At the peace of Fontainebleau the _Havannah_ was restored to Spain, in exchange for the province of Florida, on the continent of America; and in 1763 the TWENTY-SECOND regiment proceeded to _West Florida_. [Sidenote: 1764] [Sidenote: 1765] The regiment was stationed in Florida during the year 1764, and in 1765 it was relieved from duty in that province, and embarked for Great Britain. [Sidenote: 1766] [Sidenote: 1770] [Sidenote: 1772] [Sidenote: 1773] From 1766 to 1769 the regiment was employed at various stations in England; during the years 1770, 1771, and 1772, it performed duty in Scotland; and in 1773 it proceeded to Ireland. [Sidenote: 1775] While the TWENTY-SECOND were stationed in Ireland the misunderstanding between the English government and the British provinces in North America, on the subject of taxation, was followed by hostilities. The regiment embarked from Ireland for North America in 1775, and joined the troops at Boston under General Gage. During the night of the 16th of June the Americans commenced fortifying the heights on the peninsula of Charlestown, called _Bunker's Hill_; and on the following day they were attacked by the flank companies of the British corps, and by a few regiments, and driven from their works. The TWENTY-SECOND lost their commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel James Abercromby, who died of his wounds. He was succeeded by Major James Campbell. [Sidenote: 1776] General Sir William Howe assumed the command of the British troops in North America, on General Gage returning to England in October, 1775; in March, 1776, Boston was vacated, when the TWENTY-SECOND proceeded to Nova Scotia. From Nova Scotia, the regiment sailed with the expedition to Staten Island, near New York; and, additional troops having arrived from Europe, it was formed in brigade with the Forty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Sixty-third, under Brigadier-General Francis Smith. A landing was effected on _Long Island_ on the 22nd of August; and on the 27th of that month the TWENTY-SECOND were engaged in driving the Americans from their positions at _Flat Bush_ to their fortified lines at _Brooklyn_. The flank companies had several men killed and wounded on this occasion; the loss of the battalion companies was limited to two men. The Americans abandoned their lines at Brooklyn, and passed the river to New York. They were followed by the British, who gained possession of New York, captured Fort Washington, and reduced a great part of the Jerseys. During the winter the regiment was detached, with several other corps, under Lieut.-Generals Clinton and Earl Percy, against _Rhode Island_. The regiment embarked on this service in the beginning of December, and a landing being effected at daybreak on the 9th of that month, the island was speedily reduced to submission. [Sidenote: 1777]