Historical Record of the Tenth, or the North Lincolnshire, Regiment of Foot,: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its Subsequent Services to 1847Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Tenth, or the North Lincolnshire, Regiment of Foot,: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its Subsequent Services to 1847
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot
From Tournay the regiment advanced to the vicinity of Bouchain;
it subsequently formed part of the covering army, encamped at
Cateau-Cambresis, during the siege of _Quesnoy_, which fortress
surrendered on the 4th of July. Soon afterwards a suspension of
arms was proclaimed between the British and French, preparatory to
a treaty of peace, and the Duke of Ormond withdrew, with the troops
under his orders, to Ghent, from whence several corps were detached
to Dunkirk, to take possession of that fortress.
[Sidenote: 1713]
[Sidenote: 1714]
The TENTH regiment of foot was subsequently quartered at Ghent; it
remained in Flanders while the negociations were being carried on
at Utrecht, and, in April, 1714, it was in garrison at the strong
maritime town of Nieuport.
While the regiment was in garrison at Nieuport, Queen Anne died
(1st August), and was succeeded by King George I.; several corps
were ordered home on this occasion, but the TENTH were selected to
garrison one of the fortresses in Flanders during the negociations
for the barrier treaty.
[Sidenote: 1715]
In the summer of 1715, the adherents of the Stuart dynasty,
who were numerous, particularly in Scotland, made active
preparations for the elevation of the Pretender to the throne,
and Lieut.-General Lord North and Grey, being known to entertain
sentiments favourable to the Stuart family, was removed from
the colonelcy of the TENTH foot, which was conferred on the
Lieut.-Colonel, Brigadier-General Henry Grove (who had often
signalized himself at the head of the regiment), by commission
dated the 23rd of June, 1715.
King George I., supported by his parliament, adopted very energetic
measures to oppose the designs of the Jacobites, and His Majesty,
having great confidence in the zeal of Brigadier-General Grove, and
in the attachment of the TENTH foot to the Protestant succession,
gave directions for the regiment to return to England: it landed
at the Tower-stairs, London, about the middle of August, and
afterwards marched to Colchester.
The rebellion broke out in Scotland in September, and the Earl
of Mar headed the insurgent bands; but it was found necessary to
detain a number of corps in England, to overawe the disaffected;
and the TENTH were ordered to march, in the beginning of October,
to Hammersmith, Kensington, and Chelsea, to be near the court.
After the victories gained by the King's troops at Dumblain
and Preston, the regiment marched to Lichfield and Newcastle,
in Staffordshire, where it remained during the winter and the
following spring.
[Sidenote: 1716]
[Sidenote: 1717]
In the summer of 1716, the regiment was stationed in Warwickshire,
and in 1717, in Lancashire.
[Sidenote: 1722]
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