The regiment was deployed to Sicily in 1805 for service in the Napoleonic Wars and saw action at Calabria in Italy, where it participated in a raid on shipping at Diamante in September 1808.
The regiment was deployed to Sicily in 1805 for service in the Napoleonic Wars and saw action at the Battle of Maida in July 1806. It then moved to Calabria in Italy, where it participated in a raid on shipping at Diamante in September 1808.