---- Occupied winter quarters at Dendermond 5 1696 Returned to England in consequence of the expectation of invasion by France, and of the plan for assassinating King William 5 1697 Re-embarked for Flanders and encamped near Brussels -- ---- Treaty of Peace concluded at Ryswick -- ---- Returned to England -- 1698 Embarked for Ireland -- 1702 War recommenced with France -- ---- Embarked from Ireland for the Isle of Wight 6 ---- Proceeded on an expedition to Cadiz -- ---- --------- to the West Indies -- 1704 Returned to Ireland 7 1705 Embarked for England -- 1709 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Freke to be Colonel, in succession to Lieut.-General Erle, retired -- 1710 Embarked for Flanders -- ---- Engaged in forcing the French lines at Pont-à-Vendin -- ---- Siege and surrender of Douay -- ---- ---------------------- Bethune -- ---- ---------------------- Aire and St.-Venant -- ---- Entered winter quarters at Ghent -- 1711 Encamped at Warde 8 ---- Engaged in forcing the French lines at Arleux -- ---- Siege and surrender of Bouchain -- 1712 Appointment of Richard Sutton to be Colonel, in succession to Colonel G. Freke, deceased -- ---- The Duke of Ormond assumed the command of the army in Flanders -- ---- Suspension of hostilities -- ---- British troops retired to Ghent -- 1713 Regiment stationed in Flanders -- 1714 Returned to England -- 1715 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Grove to be Colonel, in place of Major-General Sutton, retired -- 1722 Encamped on Salisbury Plain 9 1723 Marched to Scotland -- 1729 Re-appointment of Major-General Sutton to be Colonel in succession to Colonel Grove, deceased -- ---- Embarked for Ireland -- 1738 Appointment of Colonel Honorable Charles Howard to be Colonel, in succession to Lieut.-General Sutton, deceased -- 1739 War declared against Spain --