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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers

APPENDIX.

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List of Battles, Sieges, &c., in the Netherlands, during the reign of King William III., from 1689 to the Peace of Ryswick in 1697.

Battle of Walcourt25August,1689

————Fleurus 1July,1690

Mons surrendered to the French10April,1691

Namur ditto ditto20June,1692

Battle of Steenkirk 3August,——

Furnes and Dixmude captured—Sept.,——

The French lines at D'Otignies forced10July,1693

Battle of Landen29July,——

Surrender of Huy17Sept.,1694

Attack on Fort Kenoque 9June,1695

Dixmude surrendered to the French16July,——

Deinse surrendered to the French21July,1695

Namur retaken by King William III.25July,——

Citadel of Namur surrendered 5Sept.,——

Treaty of Ryswick signed11Sept.,1697

List of Sieges, Battles, &c., in the Netherlands and Germany, during the Campaigns under the Duke of Marlborough, from 1702 to 1711.

Invested.Surrendered.

Siege of Kayserswerth16 April,17 June,1702

Skirmish near Nimeguen11 June,——

Siege of Venloo29 Aug.,25 Sept.,——

Capture of Fort St. Michael18 Sept.,——

Siege of Stevenswaert 3 Oct.,——

—— Ruremonde 6 Oct.,——

Capture of Liege Citadel23 Oct.,——

Siege of Bonn24 April,15 May,1703

—— Huy16 Aug.,25 Aug.,——

—— Limburg10 Sept.,28 Sept.,——

Battle of Schellenberg 2 July,1704

—— Blenheim13 Aug.,——

Siege of Landau12 Sept.,24 Nov.,——

Huy captured by the French May,1705

Re-capture of Huy11 July,——

Forcing the French Lines at Helixem, near Tirlemont18 July,——

Skirmish near the Dyle21 July,——

Siege of Sandvliet26 Oct.,29 Oct.,——

Battle of Ramilies23 May,1706

Siege of Ostend28 June, 8 July,——

—— Menin25 July,25 Aug.,——

—— Dendermond29 Aug., 5 Sept.,——

—— Aeth16 Sept., 3 Oct.,——

Battle of Oudenarde11 July,1708

Siege of Lisle13 Aug.,23 Oct.,——

Capture of the Citadel 9 Dec.,——

Battle of Wynendale28 Sept.,——

Passage of the Scheldt27 Nov.,——

Siege of Ghent18 Dec.,30 Dec.,——

—— Tournay27 June,29 July,1709

Capture of the Citadel 3 Sept.,——

Battle of Malplaquet11 Sept.,——

Siege of Mons21 Sept.,20 Oct.,——

Passage of the French lines at Pont à Vendin21 April,1710

Siege of Douay25 April,27 June,——

—— Bethune15 July,29 Aug.,——

—— Aire 6 Sept., 9 Nov.,——

—— St. Venant 6 Sept.,30 Sept.,——

Passage of the French lines at Arleux 5 Aug.,1711

Siege of Bouchain10 Aug.,13 Sept.,——

Treaty of Utrecht signed30 March,1713

Battles, Sieges, &c., which occurred in Germany and in the Netherlands from 1743 to 1748, during the "War of the Austrian Succession."

Battle of Dettingen (Germany)27 June,1743

Menin invested by the French 18 May, and captured 5 June,1744

Ypres ditto 7 June, and captured14 June,——

Fort Knocque surrendered to the French June,——

Furnes, ditto 5 July,——

Friburg (Germany) invested by the French21 Sept.——

Citadel of Friburg captured by ditto28 Nov.——

Tournay invested by ditto23 April,1745

Battle of Fontenoy11 May,——

Citadel of Tournay surrendered to the French21 June,——

Skirmish near Ghent 9 July,——

Ghent captured by the French30 June,——

Bruges, ditto July,——

Oudenarde, ditto21 July,——

Dendermond, ditto Aug.——

Ostend invested by the French on 14 July, and captured23 Aug.——

Nieuport captured by the French26 Aug.——

Aeth, ditto28 Sept.——

Brussels invested by the French 24 Jan., and captured20 Feb.1746

Mechlin captured by ditto May,——

Antwerp, ditto20 May,——

Citadel of Antwerp, ditto31 May,——

Mons invested by the French on 7 June, and captured11 July,——

Fort St. Ghislain captured by the French21 July,——

Charleroi invested by the French on 25 July, and captured 2 Aug.——

Huy captured by ditto Aug.——

Namur invested by ditto 26 August, and citadel captured19 Sept.——

Battle of Roucoux, near Liege11 Oct.——

Sluys surrendered to the French11 April,1747

Fort Sandberg in Hulst and Axel, surrendered to the French28 April,——

Sandvliet captured by the French June,——

Battle of Val, or Laffeld, near Maestricht 2 July,——

Bergen-op-Zoom invested by the French 13 July, and captured16 Sept.——

Forts Lillo, Frederick Henry, and Croix 2 Oct.——

Limburg captured by the French March,1748

Maestricht invested by the French 3 April,——

Maestricht surrendered to ditto 3 May,——

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 7 Oct.——

List of the British Regiments which served in Flanders and Germany between 1742 and 1748, during the "War of the Austrian Succession."

Cavalry.Year in which embarked for Flanders. Returned to Great Britain in consequence of the Rebellion in favor of the Pretender.Rejoined the Army in Flanders, after the suppression of the Rebellion.

Regiments.Colonels.

3rd Troop Horse GuardsEarl of Albemarle17421746

4th ditto dittoEarl of Effingham17421746

2nd ditto Horse Grenadier GuardsEarl of Craufurd17421746

Royal Regiment Horse GuardsEarl of Hertford17421746

1st Horse (1st Dragoon Guards)Earl of Pembroke17421746

4th Irish Horse (7th Dragoon Guards)Sir John Ligonier17421746

1st DragoonsHawley17421746

2nd dittoCampbell1742Remd. in Flanders

3rd dittoHoneywood17421746

4th dittoRich174217461747

6th ditto (Inniskilling)Lord Cadogan1742}Remained in Flanders.

7th dittoCope1742}

Foot Guards.

1st Foot Guards 1st BattalionDuke of Cumberland174217461747

2nd ditto dittoDuke of Marlborough17421746

3rd ditto dittoEarl of Dunmore174217461747

Infantry.

1st Foot 1st Batt.St. Clair17441746

3rd ditto (Buffs)Howard174217461747

4th dittoBarrel17441746

8th dittoOnslow174217461747

11th dittoCornwallis1742Remd. in Flanders

12th dittoDuroure17421746

13th dittoPulteney174217461747

18th dittoMordaunt17431746

19th ditto (Green)Howard1744Remd. in Flanders

20th dittoBligh174217461747

21st ditto, Royal Nth. British FusiliersCampbell174217461747

23rd ditto, Royal Welsh FusiliersPeers174217461747

25th dittoEarl of Rothes174417461747

28th dittoBragg17441746

31st dittoHandasyd17421746

32nd dittoSkelton1742}Remained in Flanders.

33rd dittoJohnson1742}

34th dittoCholmondeley17441746

36th dittoFleming174417461747

37th dittoPonsonby174217461747

42nd dittoLord Semphill17441746

48th dittoLord Harry Beauclerk174417461747

London:—Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, For Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

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