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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 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

Name: 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
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 31st

1689  The 18th Royal Irish Regiment was formed in Ireland
          in 1684; and the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers
          in Scotland in 1678: They were placed on the
          English establishment, the 18th in 1688, and the
          21st in 1689, from which periods their numerical
          rank took effect                                        --

  1702  Formed during the reign of Queen Anne:
          From 28th Regiment to 39th Regiment                     --

  1717  Formed during the reign of King George I.:
          From 40th Regiment to 41st Regiment                     --

  1739  Formed during the reign of King George II.:
          From 42nd Regiment to 70th Regiment                     50

        And
          The Marine Corps                                        52

  1775  Formed during the reign of King George III.:
          From 71st. Regiment to 93rd Regiment                    54

  1793  The Scots Brigade brought from Holland                    55

  1800  The Rifle Brigade originally formed                       --

  1824  Formed during the reign of King George IV.:
          From 94th Regiment to 99th Regiment                     --


[Illustration: MARINES. 1742.]




FORMATION AND SERVICES

OF THE

MARINE CORPS.


The advantages arising from the services of corps trained to the
use of arms _on board of ship, as well as on land_, were found
when the British navy acquired a superiority over that of other
nations of Europe; and as the safety of Great Britain, from its
insular position, chiefly depends on the efficiency and excellence
of her fleets, the importance and value of _Marine Forces_ have
consequently been at all times acknowledged and appreciated by the
Sovereign, as well as by the Nation at large.

[Sidenote: 1664]

The first corps raised for Sea-service, of which history gives
an account, is that which was formed by King Charles II., in the
year 1664, when the war with Holland took place: this corps was
commanded by the Duke of York (afterwards King James II.), then
Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, and was designated “_The
Admiral’s Maritime Regiment_.”[44]

[Sidenote: 1672]

In the year 1672 a dispute on the subject of naval precedence,
and other causes, gave rise to another war with the Dutch, and
battalions for _Sea-service_ were formed, as the occasions of the
State required, by drafts from the land forces, which were embarked
on board the fleet; several companies of the Foot Guards were
employed on the Marine duty; these companies were engaged in a
sharp fight with the Dutch fleet on the 28th of May, 1672, in which
upwards of two thousand men were killed; they were also engaged in
several other actions during the war which ended in February, 1674.

[Sidenote: 1689]

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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 1850Cannon, Richard

History

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

1689  The 18th Royal Irish Regiment was formed in Ireland
          in 1684; and the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers
          in Scotland in 1678: They were placed on the
          English establishment, the 18th in 1688, and the
          21st in 1689, from which periods their numerical
          rank took effect                                        --

  1702  Formed during the reign of Queen Anne:
          From 28th Regiment to 39th Regiment                     --

  1717  Formed during the reign of King George I.:
          From 40th Regiment to 41st Regiment                     --

  1739  Formed during the reign of King George II.:
          From 42nd Regiment to 70th Regiment                     50

        And
          The Marine Corps                                        52

  1775  Formed during the reign of King George III.:
          From 71st. Regiment to 93rd Regiment                    54

  1793  The Scots Brigade brought from Holland                    55

  1800  The Rifle Brigade originally formed                       --

  1824  Formed during the reign of King George IV.:
          From 94th Regiment to 99th Regiment                     --


[Illustration: MARINES. 1742.]




FORMATION AND SERVICES

OF THE

MARINE CORPS.


The advantages arising from the services of corps trained to the
use of arms _on board of ship, as well as on land_, were found
when the British navy acquired a superiority over that of other
nations of Europe; and as the safety of Great Britain, from its
insular position, chiefly depends on the efficiency and excellence
of her fleets, the importance and value of _Marine Forces_ have
consequently been at all times acknowledged and appreciated by the
Sovereign, as well as by the Nation at large.

[Sidenote: 1664]

The first corps raised for Sea-service, of which history gives
an account, is that which was formed by King Charles II., in the
year 1664, when the war with Holland took place: this corps was
commanded by the Duke of York (afterwards King James II.), then
Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, and was designated “_The
Admiral’s Maritime Regiment_.”[44]

[Sidenote: 1672]

In the year 1672 a dispute on the subject of naval precedence,
and other causes, gave rise to another war with the Dutch, and
battalions for _Sea-service_ were formed, as the occasions of the
State required, by drafts from the land forces, which were embarked
on board the fleet; several companies of the Foot Guards were
employed on the Marine duty; these companies were engaged in a
sharp fight with the Dutch fleet on the 28th of May, 1672, in which
upwards of two thousand men were killed; they were also engaged in
several other actions during the war which ended in February, 1674.

[Sidenote: 1689]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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

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

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