It took part in the Siege of Carrickfergus in Ireland in 1689 and in the Battle of the Boyne the following year. Further actions, while under the command of John Churchill (later 1st Duke of Marlborough) took place that year involving the regiment during the sieges of Limerick, Cork and Kinsale.

War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

 For almost a decade, the regiment undertook garrison duties in England, Ireland, and the Dutch United Provinces, where it paraded for King William on Breda Heath in September 1701. On the accession of Princess Anne to the throne in 1702, the regiment became the Queen's Regiment of Foot, although it continued to be referred to as Webb's Regiment per the army's unofficial convention of a unit being known by the name of its colonel. The War of the Spanish Succession, predicated on a dispute between a "Grand Alliance" and France over who would succeed Charles II of Spain, reached the Low Countries in April 1702. While Dutch marshal Prince Walrad took the initiative and besieged Kaiserswerth, the French Marshal duc de Boufflers forced Walrad's colleague, the Earl of Athlone, to withdraw deep into Holland. Supporting Athlone's army, the Queen's Regiment fought near Nijmegen in a rearguard action during the Dutch Army's retreat between the Maas and Rhine rivers. John Churchill, Earl (later Duke) of Marlborough, ranked as Captain-General with limited authority over Dutch forces, arrived in the Low Countries to assume control of a multi-national army organised by the Grand Alliance. He invaded the French-controlled Spanish Netherlands and presided over a series of sieges at Venlo, Roermond, Stevensweert, and Liège, in which the regiment's grenadier company breached the citadel. After a lull during the winter, Marlborough struggled to retain the cohesion of his army against the inclination of Dutch generals to divide his resources, while the army itself experienced a reverse at Liège in 1703.

 Later in the year, the regiment assisted in the capture of Huy and Limbourg, but the campaigns in 1702 and 1703 nevertheless "were largely indecisive". To aid the beleagured Austrian Habsburgs and preserve the alliance, Marlborough sought to engage the French in a definitive set-piece battle in 1704 by advancing into Bavaria, an ally of France, and combining his force with that of Prince Eugene. As an army of 40,000 men assembled, Marlborough's elaborate programme of deception concealed his intentions from the French. The army invaded Bavaria on 2 July and promptly captured the fortress of Schellenberg after a devastating assault that included a contingent from the Queen's. On 13 August, the Allies encountered a Franco-Bavarian army under the overall command of the duc de Tallard, beginning the Battle of Blenheim. The Queen's Regiment, led by Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Sutton, became subordinate to General Baron Gowran's left wing, opposite to French-held Blenheim. During the initial phase of the battle, the Queen's captured two watermills. The French and their Allies were defeated.

In 1705, the regiment assisted in the recapture of Huy and later fought at Neerwinden, Neer-Hespen, and the bridge at Elixem. The following year saw the regiment take part in the Battle of Ramillies. The regiment took part in the initial feint attack on the left of the French lines, led by Lord Orkney, which was orchestrated to draw forces from the right and centre of the French lines.

That same year, the regiment took part in the Siege of Menin, having significant involvement in the capture of one of the most formidable fortresses in Europe. The regiment took part in the Battle of Oudenarde, in which it captured a number of standards from Swiss battalions in the commission of the French. For the remainder of 1708, the regiment took part in the sieges of Ghent, Bruges and Lillie.

The following year the regiment again saw further siege action, taking part in the Siege of Tournai. The fortress surrendered a few months later. That same year, the regiment saw action at the bloodiest battle of the war: Malplaquet. The regiment itself suffered many casualties, including Lieutenant-Colonel Louis de Ramsay. In 1710 the regiment took part in a number of sieges, at Douai, Béthune, Aire and St. Venant.

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