Europe
During the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars the regiment raised a 2nd battalion. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Nieuport, Battle of Tournay, St. Lucia, Battle of Talavera, Battle of Salamanca, Battle of Vittoria, Battle of Nivelle and the Battle of Toulouse.
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