another 46 years, as Scotland and England remained two independent states, each with its own Army. 1 October 1661The Tangier Regiment is formed, later The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, the most senior English line infantry regiment in the British Army. 1684The English withdraw from the Colony of Tangier. 1688The War of the Grand Alliance begins. 1700–1799 1702War of the Spanish Succession begins. 1707Kingdom of Great Britain is formed. Scottish and English armies merged to create the British Army. 1722Royal Regiment of Artillery is formed. 1742War of the Austrian Succession begins. 1743Battle of Dettingen, King George II becomes the last British monarch to lead his troops into battle. 1746Battle of Culloden, The British Army, made from Scottish,English and Irish soldiers and led by the Duke of Cumberland, fights the last major battle on British mainland soil against French supported Scottish rebel Jacobites. 1751A numerical system is introduced into the Army, such as 1st Regiment of Foot, 2nd Regiment of Foot, etc. 1755Seven Years' War begins. 1759Battle of Minden, the Duke of Brunswick leads an Anglo-German army against the French. 1759British forces, led by General James Wolfe, take French Quebec. 1775American War of Independence begins. 17 June Battle of Bunker Hill 1776British victory at the Battle of Long Island. 1777British victory at the Battle of Brandywine. 1777British defeat at the Battle of Saratoga. 1781British defeat at the siege of Yorktown. 1793War on revolutionary France declared 1795Capture of Ceylon. 1796slave forces in Haiti led by Toussaint L'ouverture British Forces defeated 1798Large-scale rebellion in Ireland. 1799Capture of Seringapatam. 1800-1898 1801The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is formed. French Revolutionary Wars (A campaign to expel a French invasion force in Egypt) takes place. 1803The Napoleonic Wars begin. 1803Second Anglo-Maratha War begins, ends 1805 1 September Battle of Aligarh 11 September Battle of Delhi 23 September Battle of Assaye 1 NovemberBattle of Laswari 28 November Battle of Argaon 15 DecemberBattle of Gawilghur 1806Seizure of the Cape of Good Hope. An abortive (initially unauthorised) invasion of Spanish South America begins. 1808The Peninsular War begins. 16 JanuaryBattle of Corunna 1810 24 JulyBattle of the Côa 25 JulySiege of Almeida (1810) 27 SeptemberBattle of Bussaco 1811 19 FebruaryBattle of the Gebora 3 AprilBattle of Sabugal 14 AprilSiege of Almeida (1811) 3 MayBattle of Fuentes de Onoro 16 MayBattle of Albuera 25 MayBattle of Usagre 28 OctoberBattle of Arroyo dos Molinos 1812The War of 1812 against the