Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Infantry. 6th Regiment (Royal 1st Warwickshire)
[14] Appendix to Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland.
[15] Millan.
[16] The pay of the Regiment _for sixty days_, from the 5th June to
the 3rd August, 1685, amounting to £1014. 8_s._, was charged in the
Accounts of the Army in England.
[17] Appendix to Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland.
[18] Appendix to Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland.
[19] The first was an English regiment, commanded by Colonel John
Hales, and contained ten officers and two hundred soldiers of the
Roman Catholic religion; the second was commanded by John Wachop,
and contained twelve Roman Catholic officers and about three
hundred soldiers, who were principally Scots; and the third was
commanded by Roger M'Eligott: it was an Irish corps, and nearly
every officer and man was of the Roman Catholic religion.
[20] In the list of the Prince of Orange's army published by
authority, the regiment, which is now the SIXTH FOOT, is styled
"The regiment which was formerly Bellasis's;" in the ephemeral
publications of that date it is styled "Babington's regiment."
[21] Story's History of the War in Ireland.
[22] The original embarkation return of the regiment is preserved
among the Harleian Manuscripts, No. 7025.
[23] A note acknowledging the receipt of this dish is preserved in
the British Museum.--Bibl. Harl., 7025.
[24] Carleton's Memoirs.
[25] It seems remarkable that the distinguished conduct of
Lieut.-Colonel SOUTHWELL of the SIXTH has not been alluded to
by many historians who have written accounts of the capture of
_Barcelona_: his personal bravery and success were, however,
recorded in the "Annals of Queen Anne;" in the "Present State of
Europe;" and in a few other works published at the time.
[26] Carleton.
[27] Effective strength of the British forces in Spain at the time
of the battle of Almanza, from the weekly return dated 22nd of
April, 1707.
AT THE BATTLE
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