▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Saint ▁Cast ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 7 5 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Quebec ▁where ▁it ▁subsequently ▁fought ▁American ▁reb els ▁who ▁had ▁inv aded ▁the ▁province ▁during ▁their ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁British ▁and ▁H ess ian ▁force , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁John ▁Bur go y ne , ▁that ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁reb els ▁in ▁the ▁Sar at oga ▁campaign ▁in ▁summer ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁and ▁remained ▁imprison ed ▁until ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁( The ▁ 2 nd ▁War wick shire ) ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Egypt ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ab uk ir ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 1 ; ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁which ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ala vera ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁during ▁the ▁Pen ins ular ▁War . ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁was ▁captured ▁at ▁sea ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁at ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁near ▁the ▁Com oro ▁Islands ; ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Ind iam en ▁A stell , ▁C ey lon ▁and ▁Wind ham ▁when