Regimental Timeline
The 31st Regiment
1702-1713: War of the Spanish Succession
| 1702 | |
| Villiers’ Marines | |
14th March |
Queen Anne authorizes the raising of six Regiments of Marines, including that of Colonel Villiers. Villiers’ Marines raised at Taunton and Bridgewater. |
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Regiment embarks for Spain. |
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Cadiz. |
2nd October |
Vigo Bay. |
| 1703 | |
|
Villiers’ Marines |
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Spain. |
6th December |
Villiers’ Marines renamed Luttrell’s Marines. |
Left; A Grenadier’s pouch with hatchet and
cartouche. Right; A waist-belt with sword and socket bayonet.
All companies carried a bayonet although only the grenadiers had a sling to their muskets.
| 1704 | |
|
Luttrell’s Marines |
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Capture and siege of Gibraltar. |
Officer's gorget, 1704.
| 1705 | |
|
Luttrell’s Marines |
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Gibraltar. |
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Barcelona. |
| 1706 | |
| Churchill’s Marines | |
1st February |
Luttrell’s Marines renamed Churchill’s Marines. |
Carthagena. |
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Ivica. |
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Majorca. |
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Sardinia. |
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It is believed that the crown initials ‘AR’ and the horizontal anchor formed the badge which was worn in the centre of the hat..
| 1707 | |
| Churchill’s Marines | |
Toulon. |
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1708 |
Cagliaria and Minorca. |
| 1711 | |
| Goring’s Regiment | |
1st March |
Churchill’s Marines renamed Goring’s Regiment. England. |
