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The
2nd or The Queen's Regiment
1802 - 1815: the Napoleonic Wars |
| 1802
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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Regiment
in Gibraltar until 1805. |
| 1804
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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Gibraltar. |
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2nd
Royal Surrey Militia |
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2nd
Surrey Militia made Royal. |
| 1805
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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Gibraltar. |
| 1807
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
| 31st
March - 21st April |
Siege
of Rosetta (Egypt).
Regiment embarks for Guernsey. Remains until 1808. |
| 1808
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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To
Portugal under Wellesley. |
| 21st
August |
Battle
of Vimiera. |
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Joins
Moore’s expedition in Spain. Advance to Madrid and Winter
retreat. |
| 1809
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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16th
January |
Battles
of Corunna and evacuation of Spain. |
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Regiment
shipped to Britain. |
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Embarks
for the Walcheren expedition. |
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Flushing. |
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Walcheren
abandoned; Regiment returns to Portugal via England. |
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27th
- 28th July |
Battle
of Talavera. |
| 1810
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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Portugal. |
| 1811
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
| 5th
May |
Battle
of Fuentes d’Onero. |
| 1812
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
| 22nd
July |
Battle
of Salamanca. |
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1st
Battalion |
| 6th
December |
HQ
and six companies returned to England to reform following
heavy casualties. |
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2nd
Battalion |
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Second
(Provisional) Battalion formed. |
| 1813
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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1st
Battalion |
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England. |
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2nd
Battalion |
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The
Advance into Spain: |
| 21st
June |
Battle
of Vittoria. |
| 28th
July |
Battles
in the Pyrennees. |
| 2nd
August |
Battle
of Sorauren. |
| July
- August |
Capture
of San Sebastian. |
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Crossing
of the Bidassoa. |
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The
invasion of France: |
| 10th
November |
Crossing
of the Nivelle. |
| 9th
- 13th December |
Battle
of the Nive. |
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Cross
belt equipment
c1800 - 16. |
| 1814
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The
Queen’s (Second) Royal, Regiment of Foot |
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1st
Battalion |
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England. |
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2nd
Battalion |
| 10th
April |
Battle
of Toulouse. |
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Sortie
de Bayonne. |
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The
March to Bordeaux. |
| May |
Battalion
disbanded and amalgamated with 1st Battalion. |
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©
The Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Association. |
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