1775 Embarked for North America -- 1776 Arrived at Boston, and proceeded to Nova Scotia 23 ---- Embarked for New York, and landed at Staten Island -- 1776 Proceeded to Long Island 23 ---- Engaged with the American army at Brooklyn 24 ---- Capture of New York -- ---- Engaged at White Plains -- ---- Reduction of Fort Washington -- 1777 Engagement with the American army at Trenton 25 ---- Proceeded on an Expedition to Pennsylvania 26 ---- Attacked the American position at Brandywine -- ---- Advanced, and took possession of Philadelphia -- ---- Took a position at Germantown -- 1778 Marched with the army from Philadelphia through the Jerseys, on its return to New York 27 1779 Placed in garrison at Stoney Point -- ---- Attacked and made prisoners of war -- ---- Exchanged and united with detachments of Provincial troops and employed on various services in Virginia 28 1781 Attacked the Americans at Guildford Court House -- ---- Defended York Town, where they became prisoners of war -- 1782 Major-General George Morrison appointed Colonel, _vice_ Monckton, deceased -- ---- Authorized to assume the County Title of Leicestershire Regiment -- 1783 Removed from New York to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland 28 1786 Embarked for England -- 1792 Major-General George Garth appointed Colonel, _vice_ Morrison, removed to the Fourth Foot -- 1793 Embarked for Ireland -- 1796 Embarked for St. Domingo -- 1798 Re-embarked for England 30 1799 A Second Battalion added to the Establishment of the Regiment by volunteers from the Militia -- 1799 The two Battalions embarked for Holland under Lieut.-General Sir Ralph Abercromby 30 ---- Engaged in action with the Enemy on 19th September -- ---- Again engaged at Bergen on 2nd October 31 ---- Returned to England -- 1800 Embarked for Minorca -- 1802 Embarked for Ireland -- ---- Second Battalion reduced -- 1803 Hostilities with France resumed -- ---- Ordered suddenly from Limerick to Dublin, on account of serious riots --