Regimental Timeline

Regiment in Gibraltar until 1805.

Gibraltar.

2^nd Royal Surrey Militia

2^nd Surrey Militia made Royal.

Gibraltar.

31^st March
- 21^st April

Siege of Rosetta (Egypt).
Regiment embarks for Guernsey. Remains until 1808.

To Portugal under Wellesley.

21^st August

Battle of Vimiera.

Joins Moore’s expedition in Spain. Advance to Madrid and Winter retreat.

16^th January

Battles of Corunna and evacuation of Spain.

Regiment shipped to Britain.

Embarks for the Walcheren expedition.

Flushing.

Walcheren abandoned; Regiment returns to Portugal via England.

27^th - 28^th July

Battle of Talavera.

Portugal.

5^th May

Battle of Fuentes d’Onero.

22^nd July

Battle of Salamanca.

1^st Battalion

6^th December

HQ and six companies returned to England to reform following heavy casualties.

2^nd Battalion

Second (Provisional) Battalion formed.

1^st Battalion

England.

2^nd Battalion

The Advance into Spain:

21^st June

Battle of Vittoria.

28^th July

Battles in the Pyrennees.

2^nd August

Battle of Sorauren.

July - August

Capture of San Sebastian.

Crossing of the Bidassoa.

The invasion of France:

10^th November

Crossing of the Nivelle.

9^th - 13^th December

Battle of the Nive.

1^st Battalion

England.

2^nd Battalion

10^th April

Battle of Toulouse.

Sortie de Bayonne.

The March to Bordeaux.

May

Battalion disbanded and amalgamated with 1^st Battalion.