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
---- Epidemic fever prevailed at Gibraltar which
occasioned many casualties 52
1805 Embarked for England --
1806 Proceeded from Portsmouth to Ramsgate --
1807 Embarked for Ireland --
---- Completed by Militia Volunteers, and re-embarked
for England --
1808 Embarked for the West Indies and proceeded to
Bermuda --
1808 Joined an expedition against Martinique 53
1809 Stationed at Martinique 54
1810 Joined an expedition against Guadaloupe --
1811 }
1812 } Stationed at Martinique --
1813 Lieut.-General Edward Morrison appointed to the
Colonelcy in succession to General Campbell,
removed to the thirty-second regiment --
---- Embarked from Martinique for Canada 55
---- Proceeded on an expedition to Plattsburg --
1814 Defended a post on the La Cole river against a
numerous Corps of Americans 56
1815 Peace concluded with the United States of
America 57
---- Embarked from Canada and landed at Portsmouth
58
---- Proceeded to Jersey --
1817 Presentation of new Colours --
---- Proceeded to Guernsey 59
1819 Embarked for Portsmouth 60
---- ---- ---- Scotland 61
1820 ---- ---- Ireland --
1822 ---- ---- Liverpool 62
---- Proceeded to Edinburgh --
---- Furnished Guards of Honour to King George IV.
on his visit to Scotland --
---- Proceeded to Chatham to prepare for embarkation
for India --
---- Constituted a regiment of Light Infantry --
1823 Embarked for Bengal --
1824 Employed in the war with the King of Ava 63
---- Capture of _Rangoon_, the principal city of the
Burmese Empire --
---- Detached against the Island of Cheduba --
1824 Advanced against formidable stockades erected
by the Burmese 64
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