Regimental Timeline
The Second or The Queen's Royal Regiment
1660-1661: The Restoration
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Royalist Regiments | Protectorate Regiments |
Farrell’s and Fitzgerald’s Regiments remain with rump of Royalist Army in exile. |
Lillingstone’s, Alsop’s and Reynolds’s Regiments in Dunkirk purged of republicans. Become Sir Robert Harley’s and Lockhart’s Regiments. |
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The Tangier Regiment of Foot | |||
England |
Dunkirk |
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12th March |
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Farrell's and Fitzgerald's Irish regiments join Dunkirk garrison under Sir Robert Harley. |
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May |
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Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot, assumes governorship of Dunkirk and Colonelcy of Reynold's Regiment. |
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September |
Royal Warrent and recruiting for Peterborough's Regiment in London and Surrey. |
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14th October |
First muster of Peterborough's Regiment on Putney Heath. |
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4th November |
Peterborough's Regiment marches to Portsmoth for embarkation. |
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