Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848.Cannon, Richard
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Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Somerset Light Infantry
---- The Earl of Marlborough assumed the command
of the Army in Flanders --
---- Formed in brigade under Brigadier-General
Frederick Hamilton 15
1702 Engaged in the siege and capture of Venloo --
---- ---- ---- ---- of Fort St. Michael --
---- ---- ---- ---- of Ruremonde 16
---- ---- ---- ---- of Liege --
---- Entered winter-quarters at Breda 17
1703 Engaged in the siege of Huy --
---- ---- ---- ---- of Limburg --
1703 Spanish Guelderland delivered from France 17
---- Embarked for England --
---- Proceeded to Portugal --
1704 Encamped at Estremos 18
---- Embarked for Gibraltar 19
1705 Engaged in defence of Gibraltar 20
---- Re-embarked for Spain 21
---- Engaged in the siege of Barcelona 22
---- ---- in storming Fort Montjuich --
---- ---- in relief of St. Matheo in Valencia 23
1706 Formed by the Earl of Peterborough into a
Regiment of Cavalry commanded by Colonel
Edward Pearce 24
---- Marched to Oropeso and formed into eight troops 25
---- Remainder of the Regiment sent to England to
recruit --
---- Pearce’s Regiment of Dragoons engaged in
Valencia 26
1707 ---- ---- ---- ---- at Almanza --
1708 Thirteenth Regiment, having been recruited,
again embarked for Portugal, and encamped
between Elvas and Campo Mayor 27
1709 Proceeded to the banks of the Caya --
---- Engaged at the attack on the Caya --
---- Colonel the Earl of Barrymore taken prisoner 28
1710 Served the Campaign on the frontiers of Portugal --
1711 Embarked from Portugal for Gibraltar --
1713 Received volunteers from several Corps disbanded
after the peace of Utrecht --
1715 Colonel the Earl of Barrymore succeeded by
Colonel Stanhope Cotton, then Lieutenant-Governor
of Gibraltar 29
1725 Colonel Cotton died, and succeeded as Colonel of
the Thirteenth Regiment by Lord Mark Kerr --
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