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The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged

ACTIONS IN WHICH THE PRESENT REGIMENTS OF THE BRITISH ARMY HAVE BORNE A PART.

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Actions marked thus * are emblazoned on the Standards, Guid=ons, and Colours.

Aboukir, battle of.—8th March 1801.

*Aden, capture of.—19th January 1839.

Agra, siege and capture of.—17th October 1803.

Ahmedabad, capture of.—15th January 1780.

Ahmednuggur, siege and capture of.—12th August 1803.

*Albuera, battle of.—16th May 1811.

Alexandria, battle of.—21st March 1801.

Alexandria, siege and capture of.—20th March 1807.

*Aliwal, battle of.—28th January 1846.

Alkmaer, battle of.—6th October 1799.

Allyghur, capture of.—4th September 1803.

*Alma, battle of.—20th September 1854.

Almanara, battle of.—28th July 1710.

Almanza, battle of.—14th April 1707.

*Almaraj, capture of forts of.—19th May 1812.

Almeid=a, battle of.—26th August 1810.

*Amboyna, capture of.—17th February 1810.

Antwerp, siege and occupation of.—5th May 1814.

*Arcot, capture of.—31st August 1751.

Arcot, defence of.—31st October 1780.

Argaum, battle of.—29th November 1803.

Arnee, battle of.—2nd June 1782.

*Arroyos-dos-Molinos, battle of.—28th October 1811.

*Assaye, battle of.—23rd September 1803.

Asseerghur, capture of.—8th April 1819.

Aughrim, battle of.—12th July 1691.

*Badajos, siege and capture of.—6th April 1812.

*Balaklava, battle of.—25th October 1854.

Baltimore, battle of.—11th September 1814.

*Banda, capture of.—8th March 1810.

Bangalore, battle of.—21st March 1791.

Barcelona, capture and defence of.—1705 to 8th May 1706.

*Barrossa, battle of.—5th March 1811.

Bayonne, investment of.—22nd February to 14th April 1814.

Belleisle, siege of.—7th June 1761.

Benevente, battle of.—January 1809.

*Beni-Boo-Ally, battle of.—2nd March 1821.

Bergen, battle of.—19th September 1799.

Bergen-op-Zoom, siege of.—8th March 1814.

Bhurtpore, capture of.—2nd April 1805.

*Bhurtpore, siege and capture of.—18th January 1826.

Bid=assoa, passage of the.—7th October 1813.

*Bladensburg, battle of.—24th August 1814.

Blenheim, battle of.—13th August 1704.

Bouchain, capture of.—13th September 1711.

*Bourbon, capture of.—21st September 1809.

Boyne, battle of the.—1st July 1690.

Brandywine, battle of.—11th September 1777.

Brooklyn, battle of.—27th August 1776.

Brunx, battle of the.—28th October 1776.

Buenos Ayres, capture of.—28th June 1806.

Bunker’s Hill, battle of.—17th June 1775.

Burgos, siege of, and retreat from.—October 1812.

Busaco, battle of.—27th September 1810.

*Bushire, battle of.—10th December 1856.

*Buxar, battle of.—23rd October 1764.

Camden, battle of.—16th August 1780.

Campen, battle of.—15th October 1760.

Campo-Mayor, battle of.—25th March 1811.

*Candahar, battle of.—10th March 1842.

Cape of Good Hope, capture of.—September 1795.

*Cape of Good Hope, capture of.—9th January 1806.

Cape of Good Hope.—1846, 1847, and 1850, 1853.

Carthagena, siege of.—April 1741.

Cateau, battle of.—26th April 1794.

Cawnpore, capture of.—17th July 1857.

Caya, passage of.—7th May 1709.

*Central India, actions in.—1857–58.

Chateaughay, battle of.—26th October 1813.

Cherbourg, siege of.—5th August 1758.

*Chillianwallah, battle of.—13th January 1849.

Chrystler’s Farm, battle of.—11th November 1813.

*Condore, battle of.—8th December 1758.

Copenhagen, battle of.—2nd April 1801.

*Copenhagen, siege of.—8th September 1807.

Corbach, battle of.—10th July 1760.

Corsica, capture of.—17th June 1794.

*Corunna, battle of.—16th January 1809.

Crabbendam, battle of.—10th September 1799.

Cuddalore, battle of.—13th July 1783.

*Cuid=ad-Rodrigo, siege and capture of.—19th January 1812.

*Deeg, capture of.—13th October 1804.

Delhi, battle of.—11th September 1803.

*Delhi, siege and capture of.—20th September 1857.

Denkern, battle of.—15th July 1761.

*Detroit, capture of fort.—16th August 1812.

Dettingen, battle of.—16th June 1743.

Dominica, capture of.—6th June 1761.

*Dominica, defence of.—22nd February 1805.

Douay, siege and capture of.—25th June 1710.

Douro, passage of the.—12th May 1809.

Dunkirk, siege of.—7th September 1793.

*Egmont-op-Zee, battle of.—2nd October 1799.

El-Bodon, battle of.—25th September 1811.

*Emsdorf, battle of.—16th July 1760.

Famars, battle of.—23rd May 1793.

*Ferozeshah, battle of.—22nd December 1845.

Flushing, siege and capture of.—15th August 1809.

Fontenoy, battle of.—30th April 1745.

Freehold, battle of.—28th June 1778.

*Fuentes d’Onor, battle of.—5th May 1811.

Germantown, battle of.—3rd October 1777.

Ghent, capture of.—30th December 1708.

Ghuznee, siege and capture of.—23rd July 1839.

*Ghuznee, capture of.—6th September 1842.

Gibraltar, defence of.—10th March 1705.

Gibraltar, defence of.—22nd February 1727.

*Gibraltar, defence of.—5th February 1783.

*Goojerat, battle of.—21st February 1849.

Grenada, capture of.—24th March 1796.

Guadaloupe, capture of.—24th January 1759.

Guadaloupe, capture of.—20th April 1794.

*Guadaloupe, capture of.—February 1810.

Gueldermalsen, battle of.—8th January 1795.

Guildford, battle of.—15th March 1781.

Havannah, siege and capture of.—14th August 1762.

Helder, battle of.—27th August 1799.

Hulst, defence of.—5th May 1747.

*Hyderabad, battle of.—24th March 1843.

*Inkerman, battle of.—5th November 1854.

Ionian Islands, capture of.—12th October 1809.

*Java, capture of.—18th September 1811.

*Jellalabad, defence of.—7th April 1842.

Khelat, capture of.—13th November 1839.

*Kirkee, battle of.—5th November 1817.

*Kooshab, battle of.—8th February 1857.

*Leswarree, battle of.—1st November 1803.

Lexington, battle of.—19th April 1775.

Liege, capture of.—23rd October 1702.

*Lincelles, battle of.—18th August 1793.

Lisle, siege and capture of.—23rd October 1708.

Llereena, battle of.—11th April 1812.

Louisbourg, siege and capture of.—26th July 1758.

*Lucknow, defence of.—July to November 1857.

*Lucknow, capture of.—21st March 1858.

Maestricht, capture of.—2nd July 1673.

*Maharajpore, battle of.—29th December 1843.

*Maheid=pore, battle of.—21st December 1817.

*Maid=a, battle of.—4th July 1806.

Mallavelly, battle of.—27th March 1799.

Malplaquet, battle of.—11th September 1709.

Malta, siege and capture of.—5th September 1800.

*Mandora, battle of.—13th March 1801.

*Mangalore, defence of.—September 1783.

Manilla, capture of.—5th October 1762.

*Marabout, battle of.—21st August 1801.

Martinique, capture of.—5th February 1762.

Martinique, capture of.—16th March 1794.

*Martinique, capture of.—7th March 1809.

Matagorda, defence of.—22nd April 1810.

Mauritius, capture of.—2nd December 1810.

*Meeanee, battle of.—17th February 1843.

*Miami, attack on fort.—5th May 1813.

*Minden, battle of.—1st August 1759.

Minorca, capture of.—1708.

Minorca, defence of.—29th June 1756.

Minorca, defence of.—5th February 1782.

Minorca, capture of.—15th November 1798.

*Monte Vid=eo, capture of.—3rd February 1807.

*Moodkee, battle of.—18th December 1845.

Mooltan, siege and capture of.—2nd January 1849.

Morales, battle of.—2nd June 1813.

*Moro (Havannah), capture of.—14th August 1762.

*Nagpore, capture of.—24th December 1817.

Namur, siege and capture of.—20th August 1695.

Neer-Hespen, battle of.—18th July 1705.

Neer-Landen, battle of.—19th July 1693.

New Orleans, siege of.—13th January 1815.

*Niagara, capture of.—19th December 1813.

*Nieuport, defence of.—24th October 1793.

Nimeguen, battle of.—8th November 1794.

*Nive, passage of the.—9th to 13th December 1813.

*Nivelle, passage of the.—10th November 1813.

*Nundy-Droog, battle of.—18th October 1791.

*Orthes, battle of.—27th February 1814.

Oudenarde, battle of.—11th July 1708.

*Pekin, capture of.—12th October 1860.

*Plassey, battle of.—23rd June 1757.

Plattsburgh, battle of.—11th September 1814.

*Pondicherry.—23rd August 1793.

Porto Novo.—1st July 1781.

*Punniar, battle of.—29th December 1843.

*Pyrenees, battles of the.—2nd August 1813.

Quatre-Bras, battle of.—16th June 1815.

Quebec, battle of.—13th September 1759.

*Queenstown, capture of.—13th October 1812.

Rangoon, capture of.—5th May 1824.

Rangoon, capture of.—14th April 1852.

*Reshire, battle of.—9th December 1856.

*Roleia, battle of.—17th August 1808.

Rosetta, siege of.—21st April 1807.

Roucoux, battle of.—1st October 1746.

Sabugal, battle of.—3rd April 1811.

Sahagun, battle of.—21st December 1808.

*Salamanca, battle of.—22nd July 1812.

Saragossa, battle of.—20th August 1710.

Savendroog, capture of.—21st December 1791.

Schellenberg, battle of.—2nd July 1704.

Scylla, defence of.—17th January 1809.

Seringapatam, battle of.—15th May 1791.

Seringapatam, capture of.—6th February 1792.

*Seringapatam, siege and capture of.—4th May 1799.

*Sevastopol, capture of.—-8th September 1855.

*Sholingur, battle of.—27th September 1781.

Sillery, battle of.—28th April 1760.

*Sobraon, battle of.—10th February 1846.

Steenkirk, battle of.—24th July 1692.

Stillwater, battle of.—19th September 1777.

St. Johns, defence of.—13th November 1775.

St. Lucia, capture and defence of.—28th December 1778.

St. Lucia, capture of.—4th April 1794.

*St. Lucia, capture of.—May 1796.

*St. Lucia, capture of.—22nd June 1803.

*St. Sebastian, siege and capture of.—31st August 1813.

St. Vincent, battle of.—14th February 1797.

*Surinam, capture of.—30th April 1804.

*Taku Forts, capture of.—21st August 1860.

*Talavera, battle of.—27th and 28th July 1809.

Tanjier, defence of.—-1680 to 1683.

Tarbes, battle of.—20th March 1814.

*Tarifa, defence of.—31st December 1811.

*Ternate, capture of.—August 1810.

Ticonderoga, siege of.—8th July 1758.

Tongres, battle of.—10th May 1703.

Toulon, defence of.—19th December 1793.

*Toulouse, battle of.—10th April 1814.

Tournay, capture of.—10th September 1709.

*Tournay, battle of.—18th May 1794.

Val, battle of.—20th June 1747.

Valenciennes, siege and capture of.—28th July 1793.

Venloo, siege and capture of.—23rd September 1702.

*Villers-en-Couché, battle of.—24th April 1794.

*Vimiera, battle of.—21st August 1808.

*Vittoria, battle of.—21st June 1813.

Walcourt, battle of.—25th August 1689.

Warbourg, battle of.—31st July 1760.

*Waterloo, battle of.—18th June 1815.

*Wilhelmstahl, battle of.—14th June 1762.

*Wyndewash, battle of.—-22nd January 1760.

Wynendale, battle of.—28th September 1708.

York Town, defence of.—19th October 1781.

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