Mordaunt’s, afterwards Twenty-eighth regiment, Wade’s, afterwards Thirty-third regiment, Gorges’s, afterwards Thirty-fifth regiment, Alnutt’s, afterwards Thirty-sixth regiment, Montjoy’s, afterwards disbanded, Mackartney’s, afterwards disbanded, Lord Mark Kerr’s, afterwards disbanded, which suffered most at the battle of Almanza, and the officers whereof, who were prisoners in France, were supplied by others.” [Sidenote: 1709.] Colonel Archibald Earl of Ilay, afterwards Duke of Argyle, was appointed to the colonelcy of the THIRTY-SIXTH regiment on the 23d of March 1709, in succession to Colonel Thomas Alnutt, deceased. [Sidenote: 1710.] On the 23d of October 1710, Colonel Henry Desaulnais (afterwards spelt Desney) from the Coldstream foot guards, was appointed to the colonelcy of the THIRTY-SIXTH regiment, in succession to Colonel the Earl of Ilay, resigned. During the nine years which this war had been raging in Europe, British blood and treasure had been expended in making conquests for the house of Austria. The only advantage which had accrued to Great Britain was, that the power of the House of Bourbon had been diminished, and that of Austria augmented; the new Ministry chosen by Queen Anne, in 1710, resolved to act upon a different principle. Colonel Nicholson having made a successful attack on Port Royal, in Nova Scotia, on his return to England he submitted to the Government a plan for the reduction of Placentia and Quebec, as a preparatory measure for acquiring Canada for the British crown, and for expelling the French from Newfoundland, in order to regain the fishery. Canada is stated to have been discovered by the famous Italian adventurer, Sebastian Cabot, who sailed under a commission from Henry VII.; and as the English monarch did not make any use of the discovery, the French soon attempted to derive advantage from it. Several small settlements were established, and in the early part of the seventeenth century the city of _Quebec_ was founded for the capital of the French possessions in this part of the world. Although the colony continued in a very depressed state for some time, and the settlers were frequently in danger of being exterminated by the Indians, yet, in the beginning of the eighteenth century, it had become of such importance that its capture was considered one of the best means of weakening the power of Louis XIV. [Sidenote: 1711.] An expedition, consisting of about five thousand men, was accordingly ordered to proceed to North America under Brigadier-General Hill, for the purpose of making an attempt on Quebec. A large fleet formed part of the armament under Commodore Sir Hovenden Walker, and the force was to be further strengthened by troops from the North American colonies. The following regiments were employed on the expedition:--