Historical Record of the Twelfth, or the East Suffolk, Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1847Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Twelfth, or the East Suffolk, Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1847
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Suffolk Regiment
1687 Names of the Officers 4
1688 Assembled on Hounslow-heath -
1689 Inspected at Hull after the Revolution 5
---- Embarked for Ireland 6
---- Engaged at the Siege of Carrickfergus -
---- Advanced to Dundalk -
---- Death of its Colonel, Henry Wharton, and of
many soldiers by disease 7
1690 Engaged at Cavan 8
---- ---- the battle of the Boyne 9
---- ---- the siege of Waterford -
---- ---- the first siege of Limerick -
---- ---- Lanesborough -
1691 Marched to Mullingar 10
---- Engaged with the Rapparees --
---- ---- at the siege of Ballymore 11
---- ---- at the storming of Athlone --
---- ---- at the battle of Aghrim --
---- ---- at the siege of Galway 12
---- Surrender of Limerick, and termination of the
war in Ireland --
---- Embarked from Kinsale for Plymouth 13
1692 ---- for the coast of France --
---- Proceeded to Ostend, and took possession of
Furnes and Dixmude --
---- Returned to England --
1693 Remained in England --
1694 Embarked for Flanders 13
---- Engaged at the siege of Huy 14
1695 ---- ---- ---- attack on Fort Kenoque --
---- ---- ---- ---- defence of Dixmude --
---- Surrender of Dixmude to the French 15
---- Released from Prisoners of War and placed
in garrison at Malines --
1696 Marched to Ostend and Bruges 16
---- Encamped and stationed in and near Bruges --
1697 Marched to Brabant --
---- Encamped before Brussels 17
---- Peace of Ryswick --
---- Returned to England --
1699 Proceeded to Ireland --
1702 War with France and Spain --
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