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CONTENTS.
Year Page
1796 Detached for St. Domingo 25
—— Capture of Bombarde
1797 Attack on Port Jack Thomas
—— Defence of Irois
—— Attack on St. Mary’s
—— Proceeds to Jamaica
1798 Embarks for England
1799 Expedition to Holland
—— Battles of Bergen and Egmont-op-Zee 26
—— Returns to England 27
1800 Embarks for Ireland
1801 Recruited with men raised for European service
only, who volunteer to extend their services
to any part of the world
28
1804 A Second Battalion added to the establishment 29
1805 First Battalion proceeds to the East Indies
1807 Second Battalion proceeds to the East Indies 30
1809 Detachment to Bourbon and the Mauritius
—— Capture of Mallia 31
—— Capture of St. Paul’s on the Island of Bourbon 33
—— Detachments serve as Marines 34
—— Services in consequence of disaffection in Native
Corps
35
1810 Capture of the Island of Bourbon 36
—— —————— Mauritius 37
1811 New Colours presented by the East India Company 38
1813 Services with the Guicwar’s subsidiary Force 39
—— A Third Battalion added to the establishment 40
—— Capture of Canool and Raree
1814 Third Battalion serves in Holland 41
—— ——————— Action at Merxem, &c.
—— ——————— returns to England 43
—— ——————— disbanded at Sheerness
1815 First Battalion proceeds to the Mauritius 44