's Royal | 2| 34| || 10|124| |
| Vice Admiral Herbert's Battalion, | | | || | | |
| consisting of Marines and Seamen | 2| 10| || | 24| |
| +---+---+---++---+---+---+
| Total | 11|100| 29|| 34|334| 34|
+---------------------------------------+---+---+---++---+---+---+
_Narrative of the Siege of Tangier, published by authority, fol. 1680._
[66] The First Regiment of Foot Guards was for several years designated
the _Royal Regiment_. There was also at this period a _Royal Regiment_
in _Ireland_, which was sometimes styled Foot Guards. This corps
adhered to King James II. at the Revolution in 1688. One battalion had
previously arrived in England, and, being composed of papists, it was
disbanded by William III. The men were confined a short time in the
Isle of Wight, and afterwards transferred to the service of the Emperor
of Germany. The other battalion fought in the cause of James II. in
Ireland, until the surrender of Limerick in 1691, when it proceeded to
France, and remained in the French service until it was disbanded.
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