Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Rundunar ta kasance wani ɓangare na aikin amphibious zuwa Caribbean kuma ya shiga cikin mummunan nasarar Birtaniya a yakin Cartagena de Indias a watan Maris na 1741 a lokacin War of Jenkins 'Ear. An sanya rukunin a matsayin na 24 a cikin rundunar sojojin Burtaniya a cikin 1747 kuma ya zama 24th Regiment of Foot a 1751. Ya shiga cikin
Siege na Fort St Philip a Menorca a watan Afrilu 1756 a lokacin Yakin Shekaru Bakwai. Har ila yau, ya kasance wani ɓangare na aikin amphibious a kan, ko saukowa a kan, bakin teku na Faransa kuma ya shiga cikin mummunan nasarar Birtaniya a yakin Saint Cast a watan Satumba na 1758.