-------------------------+-----------------+----------------------- | Colour of | Titles. +--------+--------+Campaigns, Battles, &c. |Uniform.|Facings.| -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- Colonel The Earl of |Scarlet,|Orange, |Gibraltar, 1704–1705. Donegal’s Regiment of | 1701--.| 1701– |Barcelona, 1705. Foot. 1701–1706| | 1832.|Almanza, 1707. (Its Colonel’s name.) | | Blue, |Spain, 1704–1708. 1706–1751| | 1832--.|Louisbourg, 1758. 35th Foot. 1751–1782| | |Quebec, 1759. 35th Dorsetshire. | | |Sillery, 1760. 1782–1804| | |Canada, 1757–1760. 35th Sussex. 1804–1832| | |Martinique, 1762. 35th Royal Sussex. | | |Havannah, 1762. 1832----| | |Bunker’s Hill, 1775. | | |Brooklyn, 1776. | | |Brunx, 1776. | | |America, 1775–1778. | | |St. Lucia, 1778. | | |Martinique, 1794. | | |St. Lucia, 1794. | | |Guadaloupe, 1794. | | |Bergen, 1799. | | |Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. | | |Crabbendam, 1799. | | |Alkmaer, 1799. | | |Malta, 1800. | | |Maida, 1806. | | |Rosetta, 1807. | | |Egypt, 1807. | | |Ionian Islands, 1809. | | |Flushing, 1809. | | |Antwerp, 1814. | | |Netherlands, 1814– | | | 1815. | | |Indian Mutiny, 1857– | | | 1858. -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- The Regiment was raised at Belfast. It received its Title in 1804 in compliment to its Colonel, the Duke of Richmond; and its Title in 1832 on its losing its Orange facings, which it was obliged to relinquish on proceeding to Ireland.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account