 The 36th Foot was brought up to strength in Winchester by recruits from the militia before moving to Ireland in January 1800.They formed part of an expeditionary force under the command of Brigadier-General Thomas Maitland which sailed from Cork in June 1800, carried our a number of raids on the French coast.In July 1800 the 36th Foot moved to the island of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea, which had surrendered to the British in 1798.