Historical Record of the Seventeenth, or the Leicestershire 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 Seventeenth, or the Leicestershire 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. Royal Leicestershire Regiment
1710 Stationed in Scotland --
1714 Proceeded to Ireland --
1715 Removed to Scotland --
---- Engaged at Sheriff-Muir --
1722 Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Ferrers
to the Colonelcy, in succession to General
Wightman, deceased 16
---- Appointment of Colonel James Tyrell, vice
Colonel Ferrers, deceased --
1726 Embarked for Minorca --
1742 Colonel John Wynyard from the Marines (4th
Regiment) appointed Colonel, in succession
to General Tyrell, deceased --
1748 Peace concluded at Aix la Chapelle 17
---- Embarked for Ireland --
1751 Royal Warrant issued on 1st July for regulating
clothing, colours, &c. --
1752 Colonel Edward Richbell appointed to the
Colonelcy, in succession to General Wynyard,
deceased --
1757 Colonel John Forbes appointed Colonel, in
succession to General Richbell, deceased 17
---- Embarked for Nova Scotia --
1758 Proceeded on an expedition against Cape Breton --
---- Siege of Louisburg, and capture of the island
of Cape Breton 18
---- Joined the troops at Lake George --
1759 Siege of Ticonderago 19
---- Proceeded to Crown Point --
---- Hon. Robert Monckton appointed Colonel,
_vice_ Forbes, deceased --
1760 Embarked from Crown Point, and formed part
of the army which advanced to Montreal, and
effected the conquest of the whole of Canada --
1761 Proceeded to New York 20
---- Encamped at Staten Island --
1762 Embarked for the West Indies --
---- Capture of Martinique --
---- ------ of Grenada 21
---- ------ of St. Lucia --
---- ------ of St. Vincent --
---- Formed part of the expedition against the
Havannah --
---- Siege and Capture of Moro Fort, with nine ships
of war, &c. --
1763 Treaty of Peace concluded 22
---- Havannah restored to Spain in exchange for
Florida --
---- Re-embarked for North America --
1767 Returned to England --
1771 Embarked for Ireland --
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