Regimental Service Data

Through out the database, the regimental name used is that which was used after the Cardwell Reforms up to 1881.

The table below is an example of the data that has been collected showing where units have served:

Index Name Sub Unit Service Campaign Date DateTo Location Country/Region
390 Royal Artillery T Hosmer’s Coy Gar2 1785 1790 Jamaica Caribbean
390 Royal Artillery D Scott’s Coy Gar2 1785 1788 Jamaica Caribbean
21 5th (The Northumberland) Regiment of Foot Gar2 1785 1785 Belfast Ireland
5 1st The Royal Dragoons Gar2 1785 1785 Lincolnshire England
14 3rd The King’s Own Hussars 6 Troops Gar2 1785 1786 Manchester England
35 9th (The East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot Gar2 1785 1788 General Ireland
30 7th Queen’s Own Hussars Gar2 1785 1785 Sussex England
178 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) Gar2 1785 1794 General Gibraltar
24 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons HQ Gar2 1785 1785 York England
24 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Det Gar2 1785 1785 Northumberland England

The same table also contains information on the battles in which the various units have served:

81 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Sps 1704 1704 Blenheim Germany
83 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot Sps 1704 1704 Blenheim Germany
91 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot Sps 1704 1704 Blenheim Germany
106 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot Sps 1704 1704 Blenheim Germany
390 Royal Artillery Sps 1704 1704 Blenheim Germany
7 2nd (The Queen’s) Regiment of Dragoon Guards Sps 1706 1706 Ramillies Belgium
12 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales’s Dragoon Guards) Sps 1706 1706 Ramillies Belgium
20 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Sps 1706 1706 Ramillies Belgium
25 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards (Carabineers) Sps 1706 1706 Ramillies Belgium

Consequently, it is possible to query the data to get an order of battle.

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