1763 Embarks for England -- 1765 Proceeds to Scotland -- 1770 Returns to England -- 1773 Embarks for Canada -- 1775 Forms part of the Garrison of St. John's and Fort Chambly 25 ---- Siege of Quebec 26 1776 Operations in Canada 27 ---- Proceeds to New York -- 1777 Action at Staten Island -- ---- Capture of Forts Montgomery, Clinton, and Constitution 29 ---- Engaged with the Americans at Philadelphia 30 1779 Capture of Newhaven -- ---- Expedition against Fairfield and Norwalk 31 1780 Capture of Charleston 32 1781 Engagement at Cow-Pens 33 1782 Stationed in South Carolina and New York -- 1783 Returns to England 34 ---- Reduction of Establishment -- 1786 Proceeds to Scotland -- 1790 Embarks for Gibraltar -- 1791 Proceeds to Canada -- 1794 Stationed in Nova Scotia -- 1795 Formed into two Battalions 35 1796 Incorporated into one Battalion -- 1802 Proceeds to Bermuda and the Bahamas 36 1804 A second Battalion added -- 1806 Returns to England 37 1807 The First Battalion proceeds to Ireland -- ---- ------------------- embarks for Denmark -- ---- Siege of Copenhagen -- ---- The First Battalion returns to England -- 1808 ------------------- embarks for Nova Scotia 38 ---- The Second Battalion proceeds to Ireland -- 1809 Capture of Martinique -- ---- Authorized to bear the word "MARTINIQUE" on its Colours 41 ---- Returns to Nova Scotia -- ---- The Second Battalion proceeds to Portugal 45 ---- Expulsion of the French from Oporto -- 1809 Battle of Talavera 46 ---- Authorized to bear the word "TALAVERA" on its Colours 48