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History of The Royal Regiment of Artillery. Volume 1, by Capt. Francis Duncan, M.A., D.C.L

History of The Royal Regiment of Artillery. Volume 1, by Capt. Francis Duncan, M.A., D.C.L

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Author
Duncan, Francis, 1836-1888
Title
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1 Compiled from the Original Records
Credits
Produced by Richard Tonsing, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
UA: Military science: Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation
Subject
Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52258
Release Date
June 7, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.HISTORY OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL RECORDS.
  2. 2.PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION.
  3. 3.PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
  4. 4.PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.
  5. 5.CONTENTS OF VOL. I
  6. 6.INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
  7. 7.CHAPTER I. The Masters-General of the Ordnance and their Honourable Board. — List of the Masters-General of the Ordnance.
  8. 8.CHAPTER II. The Infancy of Artillery in England.
  9. 9.CHAPTER III. The Restoration, and Revolution of 1688. — James II.'s Artillery Train to Resist the Invasion of 1688 .
  10. 10.CHAPTER IV. Landmarks.
  11. 11.CHAPTER V. Marlborough's Trains.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VI. Annapolis.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VII. The Birth of the Regiment.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. Albert Borgard. — DATE OF LIEUT.-GENERAL BORGARD'S COMMISSIONS, AND BY WHOM SIGNED. — ABSTRACT OF ALL THE SIEGES Lieut.-General Borgard has been present at from the year 1675 . — ABSTRACT OF THE BATTLES Lieut.-General Borgard has been present at from the year 1675 .
  15. 15.CHAPTER IX. Twenty Years. 1722-1741.
  16. 16.CHAPTER X. Foundation of the Royal Military Academy.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XI. A Sterner School.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XII. Woolwich in the Olden Time.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. To 1755.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. The Royal Irish Artillery.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XV. First Battalion.—The History and Present Designation of the Companies. — No. 1 COMPANY, 1st BATTALION, Now "F" BATTERY, 9th BRIGADE. — No. 2 COMPANY, 1st BATTALION, Now "B" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. — No. 3 COMPANY, 1st BATTALION, Now "7" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE. — No. 4 COMPANY, 1st BATTALION, Now "3" BATTERY, 5th BRIGADE. — No. 5 COMPANY, 1st BATTALION, Now "4" BATTERY, 13th BRIGADE. — No. 6 COMPANY, 1st BATTALION, Now "6" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE. — No. 7 COMPANY, 1st BATTALION, Now "4" BATTERY, 5th BRIGADE. — No. 8 COMPANY, 1 ST BATTALION, Now "A" BATTERY, 11th BRIGADE.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. The Second Battalion.—The History and Present Designation of the Companies. — No. 1 COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, Now "7" BATTERY, 21st BRIGADE. — No. 2 COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, Now "2" BATTERY, 12th BRIGADE. — No. 3 COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, Now "7" BATTERY, 10th BRIGADE. — No. 4 COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, Now "D" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. — No. 5 COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, Now "8" BATTERY, 3rd BRIGADE. — No. 6 COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, Reduced on 1st March, 1819. — No. 7 COMPANY (afterwards No. 6), 2nd BATTALION, Now "G" BATTERY, 8th BRIGADE. — No. 8 COMPANY (afterwards No. 7), 2nd BATTALION, Now "5" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE. — No. 9 COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, Reduced 1st February, 1819. — No. 10 COMPANY (afterwards No. 8), 2nd BATTALION, Now "A" BATTERY, 14th BRIGADE.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. During the Seven Years' War.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII. The Siege of Louisbourg.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XIX. Minden,—and after Minden.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XX. The Third Battalion.—The History and Present Designation of the Companies. — No. 1 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "A" BATTERY, 4th BRIGADE. — No. 2 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "7" BATTERY, 13th BRIGADE. — No. 3 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "2" BATTERY, 13th BRIGADE. — No. 4 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "4" BATTERY, 3rd BRIGADE. — No. 5 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "B" BATTERY, 11th BRIGADE. — No. 6 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "7" BATTERY, 3rd BRIGADE. — No. 7 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "3" BATTERY, 7th BRIGADE. — No. 8 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Now "D" BATTERY, 4th BRIGADE. — No. 9 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Reduced 1819. — No. 10 COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, Reduced 1819.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXI. The Siege of Belleisle.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXII. Peace.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII. The Fourth Battalion.—The History and Present Designation of the Companies. — No. 1 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Now "4" BATTERY, 7th BRIGADE. — No. 2 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Now "6" BATTERY, 3rd BRIGADE. — No. 3 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Now "8" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE. — No. 4 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Afterwards "8" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. Reduced 1st April, 1869. — No. 5 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Now "B" BATTERY, 9th BRIGADE. — No. 6 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Now "1" BATTERY, 6th BRIGADE. — No. 7 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Now "6" BATTERY, 10th BRIGADE. — No. 8 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Now "E" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. — No. 9 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, ( Afterwards 4th Company, 11th Battalion ), Now "H" BATTERY, 4th BRIGADE. — No. 10 COMPANY, 4th BATTALION, Afterwards "8" BATTERY, 12th BRIGADE, Now "5" BATTERY, 12th BRIGADE.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV. The Journal of a Few Years.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXV. The Great Siege of Gibraltar.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI. PORT MAHON.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII. The American War of Independence.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII. The Gunner who Governed New York.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX. Conclusion of the War.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXX. History, Succession of Captains, and Present Designation of the Troops and Companies belonging to the Royal Horse Artillery, the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Battalions. — A TROOP, R.H.A., Now "A" BATTERY, A BRIGADE. — B TROOP, R.H.A., Now "B" BATTERY, A BRIGADE. — C TROOP, R.H.A., Now "C" BATTERY, A BRIGADE. — D TROOP, R.H.A., Reduced 31st July, 1816. — E TROOP, R.H.A., Became D on that Troop being reduced in 1816 , Now "A" BATTERY, B BRIGADE. — F TROOP, R.H.A. (afterwards E), Now "B" BATTERY, B BRIGADE. — G TROOP, R.H.A. (became F in 1816), Now "C" BATTERY, B BRIGADE. — H TROOP, R.H.A. (became G), Now "D" BATTERY, A BRIGADE. — I TROOP, R.H.A. (became H in 1816), Now "D" BATTERY, B BRIGADE. — K TROOP, R.H.A., Now "E" BATTERY, A BRIGADE. — L TROOP, R.H.A., Reduced 31st July, 1816. — M TROOP, R.H.A., Reduced in 1816. — 1st ROCKET TROOP (afterwards I TROOP), Now "E" BATTERY, B BRIGADE. — 2nd ROCKET TROOP, Reduced 31st July, 1816. — FIFTH BATTALION. — No. 1 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION, Now "F" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. — No. 2 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION, Now "D" BATTERY, 8th BRIGADE. — No. 3 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION Now "2" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE. — No. 4 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION, Now "3" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE. — No. 5 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION, Now "1" BATTERY, 5th BRIGADE, — No. 6 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION, Now "3" BATTERY, 3rd BRIGADE. — No. 7 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION, Reduced in 1819. — No. 8 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION, Reduced in 1819. — No. 9 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION — No. 10 COMPANY, 5th BATTALION (Became No. 8 Company in 1819), Now "5" BATTERY, 5th BRIGADE. — SIXTH BATTALION. — No. 1 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION ( One of the old East India Detachment Companies ), Now "C" BATTERY, 11th BRIGADE. — No. 2 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION ( One of the old East India Detachment Companies ), Now "6" BATTERY, 5th BRIGADE. — No. 3 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION, Now "4" BATTERY, 2nd BRIGADE. — No. 4 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION, Now "B" BATTERY, 8th BRIGADE. — No. 5 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION, Reduced in 1819. — No. 6 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION (Became No. 5 on that Company being reduced in 1819), Now "C" BATTERY, 8th BRIGADE. — No. 7 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION ( Afterwards No. 6 Company ), Now "F" BATTERY, 8th BRIGADE. — No. 8 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION, Reduced in 1819. — No. 9 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION ( Afterwards No. 7 ), Now "C" BATTERY, 9th BRIGADE. — No. 10 COMPANY, 6th BATTALION ( Afterwards No. 8 Company ), Now "5" BATTERY, 3rd BRIGADE. — SEVENTH BATTALION. — " The Battle-Axe Company. " — No. 2 Battery, 5th Brigade. — No. 1 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Now "C" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. — No. 2 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Became 1 Company, 3rd Brigade; was afterwards reduced; the non-commissioned officers and men being formed into "I" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. — No. 3 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Now "3" BATTERY, 12th BRIGADE. — No. 4 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Now "A" BATTERY, 1st BRIGADE. — No. 5 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Now "3" BATTERY, 6th BRIGADE. — No. 6 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Now "D" BATTERY, 11th BRIGADE. — No. 7 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Reduced 1st March, 1817. — " The Battle-Axe Company. " No. 8 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION (Became No. 7 on that Company being reduced), Now "2" BATTERY, 5th BRIGADE. — No. 9 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION (Became No. 8 on that Company being reduced), Now "K" BATTERY, 4th BRIGADE. — No. 10 COMPANY, 7th BATTALION, Reduced 1st February, 1819.
  37. 37.APPENDICES. — APPENDIX No. 1. Chap. IV.—Page 60 . — APPENDIX No. 2. Chap. IV.—Page 61 . — APPENDIX No. 3. Chap. VII.—Page 81 . — APPENDIX No. 4. — APPENDIX No. 5 Chap . XXIII.—Page 251 . Establishment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, March 15th, 1771. — APPENDIX No. 6. Chap. XXIV. —Page 265 .
  38. 38.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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