After several attempts on other parts of the island, a landing was effected on the 16th of January in Cas des Navieres bay, and the troops pitched their tents on the heights above the landing place. Advancing from thence through a country fortified by nature, an attack was made on the heights of _Morne Tortenson_ on the 24th of January, and the four companies of the KING'S OWN had the glory of taking part in the capture of these formidable works; also in the capture of _Morne Garnier_ on the 27th of that month; and in the reduction of the citadel of _Fort Royal_, which surrendered on the 4th of February: these captures were followed by the surrender of the opulent city of St. Pierre, and the submission of the whole island to the British crown. The capture of Martinico was succeeded by that of _Grenada_, _St. Lucie_, and _St. Vincent_; and the acquisition of these islands gave additional honour to the expedition of which the four companies of the KING'S OWN formed part. These achievements were followed by another enterprize of a most important character, in which a detachment of the KING'S OWN had the honour to share; namely, the reduction of the _Havannah_, a wealthy and important city in the island of Cuba. The island of Cuba was first discovered by the celebrated Columbus, but was not conquered by the Spaniards until the early part of the sixteenth century, from which period it had continued rising in wealth and importance. St. Jago was the capital; but the city of _Havannah_ held the first place in point of wealth and commerce. During the early part of this war, Spain had continued neutral; but in 1762 His Catholic Majesty united his interests with France, and war was declared between Great Britain and Spain. This was immediately followed by a resolution of the British government to attack the important city of Havannah, and an expedition was prepared for this purpose under the orders of General the Earl of Albemarle. On this occasion the KING'S OWN were left in garrison at Guadaloupe, excepting a detachment of two hundred and twenty-five men under the command of Captain Kennedy, which joined the expedition at Martinico, and formed part of Brigadier-General Grant's brigade. In the landing five leagues eastward of the _Havannah_ on the 6th of June, in the advance upon the city, in the siege and capture of the _Moro_ Fort, and in the other operations by which the final reduction of this wealthy settlement was accomplished, and twelve men-of-war captured in the harbour, the detachment of the KING'S OWN had the honour to take part. The loss of the detachment on this service, including the killed and those who died from fatigue and the effects of climate, was two officers and twenty-four men. [Sidenote: 1763] After the completion of this conquest, the detachment returned to Guadaloupe, and the regiment remained in the Leeward Islands until the peace of Fontainbleau, when these acquisitions were restored to the French and Spanish monarchs.