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HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE
16TH BEDFORDSHIRE
REGIMENT OF FOOT
1688-1848
CONTENTS
1688
FORMATION OF REGIMENT
ESTABLISHMENT & UNIFORM
QUARTERED AT STONY STRATFORD
1689
EMBARKED FOR HOLLAND
ENGAGED AT WALCOURT
MARCHED TO BRUGES
1690
MARCHED TO BRUSSELS
1691
JOINED THE ARMY IN SOUTH BRABANT
1692
ENGAGED AT STEENKIRK
COLONEL HODGES KILLED
1693
ENGAGED AT LANDEN
QUARTED AT DENDERMOND
1694
JOINED THE ARMY IN THE FIELD
RETURNED TO DENDERMOND
1695
JOINED IN THE SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF NAMUR
1696
JOINED THE ARMY OF BRABANT
1697
TREATY OF PEACE CONCLUDED AT RYSWICK
EMBARKED FOR IRELAND
1701
PREPARATIONS FOR RECOMMENCING WAR WITH FRANCE
RE-EMBARKED FOR HOLLAND
REVIEWED ON BREDA HEATH BY KING WILLIAM III
1702
PROCEEDED TO ROSENDAEL
ENCAMPED AT CRANENBURG
SIEGE OF KAYSERSWERTH
MARCHED TO NIMEGUEN
WAR DECLARED AGAINST FRANCE
EARL OF MARLBOROUGH ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE ARMY
SIEGE OF VENLOO
SIEGE OF RUREMONDE
SIEGE OF STEVENSWAERT
CAPTURE OF THE CITADEL OF LIEGE
RETURNED TO HOLLAND
1703
MARCHED TOWARDS MAESTRICHT
SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF HUY
SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF LIMBURG
RETURNED TO HOLLAND
1704
ACCOMPANIED ARMY TO GERMANY
BATTLE OF SCHELLENBERG
CROSSED THE DANUBE
BATTLE OF BLENHEIM
MARSHALL TALLARD, AND MANY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS MADE PRISONERS
RETURNED TO HOLLAND
1705
ATTACKS ON HELIXEM AND NEER-HESPEN
1706
BATTLE OF RAMILIES
SURRENDER OF PRINCIPAL TOWNS OF BRABANT
MARCHED INTO QUARTERS AT GHENT
1708
RETURNED TO ENGLAND TO REPEL INVASION BY THE PRETENDER
RETURNED TO FLANDERS
PROCEED TO GHENT
BATTLE OF OUDENARDE
SIEGE OF LISLE
SURRENDER OF THE CITADEL OF LISLE
1709
SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF TOURNAY
BATTLE OF MALPLAQUET
SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF MONS
MARCHED INTO WINTER QUARTERS AT GHENT
1710
ENGAGED IN FORCING THE FRENCH LINES AT PONT LA VENDIN
SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF DOUAY
SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF BETHUNE
SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF AIRE & ST VENANT
RETURNED TO GHENT
1711
ENGAGED IN FORCING THE FRENCH LINES AT ARLEUX
SIEGE OF BOUCHAIN
1712
JOINED THE ARMY AT TOURNAY
ENCAMPED AT CATEAU-CAMBRESIS
SURRENDER OF QUESNOY
SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES
DETACHED TO DUNKIRK
1714
EMBARKED FOR SCOTLAND
1739
WAR DECLARED AGAINST SPAIN
1740
ENCAMPED NEAR NEWBURY UNDER LIEUTENANT WADE
EMBARKED AS MARINES
RE-LANDED AT PORTSMOUTH
A DETACHMENT EMBARKED FOR THE WEST INDIES ON AN EXPEDITION UNDER GENERAL LORD CATHCART
1741
EXPEDITION ARRIVED AT JAMAICA
EMPLOYED AT CARTHAGENA, IN SOUTH AMERICA
DETACHMENT NEARLY ANNIHILATED BY DISEASE
1742
WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION COMMENCED
1745
ARRIVAL IN SCOTLAND OF CHARLES EDWARD, ELDEST SON OF THE PRETENDER
1746
REGIMENT EMBARKED FOR SCOTLAND
1748
TERMINATION OF THE WAR ON THE CONTINENT
1749
EMBARKED FOR IRELAND
1751
ROYAL WARRANT ISSUED ON 1ST JULY FOR REGULATING THE CLOTHING, COLOURS &C OF REGIMENTS
1755
WAR RE-COMMENCED WITH FRANCE
1763
PEACE OF FONTAINEBLEAU TOOK PLACE
1767
EMBARKED FOR FLORIDA IN SOUTH AMERICA
1775
WAR COMMENCED WITH NORTH AMERICA
1778
WAR COMMENCED WITH FRANCE, SPAIN & HOLLAND
1779
REGIMENT WITHDREW TO BATON ROUGE, AND MADE PRISONERS OF WAR BY THE SPANISH GOVENOR OF LOUISIANA
ENGAGED WITH FRENCH AND AMERICAN FORCES AT SAVANNAH AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA
1781
DEFENDED PENSACOLA AGAINST A SPANISH FORCE
1782
RETURED TO ENGLAND FROM SOUTH AMERICA
AUTHORIZED TO ASSUME THE COUNTY TITLE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE REGIMENT
TERMINATION OF THE AMERICAN WAR
1784
EMBARKED FOR IRELAND
1790
EMBARKED FOR NOVA SCOTIA
1791
REMOVED TO JAMAICA
1793
REVOLUTION BROKE OUT IN FRANCE
REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES EXTENDED TO THE FRENCH WEST INDIAN SETTLEMENTS
DETACHMENT EMBARKED FROM JAMAICA FOR ST DOMINGO
1795
ENGAGED IN THE MAROON WAR IN JAMAICA
1796
MAROONS REDUCED TO SUBMISSION, AND REMOVED FROM JAMAICA
REGIMENT RETURNED TO ENGLAND
1797
EMBARKED FOR SCOTLAND
1799
RETURNED TO ENGLAND
1800
EMBARKED FOR IRELAND
1802
PEACE OF ARMIENS CONCLUDED
1803
WAR WITH FRANCE RECOMMENCED
1804
EMBARKED FOR WEST INDIES
EMPLOYED ON AN EXPEDITION AGAINST SURINAM
1806
ATTACKED BY A LARGE FORCE OF PREDATORY NEGROES AT SURINAM
1809
THE COUNTY TITLE EXCHANGED TO THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT INSTEAD OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE REGIMENT
1811
RETURNED TO ENGLAND
1813
EMBARKED FOR SCOTLAND
PROCEEDED TO IRELAND
1814
WAR TOOK PLACE WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
EMBARKED FOR CANADA
1815
RETURNED TO ENGLAND, PROCEEDED TO OSTEND, AND MARCHED TO PARIS
RETURNED TO ENGLAND
1816
EMBARKED FOR IRELAND
1819
EMBARKED FOR CEYLON
1828
EMBARKED FOR BENGAL
1841
EMBARKED FOR ENGLAND
1843
PROCEEDED TO IRELAND
1846
SIX SERVICE COMPANIES EMBARKED FOR GIBRALTAR
1847
SIX SERVICE COMPANIES EMBARKED FOR CORFU
1848
FOUR DEPOT COMPANIES EMBARKED FROM CORK FOR GUERNSEY
THE CONCLUSION
