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Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851 — John Shaqi

Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851

Name: Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 46th (South Devonshire)

----  Prince Charles Edward, the eldest son of the
          Pretender, landed in the Highlands of Scotland          4

  1745  The King's forces, under Lieut.-General Sir
          John Cope, assembled at Stirling, and advanced
          to Inverness                                            4

  ----  The rebel forces, under Prince Charles, proceeded
          to Perth and Dundee, and thence to Edinburgh,
          which surrendered to him                                5

  ----  The Prince, James Francis Edward, proclaimed
          at the High Cross, Edinburgh, as King of
          Great Britain and Ireland                               -

  ----  The Royal forces marched from Inverness to
          Aberdeen, embarked for Dunbar, advanced
          towards Edinburgh, and encamped near
          _Preston-Pans_                                          -

  ----  Regiments which composed the Royal Army                   6

  ----  Defeat of the Royal forces by the Highland
          Insurgents                                              -

  ----  Loss sustained by the Royal forces, including the
          57th regiment, in killed, wounded, and prisoners        7

  ----  The Duke of Cumberland returned from the
          continent, and assumed the command of the
          Royal army                                              -

  ----  The Prince Charles captured Carlisle, and proceeded
          as far as Derby, from whence he afterwards
          retreated to Scotland                                   -

  ----  The Duke of Cumberland, after capturing the
          rebel garrison of Carlisle, returned to
          London, leaving the command of the army to
          Lieut.-General Hawley                                   -

  1746  The Prince Charles invested Stirling, and
          Lieut.-General Hawley marched to its relief             -

  ----  Action at Falkirk                                         -

  ----  The Duke of Cumberland resumed the command
          of the army, and entered Stirling                       -

  1746  The Duke of Cumberland obtained a complete
          victory over the Rebel forces at _Culloden_, four
          miles from Inverness                                    8

  ----  The 57th regiment marched from Berwick towards
          London                                                  -

  ----  Strength of the Royal army at the battle of
          Culloden                                                -

  1747  The rebellion suppressed, and the Prince Charles
          escaped to France                                       9

  ----  The 57th regiment embarked for Jersey                     -

  ----  Several regiments, which had been brought from
          the continent to aid in suppressing the rebellion,
          returned to Flanders                                    -

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Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851

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