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The 10th Regiment of Foot was raised on June 20 , 1685 as the '''Earl of Bath's Regiment''' for it's first Colonel John Granville, 1st Earl Of Bath . The regiment would see action during the War Of The Grand Alliance , the War Of The League Of Augsburg and the War Of The Spanish Succession at the Battle Of Blenheim , Battle Of Ramillies and the Battle Of Malplaquet . In 1751 the regiment was given the title of the 10th Regiment of Foot as all British regiment were given numbers instead of Colonel's name for identification. The regiment would next see action during the American Revolutionary War at the Battle Of Lexington And Concord , Battle Of Bunker Hill , New York Campaign , Battle Of Germantown , Battle Of Monmouth and the Battle Of Rhode Island . in 1778 the 10th Returned home to England after 19 years service overseas. In 1781 the regiment was linked to the County of Lincolnshire for recruiting. During the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars the 10th regiment would see service in Egypt and in Portugal and Spain in the Peninsular War . The 10th would be in India for the First Anglo-Sikh War and the bloody Battle Of Sobraon where they met "Our Cousins" the 29th Regiment Of Foot in the captured trenches. The 10th would also see action during the Second Anglo-Sikh War and the Indian Mutiny . In 1881 the 10th Regiment of Foot became the '''Lincolnshire Regiment''' as all British regiments were give County names. Currently the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment is the modern unit linked to the 10th Regiment of Foot. |