Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Herefordshire Light Infantry -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 36th -- History
” The regiment detached to the relief of Colonel Floyd 41
” Battle of _Sattimungulum_ _ib._
” Battle of _Shawoor_ 46
” Subsequent operations against Tippoo Saib 49
1791. The army reviewed by General Charles Earl Cornwallis 50
” Siege of _Bangalore_ 51
” Capture of that fortress 53
” Advance of troops towards _Seringapatam_ 54
” Returned to Bangalore 55
” Capture of _Nundydroog_ 57
1792. March of the troops towards _Seringapatam_ 58
” Assault of the fortified camp of Tippoo Saib 61
” Siege of _Seringapatam_ 62
” Treaty of peace concluded with Tippoo Saib _ib._
1793. War with France 63
” The regiment ordered to the Coromandel coast _ib._
” Capture of the French settlement of _Pondicherry_ 64
” The regiment returned to Madras _ib._
1794. Stationed at Trichinopoly _ib._
1795. Proceeded to Negapatam _ib._
1796 }
and } Stationed at Warriore _ib._
1797. }
1798. Embarked at Madras for England _ib._
1799. Arrived at Greenhithe, and afterwards proceeded to
Winchester _ib._
” Authorized to bear the word “HINDOOSTAN” on the
regimental colour and appointments _ib._
1800. Embarked for Ireland 65
” Proceeded with an expedition against the coast of
France _ib._
” Landed at _Quiberon_ _ib._
” Embarked at _Minorca_ _ib._
1801. Stationed in that island _ib._
1802. Peace of Amiens _ib._
” The regiment returned to Ireland _ib._
1803. Renewal of the war with France _ib._
1804. A second battalion added to the regiment 66
1805. The first battalion embarked for Germany _ib._
1806. Returned to England 67
” The first battalion embarked for _Buenos Ayres_ _ib._
1807. Operations against _Buenos Ayres_ 68
” Return of the battalion to Europe 69
” Stationed in Ireland _ib._
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