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Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or, the Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1688, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848 — John Shaqi

Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or, the Bedfordshire 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 Sixteenth, or, the Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1688, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848

Name: Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or, the Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1688, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 16th (Bedfordshire)

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

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  A superscript is denoted by ^x or ^{xx}, for example M^cManus or
  Esq^{re}.

  Some minor changes are noted at the end of the book.

[Illustration:

  BY COMMAND OF His late Majesty WILLIAM THE IV^{TH}.
  _and under the Patronage of_
  Her Majesty the Queen.

  HISTORICAL RECORDS,
  _OF THE_
  British Army

  _Comprising the
  History of every Regiment
  IN HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE_.

  _By Richard Cannon Esq^{re}._

  _Adjutant General's Office, Horse Guards._

  London.

  _Printed by Authority._]

  HISTORICAL RECORD

  OF

  THE SIXTEENTH,

  OR,

  THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT;

  CONTAINING

  AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
  IN 1688,

  AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
  TO 1848.

  COMPILED BY
  RICHARD CANNON, ESQ.
  ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.

  ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.

  LONDON:
  PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,
  30 CHARING CROSS.

  M DCCC XLVIII.

  LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET,
  FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.

SIXTEENTH REGIMENT OF FOOT.

CONTENTS

OF THE

HISTORICAL RECORD.

                                                                   PAGE
  YEAR  INTRODUCTION

  1688  Formation of the Regiment                                     1

  ----  Establishment and Uniform                                     2

  ----  Quartered at Stony Stratford                                  -

  1689  Embarked for Holland                                          3

  ----  Engaged at Walcourt                                           -

  ----  Marched to Bruges                                             4

  1690  Marched to Brussels                                           -

  1691  Joined the Army in South Brabant                              -

  1692  Engaged at Steenkirk                                          -

  ----  Colonel Hodges killed                                         5

  1693  Engaged at Landen                                             -

  ----  Quartered at Dendermond                                       -

  1694  Joined the Army in the Field                                  6

  ----  Returned to Dendermond                                        -

  1695  Joined in the Siege and Capture of Namur                      -

  1696  Joined the Army of Brabant                                    -

  1697  Treaty of Peace concluded at Ryswick                          7

  ----  Embarked for Ireland                                          -

  1701  Preparations for recommencing War with France                 -

  ----  Re-embarked for Holland                                       -

  ----  Reviewed on Breda-Heath by King William III.                  -

  1702  Proceeded to Rosendael                                        -

  ----  Encamped at Cranenburg                                        -

  ----  Siege of Kayserswerth                                         -

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Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or, the Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1688, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848

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