Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot;: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1850Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot;: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1850
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 31st
THIRTY-FIRST,
OR,
THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT.
CONTENTS
OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORD.
Year Page
1701 Introduction 1
1702 Decease of King William III., and accession of
Her Majesty Queen Anne 2
---- Certain Regiments of Marines raised --
---- Formation of the THIRTY-FIRST as a Regiment of
_Marines_ --
---- Colonel George Villiers appointed Colonel of the
Regiment --
---- Names of the Officers 3
---- _War of the Spanish Succession_ --
---- The Earl of Marlborough appointed to the command of
the troops in Flanders --
---- Expedition to the coast of Spain under the Duke of
Ormond 4
---- The THIRTY-FIRST and other regiments embarked for
Cadiz --
---- Capture of the combined French and Spanish fleets at
Vigo 5
---- The troops under the Duke of Ormond returned to
England 6
1703 The THIRTY-FIRST Regiment stationed at Plymouth 7
---- Decease of Colonel Villiers --
---- Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Lutterell appointed Colonel
of the Regiment --
1704 Services of the THIRTY-FIRST Regiment on board the
fleet under Admiral Sir George Rooke --
---- Unsuccessful attempt on _Barcelona_ --
---- Capture of Gibraltar --
---- The Spanish and French armaments defeated in their
attempts to retake _Gibraltar_ 8
1705 Operations against Barcelona --
---- Capture of Fort Montjuich --
---- The Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt killed --
---- Surrender of the Garrison of Barcelona --
1706 Decease of Colonel Lutterell --
---- Lieut.-Colonel Josiah Churchill appointed Colonel
of the Regiment --
---- Barcelona besieged by the French 9
---- Barcelona relieved by the English and Dutch fleet --
---- The allied fleet proceeded to the coast of Valencia --
---- Capture of _Carthagena_ and _Alicant_ --
---- Surrender of _Iviça_ and _Majorca_ --
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