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
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Year.│No.│
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1675│ 1│The Town of Wismar, in Mecklenburg.
1676│ 2│The Castle of Helsinburg, in Schonen.
1676│ 3│The Town and Castle of Landskroon, in Schonen.
1676│ 4│The Town of Christianstadt, in Schonen.
1677│ 5│The Town of Mastraud and Castles, in Norway.
1685│ 6│The Town of Niewhensell, in Hungary.
1686│ 7│The Town and Castle of Buda, in Hungary.
1688│ 8│The Town of Haminie Podolski, in Poland.
1689│ 9│The Town of Keyserwart, on the Rhine.
1689│ 10│The Town of Bonn, on the Rhine: two slight Wounds.
1689│ 11│The Town of Mentz, on the Rhine.
1692│ 12│The Town and Castle of Namur, taken by the French.
1694│ 13│The Town and Castle of Huy.
1695│ 14│The Town and Castle of Namur, retaken by King William.
1702│ 15│Fort St. Catherine, near Cadiz. Bombarded and took.
1702│ 16│Fort Malagar, near Cadiz. Bombarded.
1702│ 17│Fort Duran, near Vigo. Bombarded.
1705│ 18│The Town and Castle of Valencia d'Alcantra. Wounded.
1706│ 19│The Town of Ciudad Rodrigo.
1706│ 20│The Town of Alcantra. Slight Wound.
1708│ 21│Fort St. Philip's, in Minorca.
1709│ │Bombarded the enemy's camp at Villa Nova de la Barkea, in
│ │ Catalonia.
1709│ 22│The Town of Balaguer, in Catalonia.
1719│ 23│Bombarded the Castle at Vigo, which surrendered after some
│ │ days' bombardment.
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ABSTRACT OF THE BATTLES
LIEUT.-GENERAL BORGARD _has been present at from the year 1675_.
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Year.│No.│
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1676│ 1│Oeland, in the Baltic.
1676│ 2│Halmstadt, in Holland.
1676│ 3│Lund, in Schonen.
1677│ 4│Ronneberg, near Landskroon.
1677│ 5│Oddewall, in Norway.
1678│ 6│Whitlow, in the Isle of Ruggen, on the Baltic.
1683│ 7│Vienna.
1685│ 8│Graun, in Hungary.
1688│ 9│Budjack, in Tartary.
1689│ 10│Neys, near Dusseldorp.
1691│ 11│Salankeman, in Sclavonia. Wounded.
1692│ 12│Stemkirk, in Brabant.
1693│ 13│Neerhespe, or Landen, in Brabant.
1705│ 14│Brozus, in Spain.
1706│ 14│Cannonaded the enemy at Guadraca, in Spain.
1707│ 15│Almanza, in Spain. Here I lost my baggage.
1710│ 16│Almenar, in Spain.
1710│ 17│Saragosa, in Spain. Three wounds.
1710│ 18│Villa Viciosa, in Spain. Here I was wounded, lost my baggage,
│ │ and was taken prisoner.
1715│ 18│Went on the Expedition to North Britain.
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Footnote 8:
Browne's 'England's Artillerymen.'
Footnote 9:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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