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Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849 — John Shaqi

Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849Cannon, Richard

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Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

Name: Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 22nd (Cheshire)

----  Reviewed by King William at _Finglass_                      -

  ----  Advanced against Athlone                                    -

  ----  Rejoined the Army                                           -

  ----  Employed at the first siege of Limerick                     -

  ----  Proceeded into winter-quarters                              -

  ----  Engaged with the Rapparees                                  -

  1691  Proceeded with the Army against _Ballymore_                 3

  1691  Engaged in the Siege and Capture of _Athlone_               3

  ----  Engaged at the Battle of _Aghrim_                           -

  ----  Engaged at the Capture of _Galway_                          -

  ----  ------------------------  _Limerick_                        4

  ----  Termination of the War in Ireland                           -

  1695  Proceeded to join the Army in Flanders                      -

  1696  Returned to England                                         -

  1697  Treaty of Peace concluded at _Ryswick_                      -

  1698  Re-embarked for Ireland                                     5

  1701  Appointment of Brigadier-General William
          Selwyn, by exchange, from the Second Foot,
          with Lieut.-General Sir Henry Bellasis                    -

  1702  Accession of Queen Anne on the demise of King
          William III                                               -

  ----  Regiment embarked for Jamaica                               -

  ----  Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Handasyd
          to the Colonelcy, in succession to Major-General
          Selwyn, deceased                                          -

  1705  Establishment augmented by two companies                    -

  1712  Promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Roger Handasyd to
          the Colonelcy, in succession to his Father,
          Major-General Thomas Handasyd, retired                    6

  1713  Treaty of Peace concluded at Utrecht                        -

  1714  Regiment returned to England, leaving two
          Independent Companies at Jamaica                          -

  1715  Employed in recruiting its Establishment                    -

  1718  Embarked for _Ireland_                                      -

  1726  ------------ _Minorca_                                      -

  1727  Detachment embarked for _Gibraltar_ to assist in
          its Defence against the Spaniards                         -

  1730  Appointment of Colonel William Barrel, from
          the Twenty-Eighth Regiment, to the Colonelcy,
          in succession to Colonel Roger Handasyd,
          removed to the Sixteenth Regiment                         -

  1734  Appointment of Colonel Hon. James St. Clair to
          the Colonelcy, in succession to Colonel William
          Barrell, removed to the Fourth Foot                       7

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Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

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