When the War of the Spanish Succession began in 1702 , it was reformed as a regiment of marines and fought at the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702 and the capture of Gibraltar in August 1704 . In 1711 , it was redesignated line infantry and took part in the Quebec Expedition . In what remains one of the worst naval disasters in British history , the fleet ran aground in thick fog and over 890 men lost , including 200 members of the regiment . With the accession of George I in 1714 , it was retitled '' ' The Kings Own ' '' and spent the next 30 years in Scotland and England . Sent to Flanders in 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession , it garrisoned Ghent and when the 1745 Jacobite Rising broke out in August , it was transferred to Scotland and fought at the Battle of Falkirk Muir in January 1746 . At the Battle of Culloden in April , it was based in the front line and took the brunt of the Jacobite charge ; it suffered the heaviest casualties on the government side , with 18 dead and 108 wounded . Following the army reforms of 1751 , the regiment was retitled ' '' 4th ( King 's Own ) Regiment of Foot ' '' . At the start of the Seven Years ' War in 1756 , it was part of the Menorca garrison ; forced to surrender in June it was transported to Gibraltar . It spent the rest of the war in the West Indies , taking part in the capture of Guadeloupe , Martinique and Saint Lucia before returning home in July 1764
Quebec Expedition
Quebec Expedition
King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)