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CONTENTS.

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Chapter I.	1717 to 1751 Formation of the Regiment—The state of affairs in Nova Scotia—Early service in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland—Colonel Mascarene—Numerical Title—Royal Clothing Warrant of 1751.	1
Chapter II.	1752 to 1774 At Beau Sejour—Siege of Louisburg—Formation of the Louisburg Grenadiers—The Grenadier Company with Wolfe at Quebec—Conquest of Canada—Martinique—Conquest of Havannah—Nova Scotia—Ireland—Memorial of Major Otho Hamilton and Captain Adam Williamson.	18
Chapter III.	1774 to 1792 The American War—Boston—Raid on Georgia—Battle of Brooklyn and fall of Lieutenant-Colonel Grant—With Lord Cornwallis—Battles of Princetown, Brandywine, and Germantown—Germantown Medal—March through the Jerseys—In the West Indies—Conquest of St. Lucia—Antigua—Return to America—Peace—County Title bestowed—Home.	39
Chapter IV.	1793 to 1799 The War with France—The Battalion Companies of the Regiment with Lord Hoira—The Flank Companies at Martinique and Guadaloupe—The Regiment on the Continent: Retreat from Holland to Bremen—In the West Indies and San Domingo—A Second Battalion raised—The Expedition to the Helder: Battles of Alkmaar or Bergen.	64
Chapter V.	1800-1801 Expedition to the Mediterranean—Campaign of 1801 in Egypt: Landing at Aboukir: Battle of Alexandria: Subsequent Operations—Malta—Egyptian Honours.	83
Chapter VI.	1802 to 1807 Peace of Amiens—Home—Second Battalion disbanded—Renewal of the War—Another Second Battalion raised—South America—Home.	96
Chapter VII.	1808 to 1812 The First Battalion in the Peninsula: Battle of Roleia: Battle of Vimiera: At Seville: Battle of Talavera: Battle of Busaco: Siege of Olivença: Attack on Fort San Christoval: Battle of Albuhera: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo: Siege of Badajoz: Assault of 6th April, 1812: Rear-Guard Action in the Vale of Cañizal: Capture of a French Drum-Major’s Staff: Battle of Salamanca: Retreat from Madrid to the Frontier of Portugal.	109