Historical Record of the Thirty-fourth, or the Cumberland Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702 and of its subsequent services to 1844Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Thirty-fourth, or the Cumberland Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702 and of its subsequent services to 1844
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Infantry. 34th Regiment (Cumberland)
---- Reduction of the Regiment --
1715 Restoration of the Regiment --
---- Names of Officers --
1717 Proceeds to Ireland 21
1719 Returns to England --
---- Forms part of the expedition under General
Viscount Cobham, destined for Spain --
---- Capture of Vigo --
---- Returns to England, and is again stationed in
Ireland 22
1727 Embarks for Gibraltar --
1728 Returns to Ireland 23
1739 Augmentation of the Establishment --
1739 Removed to England --
1744 Embarks for Flanders 24
1745 Battle of Fontenoy --
---- Returns to England 25
1746 Proceeds to Edinburgh 26
---- Battle of Culloden 27
---- Stationed in South Britain 28
1749 The Regiment placed on a peace establishment --
1751 Uniform and Colours of the Regiment --
1752 Embarks for Minorca 29
1756 Embarks for Gibraltar 32
---- Returns to England --
1757 The Regiment augmented to two battalions --
1758 The Second Battalion constituted the Seventy-third
Regiment --
---- Forms part of an armament employed to reduce the
maritime power of France, and after destroying the
shipping and magazines at St. Maloes, returns
to England --
---- Forms part of a similar expedition, and after taking
possession of Cherbourg, returns to England 33
1762 Siege of the Moro Fort, and Capture of the Havannah 35
1763 Proceeds to North America 36
1768 Returns to Europe --
1769 }
1776 } Stationed in Ireland --
1775 Augmented to the War Establishment --
1776 Embarks for North America 37
1777 Siege of Fort Stanwix 39
1782 Styled the _Cumberland Regiment_ --
1786 Returns to England --
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