---- War declared against France 30 ---- Capture of Minorca by the French 31 ---- Augmentations in the Army and Navy -- ---- The Second Battalion of the THIRTY-FIRST constituted the _Seventieth_ Regiment -- 1759 Summary of the occurrences of the War -- 1762 War declared against Spain 32 ---- Capture of _Martinique_, _Grenada_, _St. Vincent_, and other West India Islands, by the British -- ---- Peace of Fontainebleau -- ---- The Regiment removed from Scotland to England -- ---- Decease of Lieut.-General Holmes -- ---- Colonel James Adolphus Oughton appointed Colonel of the Regiment -- 1765 The Regiment embarked for Florida 33 ---- Suffered severely from yellow fever -- 1772 Embarked for St. Vincent 34 ---- Engaged in reducing the Caribs -- 1774 Termination of the Carib War 35 ---- The Regiment returned to England -- 1775 Stationed in North Britain -- 1775 _War of American Independence_ 35 1776 The Regiment embarked for Canada with the ---- Troops under Major-General Burgoyne -- ---- Defence of Quebec against the American Army -- ---- Defence of the British Post at _Trois Rivières_ -- ---- Declaration of Independence by the American Congress 36 ---- Operations on Lake Champlain -- 1777 The flank companies of the THIRTY-FIRST and other regiments proceed on an expedition under Major-General Burgoyne 37 ---- Capture of _Ticonderago_ -- ---- Action at _Skenesborough_ -- ---- Action near _Castleton_ -- ---- Pursuit of the Americans to Fort Anne and Fort Edward 38 ---- Action at Stillwater 39 ---- Lieut.-General Burgoyne is compelled to capitulate to General Gates 40 ---- Convention of Saratoga -- 1778 Aid rendered by France to the Americans 41 1780 Decease of Lieut.-General Sir James Oughton -- ---- Major-General Thomas Clarke appointed Colonel of the Regiment --