Regimental Timeline
The Second or The Queen's Royal Regiment
1669-1684: Tangier and the Fight against the Moors
Matchlock Musket, Plug Bayonet and Infantryman's Sword.
1670-1680 | |||
The Tangier Regiment of Foot | |||
Alternate periods of fighting and truce with the Moors. |
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25th Janaury 1675 |
Death of Colonel Middleton. Lieutenant Governor, Sir Palmes Fairborne, appointed to command jointly with Colonel Alsop in the absence of the new Governor, the Earl of Inchquin. |
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Considerable work on the fortifications of Tangier, and the Mole, carried out. |
Cartridge bandolier, 1650-1685.
Known as the "Twelve Apostles".
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