Soon after, it saw action at the capture of Gibraltar in August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession, the capture of Guadeloupe in 1759 during the Seven Years' War and the Battle of St. Lucia in 1778 during the Anglo-French War.
Soon after, it saw action at the capture of Gibraltar in August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession and the regiment received most of the government casualties at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. It took part in the capture of Guadeloupe in 1759 during the Seven Years' War and the Battle of St. Lucia in 1778 during the Anglo-French War.