Historical Record of British Regiments of Foot- http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Wickes.pdf- scroll down to pages 37-38 for synopsis and details on the 14th regiment of foot, specifically the Buckinghamshire regiment.
1803 saw the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, the British Army was expanded and the 14th formed a second battalion in Belfast in 1804. In 1808-9, the 2nd Battalion joined the Peninsular Army and gained the Battle Honour "Corunna" The 2/14th saw service in the Walcheren Campaign and was disbanded in 1817. The 1st Battalion spent much of the war on garrison duty in Bengal. In 1809 the Regiment was re-titled The 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment. The 1/14th served in India for 25 years until 1831. A third battalion was formed in 1813 and fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The 3/14th was disbanded in 1816. Apart from taking part in campaigns against the French in Mauritius in 1810 and the Dutch in Java in 1811, the latter adding another Battle Honour.
The regiment was raised by Sir Edward Hales in 1685 by order of King James II. One of the nine new regiments of foot, raised to meet the Monmouth Rebellion it was termed Hales's Regiment. The regiment served in Flanders between 1693 and 1696 and gained its first battle honour at Namur in 1695. In 1694 the regiment took precedence as the 14th Regiment of Foot. In 1715 the 14th was marched to Scotland to put down the Jacobite Rebellion. After a swift victory over the rebels the regiment did not see real action again until the 1760s, where it was moved to Boston in response to the Townshend Acts. It fought in Virginia during the American revolution and eventually withdrew to New York, until the surrender of British Forces in North America. In 1782 the 14th was renamed the 14th “Bedfordshire” and was soon after sent to the Low Country following the French invasion of the region, where it fought in the Battle of Flanders. The Bedfordshire earned its second battle honours in this tally, becoming the first regiment to ever receive its regimental march in battle. With the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars in 1803, the 14th was expanded into two battalions: The first fought in the Walcheren campaign, which was an invasion of Holland by the United Kingdom, which was a complete failure. The second battalion was stationed in India, where it did not see much action. In 1809 it was retitled the “Buckinghamshire” and a third brigade was added, where it fought bravely in the Battle of Waterloo. The 14th did not serve in any major battles with the exception of fighting the French in Mauritius in 1810 and the Dutch in Java in 1811.The 14th carries on as the West Yorkshire, Prince of Wales Own.
1803 saw the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, the British Army was expanded and the 14th formed a second battalion in Belfast in 1804. In 1808-9, the 2nd Battalion joined the Peninsular Army and gained the Battle Honour "Corunna" The 2/14th saw service in the Walcheren Campaign and was disbanded in 1817. The 1st Battalion spent much of the war on garrison duty in Bengal. In 1809 the Regiment was re-titled The 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment. The 1/14th served in India for 25 years until 1831. A third battalion was formed in 1813 and fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The 3/14th was disbanded in 1816. Apart from taking part in campaigns against the French in Mauritius in 1810 and the Dutch in Java in 1811, the latter adding another Battle Honour.
The regiment was raised by Sir Edward Hales in 1685 by order of King James II. One of the nine new regiments of foot, raised to meet the Monmouth Rebellion it was termed Hales's Regiment. The regiment served in Flanders between 1693 and 1696 and gained its first battle honour at Namur in 1695. In 1694 the regiment took precedence as the 14th Regiment of Foot. In 1715 the 14th was marched to Scotland to put down the Jacobite Rebellion. After a swift victory over the rebels the regiment did not see real action again until the 1760s, where it was moved to Boston in response to the Townshend Acts. It fought in Virginia during the American revolution and eventually withdrew to New York, until the surrender of British Forces in North America. In 1782 the 14th was renamed the 14th “Bedfordshire” and was soon after sent to the Low Country following the French invasion of the region, where it fought in the Battle of Flanders. The Bedfordshire earned its second battle honours in this tally, becoming the first regiment to ever receive its regimental march in battle. With the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars in 1803, the 14th was expanded into two battalions: The first fought in the Walcheren campaign, which was an invasion of Holland by the United Kingdom, which was a complete failure. The second battalion was stationed in India, where it did not see much action. In 1809 it was retitled the “Buckinghamshire” and a third brigade was added, where it fought bravely in the Battle of Waterloo. The 14th did not serve in any major battles with the exception of fighting the French in Mauritius in 1810 and the Dutch in Java in 1811.The 14th carries on as the West Yorkshire, Prince of Wales Own.