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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849

Name: Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Scots Fusiliers

----  Attack and defeat of the rebels at _Bothwell
          Bridge_                                                   -

  1685  Death of King Charles II., and accession of
          King James II.                                            -

  ----  Rebellion in Scotland excited by the Earl of
          Argyle                                                    3

  1686  Colonel Thomas Buchan appointed to the Colonelcy,
          in the place of the Earl of Mar                           -

  1688  Marched from Scotland to London, on occasion
          of the expected landing of the Prince of
          Orange                                                    -

  ----  Flight of King James II. to France                          4

  ----  Regiment marched into Oxfordshire                           -

  1689  The Prince and Princess of Orange elevated
          to the throne, by the titles of King William
          III. and Queen Mary                                       4

  ----  Colonel F. F. O'Farrell appointed to the Colonelcy,
          in place of Colonel T. Buchan                             -

  ----  Regiment embarked for Holland                               -

  ----  Joined the Army under the Earl of Marlborough               -

  ----  Engaged with the French at _Walcourt_                       -

  1691  Encamped near Brussels                                      5

  1692  Battle of _Steenkirk_                                       -

  1693  Battle of _Landen_                                          6

  1694  Performed many marches, and arrived at
          _Deinse_                                                  7

  ----  Directed to take rank and precedence as the
        _Twenty-first_ Regiment of Infantry                         -

  1695  Surrender of the town of _Deinse_ by Brigadier-General
          O'Farrell                                                 8

  ----  Appointment of Colonel Robert Mackay, in
          place of Brigadier O'Farrell, cashiered by a
          General Court-Martial                                     -

  1696  Proceeded to the camp at Marykirk, and served
          with the army of Brabant                                  -

  1697  Appointment of Colonel Archibald Row to the
          Coloneley, in succession to Colonel R. Mackay,
          deceased                                                  9

  ----  Treaty of Peace concluded at Ryswick                        -

  ----  Regiment returned to Scotland                               -

  1702  Death of King William III.                                  -

  ----  Accession of Queen Anne                                     -

  ----  Declaration of War with France and Spain                    -

  ----  Embarked from Scotland for Holland                          -

  1703  Joined the allied army at Maestricht                        -

  ----  Siege and capture of _Huy_                                 10

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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849

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