Historical Record of the Nineteenth, or the First Yorkshire North Riding Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Nineteenth, or the First Yorkshire North Riding Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Green Howards
1783 Removed to Jamaica --
1791 Returned to England --
1793 War commenced with France --
---- Embarked under General the Earl of Moira to aid the
French Royalists in La Vendée and La Loire 17
1794 Returned to England, and landed in Devonshire --
---- Embarked for Ostend --
---- Joined the army under the Duke of York at Malines --
---- Retreated through Holland to Germany 18
---- Engaged with the enemy at Tuyl --
1795 Embarked from Bremen for England --
1796 -------- for the East Indies and landed at Madras --
---- Embarked for Ceylon, and landed at Columbo --
1797 Appointment of General Samuel Hulse in succession
to General Graeme, deceased 18
1799 Five companies embarked for India, and engaged in
the storming and capture of Seringapatam, on the
4th of May, when Tippoo Saib was mortally wounded 19
---- The five companies returned to Ceylon --
1800 Marched from Columbo to Point de Galle --
1801 Embarked for Trincomalee 20
1802 The Island of Ceylon retained by Great Britain on the
conclusion of Peace between France and Holland --
1803 War recommenced with France and Holland --
---- Marched to Candy --
---- Engaged on arduous service against the perfidious
Candians 21
1804 Further engagement with the Candians 22
1805 The Candians again defeated --
---- Embarked for Columbo --
1806 Proceeded to Trincomalee --
---- Marched back to Columbo --
1809 Proceeded to Madras and joined a division of troops
employed against the Rajah of Travancore --
---- Returned to Ceylon, after compelling the Rajah of
Travancore to submit 23
1810 Appointment of General Sir Hew Dalrymple, from 37th
regiment, to the colonelcy, in succession to General
Sir Samuel Hulse, removed to 62nd regiment --
---- Four companies embarked with an expedition against the
Isle of France --
---- Capture of the Isle of France --
---- The four companies returned to Ceylon --
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