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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1: Compiled from the Original RecordsDuncan, Francis

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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1: Compiled from the Original Records

Name: History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1: Compiled from the Original Records
Author: Duncan, Francis

Duncan, Francis

Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Battles, Sieges, and other Military operations in which this Company
   has been engaged.
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 1775       Battle of Bunker's Hill.
 1776       Siege of Boston.
 1776       Battle of Brooklyn, and Capture of Horan's Hook.
 1776       Occupation of New York.
 1776       Battle of White Plains. Specially thanked in General Orders.
 1776       Capture of Forts Washington and Lee.
 1776       Expedition against Charlestown.
 1777       Operations in the Jerseys under Lord Cornwallis.
 1777       Affairs of Peek's Hill and Westfield.
 1777       Battle of Brandywine, and occupation of Philadelphia.
 1778       Evacuation of Philadelphia by British, and defeat of
              Americans at Germantown.
 1778       Battle of Freehold Court.
 1778       Detachments present at Capture of Savannah.
 1779       Detachments present at Capture of Stoney Point on the
              Hudson.
 1779       Ditto during General Matthews' raid in Virginia.
 1780       Capture of Charlestown, and operations in North Carolina.
 1793       Expedition to Flanders under H.R.H. the Duke of York:
              present at every engagement during the Campaign, and
              specially mentioned in General Orders.
 1808       Present with the Army in Portugal until the Battle of
              Corunna, when it returned to Gibraltar.
 1839       Canadian Rebellion.
 1856       Expedition to Crimea, but arrived a few days after the fall
              of Sebastopol.

 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 List of Captains who have successively commanded the Company, as far
   back as can be traced, down to introduction of Brigade System, in
   1859.
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
              *       *       *       *       *
 1786       Captain W. Houghton.
 1790       Captain F. Laye.
 1797       Captain B. Young.
 1804       Captain Hon. W. H. Gardner.
 1805       Captain F. Smith.
              *       *       *       *       *
 1823       Captain Thomas Cubitt.
 1826       Captain William Butts.
 1829       Captain John Dowse.
              *       *       *       *       *
 1841       Captain R. L. Cornelius.
 1844       Captain W. Y. Fenwick.
 1844       Captain Henry Poole.
 1848       Captain William Fraser.
 1850       Captain A. G. Burrows.
 1855       Captain J. F. E. Travers.


                     No. 5 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION,
                     Now "B" BATTERY, 9th BRIGADE.

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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1: Compiled from the Original RecordsDuncan, Francis

History

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1: Compiled from the Original Records

Duncan, Francis

Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Battles, Sieges, and other Military operations in which this Company
   has been engaged.
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 1775       Battle of Bunker's Hill.
 1776       Siege of Boston.
 1776       Battle of Brooklyn, and Capture of Horan's Hook.
 1776       Occupation of New York.
 1776       Battle of White Plains. Specially thanked in General Orders.
 1776       Capture of Forts Washington and Lee.
 1776       Expedition against Charlestown.
 1777       Operations in the Jerseys under Lord Cornwallis.
 1777       Affairs of Peek's Hill and Westfield.
 1777       Battle of Brandywine, and occupation of Philadelphia.
 1778       Evacuation of Philadelphia by British, and defeat of
              Americans at Germantown.
 1778       Battle of Freehold Court.
 1778       Detachments present at Capture of Savannah.
 1779       Detachments present at Capture of Stoney Point on the
              Hudson.
 1779       Ditto during General Matthews' raid in Virginia.
 1780       Capture of Charlestown, and operations in North Carolina.
 1793       Expedition to Flanders under H.R.H. the Duke of York:
              present at every engagement during the Campaign, and
              specially mentioned in General Orders.
 1808       Present with the Army in Portugal until the Battle of
              Corunna, when it returned to Gibraltar.
 1839       Canadian Rebellion.
 1856       Expedition to Crimea, but arrived a few days after the fall
              of Sebastopol.

 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 List of Captains who have successively commanded the Company, as far
   back as can be traced, down to introduction of Brigade System, in
   1859.
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
              *       *       *       *       *
 1786       Captain W. Houghton.
 1790       Captain F. Laye.
 1797       Captain B. Young.
 1804       Captain Hon. W. H. Gardner.
 1805       Captain F. Smith.
              *       *       *       *       *
 1823       Captain Thomas Cubitt.
 1826       Captain William Butts.
 1829       Captain John Dowse.
              *       *       *       *       *
 1841       Captain R. L. Cornelius.
 1844       Captain W. Y. Fenwick.
 1844       Captain Henry Poole.
 1848       Captain William Fraser.
 1850       Captain A. G. Burrows.
 1855       Captain J. F. E. Travers.


                     No. 5 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION,
                     Now "B" BATTERY, 9th BRIGADE.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1: Compiled from the Original Records

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1: Compiled from the Original Records

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