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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Historical Record of the Seventieth, or, The Surrey Regiment of - Foot : containing an account of the formation of the regiment in - 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848 - -Author: Richard Cannon - -Release Date: November 12, 2021 [eBook #66719] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -Produced by: Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was - produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital - Library.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE -SEVENTIETH, OR, THE SURREY REGIMENT OF FOOT : CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE -FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT IN 1758, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES TO -1848 *** - - - - - TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. - - Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been - placed at the end of the ‘Introduction’ section. - - Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORD - - OF - - THE SEVENTIETH, - - OR - - THE SURREY REGIMENT OF FOOT. - - CONTAINING - - AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT - IN 1758, - - AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES - TO 1848. - - - COMPILED BY - - RICHARD CANNON, ESQ., - ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS. - - LONDON: - PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER, - 30, CHARING-CROSS. - - MDCCCXLIX. - - - - - LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, - FOR HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE. - - - - -GENERAL ORDERS. - - - _HORSE-GUARDS_, - _1st January, 1836_. - -His Majesty has been pleased to command that, with the view of -doing the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals -who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with -the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the -British Army shall be published under the superintendence and -direction of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall -contain the following particulars, viz.:-- - - ---- The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of - the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time - employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations - in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any - Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, - &c., it may have captured from the Enemy. - - ---- The Names of the Officers, and the number of - Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates Killed or Wounded by the - Enemy, specifying the place and Date of the Action. - - ---- The Names of those Officers who, in consideration of their - Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the - Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other - Marks of His Majesty’s gracious favour. - - ---- The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, - and Privates, as may have specially signalized themselves in - Action. - - And, - - ---- The Badges and Devices which the Regiment may have been - permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges - or Devices, or any other Marks of Distinction, have been granted. - - By Command of the Right Honorable - - GENERAL LORD HILL, - _Commanding-in-Chief_. - - JOHN MACDONALD, - _Adjutant-General_. - - - - -PREFACE. - - -The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend -upon the zeal and ardour by which all who enter into its service -are animated, and consequently it is of the highest importance that -any measure calculated to excite the spirit of emulation, by which -alone great and gallant actions are achieved, should be adopted. - -Nothing can more fully tend to the accomplishment of this desirable -object than a full display of the noble deeds with which the -Military History of our country abounds. To hold forth these bright -examples to the imitation of the youthful soldier, and thus to -incite him to emulate the meritorious conduct of those who have -preceded him in their honorable career, are among the motives that -have given rise to the present publication. - -The operations of the British Troops are, indeed, announced in the -“London Gazette,” from whence they are transferred into the public -prints: the achievements of our armies are thus made known at the -time of their occurrence, and receive the tribute of praise and -admiration to which they are entitled. On extraordinary occasions, -the Houses of Parliament have been in the habit of conferring on -the Commanders, and the Officers and Troops acting under their -orders, expressions of approbation and of thanks for their skill -and bravery; and these testimonials, confirmed by the high honour -of their Sovereign’s approbation, constitute the reward which the -soldier most highly prizes. - -It has not, however, until late years, been the practice (which -appears to have long prevailed in some of the Continental armies) -for British Regiments to keep regular records of their services -and achievements. Hence some difficulty has been experienced in -obtaining, particularly from the old Regiments, an authentic -account of their origin and subsequent services. - -This defect will now be remedied, in consequence of His Majesty -having been pleased to command that every Regiment shall, in -future, keep a full and ample record of its services at home and -abroad. - -From the materials thus collected, the country will henceforth -derive information as to the difficulties and privations which -chequer the career of those who embrace the military profession. In -Great Britain, where so large a number of persons are devoted to -the active concerns of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, and -where these pursuits have, for so long a period, being undisturbed -by the _presence of war_, which few other countries have escaped, -comparatively little is known of the vicissitudes of active service -and of the casualties of climate, to which, even during peace, the -British Troops are exposed in every part of the globe, with little -or no interval of repose. - -In their tranquil enjoyment of the blessings which the country -derives from the industry and the enterprise of the agriculturist -and the trader, its happy inhabitants may be supposed not often to -reflect on the perilous duties of the soldier and the sailor,--on -their sufferings,--and on the sacrifice of valuable life, by which -so many national benefits are obtained and preserved. - -The conduct of the British Troops, their valour, and endurance, -have shone conspicuously under great and trying difficulties; and -their character has been established in Continental warfare by the -irresistible spirit with which they have effected debarkations in -spite of the most formidable opposition, and by the gallantry and -steadiness with which they have maintained their advantages against -superior numbers. - -In the official Reports made by the respective Commanders, ample -justice has generally been done to the gallant exertions of the -Corps employed; but the details of their services and of acts of -individual bravery can only be fully given in the Annals of the -various Regiments. - -These Records are now preparing for publication, under his -Majesty’s special authority, by Mr. RICHARD CANNON, Principal Clerk -of the Adjutant General’s Office; and while the perusal of them -cannot fail to be useful and interesting to military men of every -rank, it is considered that they will also afford entertainment and -information to the general reader, particularly to those who may -have served in the Army, or who have relatives in the Service. - -There exists in the breasts of most of those who have served, or -are serving, in the Army, an _Esprit de Corps_--an attachment -to everything belonging to their Regiment; to such persons a -narrative of the services of their own Corps cannot fail to prove -interesting. Authentic accounts of the actions of the great, the -valiant, the loyal, have always been of paramount interest with -a brave and civilized people. Great Britain has produced a race -of heroes who, in moments of danger and terror, have stood “firm -as the rocks of their native shore:” and when half the world has -been arrayed against them, they have fought the battles of their -Country with unshaken fortitude. It is presumed that a record of -achievements in war,--victories so complete and surprising, gained -by our countrymen, our brothers, our fellow citizens in arms,--a -record which revives the memory of the brave, and brings their -gallant deeds before us,--will certainly prove acceptable to the -public. - -Biographical Memoirs of the Colonels and other distinguished -Officers will be introduced in the Records of their respective -Regiments, and the Honorary Distinctions which have, from time to -time, been conferred upon each Regiment, as testifying the value -and importance of its services, will be faithfully set forth. - -As a convenient mode of Publication, the Record of each Regiment -will be printed in a distinct number, so that when the whole shall -be completed, the Parts may be bound up in numerical succession. - - - - -INTRODUCTION - -TO - -THE INFANTRY. - - -The natives of Britain have, at all periods, been celebrated for -innate courage and unshaken firmness, and the national superiority -of the British troops over those of other countries has been -evinced in the midst of the most imminent perils. History contains -so many proofs of extraordinary acts of bravery, that no doubts can -be raised upon the facts which are recorded. It must therefore be -admitted, that the distinguishing feature of the British soldier is -INTREPIDITY. This quality was evinced by the inhabitants of England -when their country was invaded by Julius Cæsar with a Roman army, -on which occasion the undaunted Britons rushed into the sea to -attack the Roman soldiers as they descended from their ships; and, -although their discipline and arms were inferior to those of their -adversaries, yet their fierce and dauntless bearing intimidated -the flower of the Roman troops, including Cæsar’s favourite tenth -legion. Their arms consisted of spears, short swords, and other -weapons of rude construction. They had chariots, to the axles of -which were fastened sharp pieces of iron resembling scythe-blades, -and infantry in long chariots resembling waggons, who alighted -and fought on foot, and for change of ground, pursuit or retreat, -sprang into the chariot and drove off with the speed of cavalry. -These inventions were, however, unavailing against Cæsar’s -legions: in the course of time a military system, with discipline -and subordination, was introduced, and British courage, being -thus regulated, was exerted to the greatest advantage; a full -development of the national character followed, and it shone forth -in all its native brilliancy. - -The military force of the Anglo-Saxons consisted principally of -infantry: Thanes, and other men of property, however, fought on -horseback. The infantry were of two classes, heavy and light. The -former carried large shields armed with spikes, long broad swords -and spears; and the latter were armed with swords or spears only. -They had also men armed with clubs, others with battle-axes and -javelins. - -The feudal troops established by William the Conqueror consisted -(as already stated in the Introduction to the Cavalry) almost -entirely of horse; but when the warlike barons and knights, with -their trains of tenants and vassals, took the field, a proportion -of men appeared on foot, and, although these were of inferior -degree, they proved stout-hearted Britons of stanch fidelity. When -stipendiary troops were employed, infantry always constituted a -considerable portion of the military force; and this _arme_ has -since acquired, in every quarter of the globe, a celebrity never -exceeded by the armies of any nation at any period. - -The weapons carried by the infantry, during the several reigns -succeeding the Conquest, were bows and arrows, half-pikes, lances, -halberds, various kinds of battle-axes, swords, and daggers. Armour -was worn on the head and body, and in course of time the practice -became general for military men to be so completely cased in steel, -that it was almost impossible to slay them. - -The introduction of the use of gunpowder in the destructive -purposes of war, in the early part of the fourteenth -century, produced a change in the arms and equipment of the -infantry-soldier. Bows and arrows gave place to various kinds of -fire-arms, but British archers continued formidable adversaries; -and, owing to the inconvenient construction and imperfect bore of -the fire-arms when first introduced, a body of men, well trained -in the use of the bow from their youth, was considered a valuable -acquisition to every army, even as late as the sixteenth century. - -During a great part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth each company -of infantry usually consisted of men armed five different ways; in -every hundred men forty were “_men-at-arms_,” and sixty “_shot_;” -the “men-at-arms” were ten halberdiers, or battle-axe men, and -thirty pikemen; and the “shot” were twenty archers, twenty -musketeers, and twenty harquebusiers, and each man carried, besides -his principal weapon, a sword and dagger. - -Companies of infantry varied at this period in numbers from 150 -to 300 men; each company had a colour or ensign, and the mode of -formation recommended by an English military writer (Sir John -Smithe) in 1590 was:--the colour in the centre of the company -guarded by the halberdiers; the pikemen in equal proportions, on -each flank of the halberdiers: half the musketeers on each flank -of the pikes; half the archers on each flank of the musketeers, -and the harquebusiers (whose arms were much lighter than the -muskets then in use) in equal proportions on each flank of the -company for skirmishing.[1] It was customary to unite a number -of companies into one body, called a REGIMENT, which frequently -amounted to three thousand men: but each company continued to carry -a colour. Numerous improvements were eventually introduced in the -construction of fire-arms, and, it having been found impossible to -make armour proof against the muskets then in use (which carried -a very heavy ball) without its being too weighty for the soldier, -armour was gradually laid aside by the infantry in the seventeenth -century: bows and arrows also fell into disuse, and the infantry -were reduced to two classes, viz.: _musketeers_, armed with -matchlock muskets, swords, and daggers; and _pikemen_, armed with -pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. - -In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus Adolphus, -King of Sweden, reduced the strength of regiments to 1000 men. He -caused the gunpowder, which had heretofore been carried in flasks, -or in small wooden bandoliers, each containing a charge, to be -made up into cartridges, and carried in pouches; and he formed -each regiment into two wings of musketeers, and a centre division -of pikemen. He also adopted the practice of forming four regiments -into a brigade; and the number of colours was afterwards reduced to -three in each regiment. He formed his columns so compactly that his -infantry could resist the charge of the celebrated Polish horsemen -and Austrian cuirassiers; and his armies became the admiration of -other nations. His mode of formation was copied by the English, -French, and other European states; but so great was the prejudice -in favour of ancient customs, that all his improvements were not -adopted until near a century afterwards. - -In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for sea-service, styled -the Admiral’s regiment. In 1678 each company of 100 men usually -consisted of 30 pikemen, 60 musketeers, and 10 men armed with light -firelocks. In this year the King added a company of men armed with -hand grenades to each of the old British regiments, which was -designated the “grenadier company.” Daggers were so contrived as to -fit in the muzzles of the muskets, and bayonets similar to those -at present in use were adopted about twenty years afterwards. - -An Ordnance regiment was raised in 1685, by order of King James -II., to guard the artillery, and was designated the Royal Fusiliers -(now 7th Foot). This corps, and the companies of grenadiers, did -not carry pikes. - -King William III. incorporated the Admiral’s regiment in the second -Foot Guards, and raised two Marine regiments for sea-service. -During the war in this reign, each company of infantry (excepting -the fusiliers and grenadiers) consisted of 14 pikemen and 46 -musketeers; the captains carried pikes; lieutenants, partisans; -ensigns, half-pikes; and serjeants, halberds. After the peace in -1697 the Marine regiments were disbanded, but were again formed on -the breaking out of the war in 1702.[2] - -During the reign of Queen Anne the pikes were laid aside, and every -infantry soldier was armed with a musket, bayonet, and sword; the -grenadiers ceased, about the same period, to carry hand grenades; -and the regiments were directed to lay aside their third colour: -the corps of Royal Artillery was first added to the Army in this -reign. - -About the year 1745, the men of the battalion companies of infantry -ceased to carry swords; during the reign of George II. light -companies were added to infantry regiments; and in 1764 a Board of -General Officers recommended that the grenadiers should lay aside -their swords, as that weapon had never been used during the Seven -Years’ War. Since that period the arms of the infantry soldier have -been limited to the musket and bayonet. - -The arms and equipment of the British Troops have seldom differed -materially, since the Conquest, from those of other European -states; and in some respects the arming has, at certain periods, -been allowed to be inferior to that of the nations with whom they -have had to contend; yet, under this disadvantage, the bravery and -superiority of the British infantry have been evinced on very many -and most trying occasions, and splendid victories have been gained -over very superior numbers. - -Great Britain has produced a race of lion-like champions who have -dared to confront a host of foes, and have proved themselves -valiant with any arms. At _Crecy_, King Edward III., at the head -of about 30,000 men, defeated, on the 26th of August, 1346, Philip -King of France, whose army is said to have amounted to 100,000 -men; here British valour encountered veterans of renown:--the -King of Bohemia, the King of Majorca, and many princes and nobles -were slain, and the French army was routed and cut to pieces. Ten -years afterwards, Edward Prince of Wales, who was designated the -Black Prince, defeated, at _Poictiers_, with 14,000 men, a French -army of 60,000 horse, besides infantry, and took John I., King of -France, and his son Philip, prisoners. On the 25th of October, -1415, King Henry V., with an army of about 13,000 men, although -greatly exhausted by marches, privations, and sickness, defeated, -at _Agincourt_, the Constable of France, at the head of the flower -of the French nobility and an army said to amount to 60,000 men, -and gained a complete victory. - -During the seventy years’ war between the United Provinces of the -Netherlands and the Spanish monarchy, which commenced in 1578 and -terminated in 1648, the British infantry in the service of the -States-General were celebrated for their unconquerable spirit and -firmness;[3] and in the thirty years’ war between the Protestant -Princes and the Emperor of Germany, the British Troops in the -service of Sweden and other states were celebrated for deeds of -heroism.[4] In the wars of Queen Anne, the fame of the British -army under the great MARLBOROUGH was spread throughout the world; -and if we glance at the achievements performed within the memory -of persons now living, there is abundant proof that the Britons -of the present age are not inferior to their ancestors in the -qualities which constitute good soldiers. Witness the deeds of -the brave men, of whom there are many now surviving, who fought in -Egypt in 1801, under the brave Abercromby, and compelled the French -army, which had been vainly styled _Invincible_, to evacuate that -country; also the services of the gallant Troops during the arduous -campaigns in the Peninsula, under the immortal WELLINGTON; and -the determined stand made by the British Army at Waterloo, where -Napoleon Bonaparte, who had long been the inveterate enemy of Great -Britain, and had sought and planned her destruction by every means -he could devise, was compelled to leave his vanquished legions to -their fate, and to place himself at the disposal of the British -Government. These achievements, with others of recent dates in the -distant climes of India, prove that the same valour and constancy -which glowed in the breasts of the heroes of Crecy, Poictiers, -Agincourt, Blenheim, and Ramilies, continue to animate the Britons -of the nineteenth century. - -The British Soldier is distinguished for a robust and muscular -frame,--intrepidity which no danger can appal,--unconquerable -spirit and resolution,--patience in fatigue and privation, and -cheerful obedience to his superiors. These qualities, united with -an excellent system of order and discipline to regulate and give -a skilful direction to the energies and adventurous spirit of -the hero, and a wise selection of officers of superior talent to -command, whose presence inspires confidence,--have been the leading -causes of the splendid victories gained by the British arms.[5] -The fame of the deeds of the past and present generations in the -various battle fields where the robust sons of Albion have fought -and conquered, surrounds the British arms with a halo of glory; -these achievements will live in the page of history to the end of -time. - -The records of the several regiments will be found to contain a -detail of facts of an interesting character, connected with the -hardships, sufferings, and gallant exploits of British soldiers in -the various parts of the world, where the calls of their Country -and the commands of their Sovereign have required them to proceed -in the execution of their duty, whether in active continental -operations, or in maintaining colonial territories in distant and -unfavourable climes. - -The superiority of the British infantry has been pre-eminently set -forth in the wars of six centuries, and admitted by the greatest -commanders which Europe has produced. The formations and movements -of this _arme_, as at present practised, while they are adapted -to every species of warfare, and to all probable situations -and circumstances of service, are calculated to show forth the -brilliancy of military tactics calculated upon mathematical and -scientific principles. Although the movements and evolutions have -been copied from the continental armies, yet various improvements -have from time to time been introduced, to insure that simplicity -and celerity by which the superiority of the national military -character is maintained. The rank and influence which Great Britain -has attained among the nations of the world, have in a great -measure been purchased by the valour of the Army, and to persons -who have the welfare of their country at heart, the records of the -several regiments cannot fail to prove interesting. - - -FOOTNOTES: - -[1] A company of 200 men would appear thus:-- - -__| | | |__| | 20 20 20 30 2|0 30 20 20 20 | Harquebuses. Muskets. -Halberds. Muskets. Harquebuses. Archers. Pikes. Pikes. Archers. - -The musket carried a ball which weighed 1/10th of a pound; and the -harquebus a ball which weighed 1/25th of a pound. - -[2] The 30th, 31st, and 32nd Regiments were formed as Marine corps -in 1702, and were employed as such during the wars in the reign -of Queen Anne. The Marine corps were embarked in the Fleet under -Admiral Sir George Rooke, and were at the taking of Gibraltar, and -in its subsequent defence in 1704; they were afterwards employed at -the siege of Barcelona in 1705. - -[3] The brave Sir Roger Williams, in his Discourse on War, printed -in 1590, observes:--“I persuade myself ten thousand of our nation -would beat thirty thousand of theirs (the Spaniards) out of the -field, let them be chosen where they list.” Yet at this time the -Spanish infantry was allowed to be the best disciplined in Europe. -For instances of valour displayed by the British Infantry during -the Seventy Years’ War, see the Historical Record of the Third -Foot, or Buffs. - -[4] _Vide_ the Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of -Foot. - -[5] “Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes -the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in -Egypt to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons; but -His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and forcibly impressed -on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a -strict observance of order, discipline, and military system, which -has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and -has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the national -military character, in situations uncommonly arduous, and under -circumstances of peculiar difficulty.”--_General Orders in 1801._ - -In the General Orders issued by Lieut.-General Sir John Hope -(afterwards Lord Hopetoun), congratulating the army upon the -successful result of the Battle of Corunna, on the 16th of January, -1809, it is stated:--“On no occasion has the undaunted valour of -British troops ever been more manifest. At the termination of a -severe and harassing march, rendered necessary by the superiority -which the enemy had acquired, and which had materially impaired -the efficiency of the troops, many disadvantages were to be -encountered. These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the -troops themselves; and the enemy has been taught, that whatever -advantages of position or of numbers he may possess, there is -inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that knows -not how to yield,--that no circumstances can appal,--and that will -ensure victory, when it is to be obtained by the exertion of any -human means.” - - - - -THE SEVENTIETH REGIMENT OF FOOT. - - - - -CONTENTS - -OF THE - -HISTORICAL RECORD. - - - YEAR PAGE - - INTRODUCTION. ix - - 1758 Formation of the Regiment from the Second Battalion - of the Thirty-first regiment 1 - - ---- Stationed in Scotland -- - - ---- Faced with _light grey_, and commonly called - the _Glasgow Greys_ -- - - ---- The colonelcy conferred on Lieut.-Colonel John - Parslow, from the First Foot Guards -- - - ---- Officers appointed to Commissions in the regiment 2 - - 1759 Removed to South Britain -- - - 1760 Appointment of Lieut.-Colonel Cyrus Trapaud, - from the Third regiment, to the colonelcy, in - succession to Colonel Parslow, removed to the - Fifty-fourth regiment -- - - 1763 Embarked for Ireland -- - - 1764 Embarked for the West Indies -- - - 1768 The _Facing_ directed by the Royal Warrant of - the 19th of December to be _Black_ 3 - - 1774 Returned to England from the West Indies -- - - 1776 Proceeded to Scotland -- - - 1778 Embarked for North America 3 - - ---- Appointment of Major-General William Tryon - to the colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General - Trapaud, removed to the Fifty-second regiment -- - - 1781 Stationed in Nova Scotia -- - - 1782 Directed to assume the County title of “Surrey” - regiment, in addition to its Numerical title -- - - 1783 Appointment of Colonel the Earl of Suffolk to - the colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General - Tryon, removed to the Twenty-ninth regiment -- - - 1784 Returned to England from North America 4 - - 1787 Embarked for Ireland -- - - 1793 Embarked for the West Indies -- - - 1794 Engaged in the capture of _Martinique_ -- - - 1795 Returned to England 5 - - ---- Embarked for Gibraltar 6 - - 1800 Embarked for the West Indies, where six companies - arrived -- - - ---- Four companies prevented from proceeding to the - West Indies by the vessel having sprung a - leak, and proceeded from Lisbon to Jersey -- - - 1801 The six companies returned from the West - Indies and joined the four companies at Jersey -- - - ---- The Regiment proceeded from Jersey to Dover -- - - 1803 Embarked for the West Indies -- - - 1807 Detachment engaged in the capture of certain - Danish West India Islands -- - - 1810 Flank companies formed part of an expedition - against Guadaloupe 7 - - ---- Capture of _Guadaloupe_ -- - - 1812 Returned from the West Indies 8 - - ---- Proceeded to Scotland -- - - ---- Received the Royal Authority to assume the title - of the _Glasgow Lowland regiment_ -- - - 1813 Engaged on duties at Montrose and Perth 8 - - ---- Embarked for Ireland -- - - ---- Embarked for Canada -- - - 1814 Appointment of Lieut.-General Honorable Sir G. Lowry - Cole, K.B., to the colonelcy, in succession to - General the Earl of Suffolk, removed to the - Forty-fourth regiment -- - - ---- Employed at Quebec, Montreal, Cornwall, and - Kingston in Canada -- - - 1816 Appointment of Lieut.-General Forbes Champagné - to the colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General - Sir G. Lowry Cole, removed to the Thirty-fourth - regiment 9 - - ---- Appointment of Major-General Sir Kenneth - Alexander Howard, K.C.B., afterwards Earl - of Effingham, to the colonelcy, in succession - to Lieut.-General Champagné, deceased -- - - 1825 Authorized to resume the County title of the - Surrey regiment, and to discontinue the title - of the Glasgow Lowland regiment -- - - 1826 Continued on duty at different stations in Canada -- - - 1827 Embarked from Canada 10 - - ---- Proceeded to Ireland -- - - 1832 Appointment of Lieut.-General G. J. Hall to - the colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General - Lord Howard of Effingham -- - - 1834 Formed into six Service, and four Depôt companies, - preparatory to embarkation for a foreign station -- - - ---- Service companies embarked from Cork for Gibraltar -- - - 1835 Depôt companies embarked from Ireland for Guernsey -- - - 1836 Service companies embarked from Gibraltar for Malta -- - - 1838 Service companies embarked from Malta for the West - Indies 10 - - ---- Depôt companies embarked from Guernsey for Ireland -- - - ---- The Royal Court of Guernsey passed an Act in - order to record in a permanent manner their - testimony of the good conduct and discipline - of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and - privates of the Seventieth regiment -- - - 1841 The Service companies embarked from the West Indies - for Canada 12 - - ---- Received the thanks of the Lieut.-General commanding - in the West Indies -- - - 1843 Embarked at Quebec for England 13 - - ---- Arrived at Portsmouth, and joined by the Depôt - companies from Ireland -- - - ---- Proceeded to Manchester -- - - 1845 Embarked for Ireland -- - - 1847 Establishment augmented to 1000 rank and file 14 - - 1848 Ordered to be held in readiness to embark for the - East Indies -- - - Conclusion 14 - - -1849. - - - - -SUCCESSION OF COLONELS - -OF - -THE SEVENTIETH REGIMENT OF FOOT. - - - YEAR PAGE - - 1758 John Parslow 15 - - 1760 Cyrus Trapaud -- - - 1778 William Tryon 16 - - 1783 John Earl of Suffolk 17 - - 1814 Honorable Sir G. Lowry Cole, K.B. -- - - 1816 Forbes Champagné 18 - - ---- Sir Kenneth Alexander Howard, G.C.B., afterwards - the Earl of Effingham 19 - - 1832 Gage John Hall 21 - - - - -PLATE. - - - Colours and Costume of the Regiment _to face Page_ 14 - - - - -HISTORICAL RECORD - -OF - -THE SEVENTIETH, - -OR - -THE SURREY REGIMENT OF FOOT. - - -[Sidenote: 1756] - -The repose granted to Europe by the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle -was interrupted by the aggressions, made by the French, on the -British territory in America. War between the two kingdoms -speedily followed; and a considerable augmentation was made to the -strength of the British army in the winter of 1755, and in the -spring of 1756. On that occasion a second battalion was added to -the THIRTY-FIRST regiment, then commanded by Major-General Henry -Holmes, and stationed in Great Britain. - -[Sidenote: 1758] - -In 1758 the second battalion of the THIRTY-FIRST foot was -constituted a regiment, which was numbered the “SEVENTIETH” in the -British line. It was stationed in North Britain; its facings were -light grey; it contained in its ranks many men who were natives of -Scotland, particularly of Glasgow, and they were commonly called -the “GLASGOW GREYS.” - -The colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH regiment was conferred on Colonel -John Parslow, from captain and lieut.-colonel in the first foot -guards; the lieut.-colonelcy on Charles Vignoles, from major in -the thirty-first regiment; and the majority on Robert Pigot, -senior captain of the thirty-first. The officers appointed to the -SEVENTIETH regiment were:-- - - -_Colonel_ John Parslow. - - _Lieut.-Colonel_ Charles Vignoles. - _Major_ Robert Pigot. - - -_Captains._ - - William Piers. - Hector Munro. - Hon. Spencer Compton. - D. Hamilton. - George Grant. - T. Grueber. - William Nesbit. - _Captain Lieut._ Jno. Fowle. - - -_Lieutenants._ - - John Crofton. - Rob. Clements. - J. Dumarsque. - A. Thompson. - Anthony Morgan. - William Tullock. - John Stevens. - M. Johnston. - A. Lysaght. - R. Bristow. - H. Norman. - Jas. Cusack. - William Smith. - Edward Hicks. - Geo. Whichcot. - Cha. Sutherland. - U. Pendergrast. - W. L. Hooker. - - -_Ensigns._ - - Geo. Williamson. - Cha. Gordon. - Robert Wilson. - Geo. Kinlock. - Rob. Orrock. - J. Rosenhagen. - Rob. Jephson. - Wm. Talbot. - - _Chaplain_, Tho. Parslow. - _Surgeon_, Sam. Bright. - _Adjutant_, W. L. Hooker. - _Quarter-Master_, Geo. Williamson. - - -[Sidenote: 1759] - -[Sidenote: 1760] - -From Scotland the regiment was removed to South Britain, in 1759, -and remained there during the seven years’ war. Colonel Parslow was -removed to the fifty-fourth regiment, in September, 1760, and the -colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH was conferred on Lieut.-Colonel Cyrus -Trapaud, of the Third or Buffs. - -[Sidenote: 1763] - -Peace having been concluded, the establishment of the regiment was -reduced in 1763; at the same time it was removed to Ireland. - -[Sidenote: 1764] - -In 1764 the regiment embarked from Ireland for the West Indies, -where it was stationed ten years. - -[Sidenote: 1768] - -By the Royal Warrant of the 19th December, 1768, the facings were -directed to be _black_. - -[Sidenote: 1774] - -The regiment sustained severe loss from the climate of the West -India Islands during the period it was employed there; and in 1774 -it returned to England much reduced in numbers. - -[Sidenote: 1775] - -[Sidenote: 1776] - -During the year 1775 the regiment was employed recruiting its -numbers in England, and in 1776 it marched to Scotland. - -[Sidenote: 1778] - -The regiment was stationed in Scotland until the early part of the -year 1778, when it embarked for North America, and was employed -in that part of the British dominions during the remainder of the -American war, which commenced in 1775, and ended in 1782. - -Lieut.-General Trapaud was removed in 1778 to the fifty-second -regiment, and was succeeded in the colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH by -Major-General William Tryon, from major in the first foot guards. - -[Sidenote: 1779] - -[Sidenote: 1780] - -The battalion companies of the regiment were stationed in the -northern provinces of America; but the flank companies were -detached southward. - -[Sidenote: 1781] - -In 1781 the regiment was stationed in Nova Scotia, and it remained -in that country during the two following years. - -[Sidenote: 1782] - -In 1782, the SEVENTIETH was designated the SURREY regiment, county -titles being adopted at this period in the army, pursuant to His -Majesty’s command, with a view of promoting the recruiting service -by cultivating a connexion with distinct parts of the kingdom. - -[Sidenote: 1783] - -Lieut.-General Tryon was removed, in 1783, to the twenty-ninth -regiment, and King George III. appointed Colonel the Earl of -Suffolk, from the ninety-seventh (afterwards disbanded) to the -colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1784] - -Having been relieved from duty in North America, the regiment -returned to England in 1784. - -[Sidenote: 1785] - -[Sidenote: 1786] - -[Sidenote: 1787] - -The regiment occupied various quarters in England during the years -1785 and 1786, and in 1787 it proceeded to Ireland. - -[Sidenote: 1793] - -While the regiment was stationed in Ireland, the French Revolution -involved Great Britain in war with France; and in 1793, the -SEVENTIETH regiment embarked from Ireland, under the command of -Colonel Eyre Coote, for the West Indies, to take part in an attack -on the French West India Islands. - -[Sidenote: 1794] - -An armament was assembled at Barbadoes in the beginning of 1794, -under the orders of General Sir Charles, afterwards Earl, Grey, for -the capture of _Martinique_, and the SEVENTIETH regiment had the -honor to take part in this enterprise. The grenadiers and light -infantry were formed in flank battalions, and Lieut.-Colonel Coote -commanded the first battalion of light infantry; the regiment was -commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Johnston. A landing was effected, at -three different points, on the island of Martinique on the 5th, -6th, and 8th of February; and the first light infantry, under -Lieut.-Colonel Coote of the SEVENTIETH, distinguished themselves -at the capture of the heights of Morne le Brun. The battalion -companies had also an opportunity of signalizing themselves. Sir -Charles Grey stated in his despatch,--“I received intelligence -of the enemy’s landing troops, and taking post on Morne Pied, to -cut off the communication between Brigadier-General Whyte and -head-quarters at Salée, and I ordered the SEVENTIETH regiment, -with two howitzers, to march on the same night and dislodge them, -which was executed with great spirit, and the post taken possession -of early on the morning of the 9th, under the good conduct of -Adjutant-General, Colonel Dundas, the SEVENTIETH regiment being -commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Johnston, and the enemy completely -defeated at the first charge.” The loss of the regiment on this -occasion was limited to a few private soldiers wounded. - -After a series of brilliant successes, possession was gained of -the greater part of the island; Fort Bourbon and Fort Royal were -besieged, and the garrisons forced to surrender,--the French troops -in the former delivering up five stand of colours, and those in -the latter two. These colours were sent to England, and lodged in -St. Paul’s Cathedral by a party of life guards and foot guards on -the 17th of May. Thus the British flag waved a second time over -Martinique, the island having been captured by the English in -1762, but restored to France by the peace of Fontainebleau in the -following year. - -In these successes of the British arms, in which the SEVENTIETH -regiment had the honor to share, the commander of the expedition -stated--“The spirit, unanimity, and perseverance of the navy and -army never were more conspicuous; nor has more cordial co-operation -ever been manifested between His Majesty’s naval and land forces. -In a word, the general and field officers, and the commanding -officers of corps, have set such an example of zeal, activity, and -animation in this service, which has been so laudably imitated by -all the officers and soldiers of this little army, that they merit -the greatest praise.” - -[Sidenote: 1795] - -Having sustained severe loss from the climate of the West Indies, -the SEVENTIETH regiment returned to Europe in May, 1795; it was -speedily recruited, and embarked for Gibraltar under the orders of -Lieut.-Colonel Coote. - -[Sidenote: 1796] - -[Sidenote: 1800] - -The regiment performed garrison duty at Gibraltar until February, -1800, when it embarked for the West Indies; six companies, -commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Arthur Wolfe, arrived at their -destination, and were stationed at Trinidad. The vessel containing -four companies, under Lieut.-Colonel Nichol, sprung a leak at sea, -and put into Lisbon harbour, from whence they were ordered to -proceed to the island of Jersey. - -[Sidenote: 1801] - -The six companies, which had proceeded to the West Indies, arrived -at Jersey in May, 1801, and the regiment proceeded to Dover. It was -one of the regiments forming the army of observation at Shornecliff -camp under Major-General (afterwards Sir John) Moore. - -[Sidenote: 1802] - -[Sidenote: 1803] - -[Sidenote: 1804] - -[Sidenote: 1805] - -Peace was concluded with France in 1802; but hostilities were -resumed in 1803, and in the autumn of the same year the regiment -again embarked for the West Indies, under Lieut.-Colonel Andrew -Ross. It arrived at its destination in December, and was stationed -at the island of Antigua during the years 1804 and 1805. - -[Sidenote: 1806] - -In June, 1806, the head-quarters were removed to St. Christopher, -leaving two companies at Antigua, under Lieut.-Colonel Lewis Grant, -for one month, and they afterwards joined the regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1807] - -The policy of the Court of Denmark having become favourable to the -interests of the French, that country became involved in war with -Great Britain, in 1807, and in December of that year a detachment -of the SEVENTIETH regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel Ross, embarked -from St. Christopher with the expedition, under General Henry -Bowyer, against the Danish islands of _St. Thomas_ and _St. John_, -which surrendered to the British arms without firing a shot. The -regiment followed the detachment soon afterwards, and was stationed -at the island of St. Thomas. - -[Sidenote: 1808] - -[Sidenote: 1809] - -During the years 1808 and 1809 the regiment was stationed at the -island of St. Thomas and its dependencies. - -[Sidenote: 1810] - -In 1810 the flank companies of the regiment were selected to form -part of an expedition, under Lieut.-General Sir George Beckwith, -K.B., against the island of _Guadaloupe_, which had been restored -to the French at the peace of Amiens. The expedition arrived before -the island in January, 1810. The troops employed on this service -were formed into two divisions of two brigades in each: on the 30th -of January, Major-General (afterwards Sir Thomas) Hislop reported, -that the enemy having retained possession of the sea-batteries -commanding the anchorage in the Grande Aine, from which they -continued to fire on the British men of war, the Light Company -of the SEVENTIETH regiment was sent to dislodge them, which was -instantly effected, the party of the enemy escaping along shore. -The conquest of this important settlement was accomplished in nine -days; the Governor, Captain-General Ernouf, surrendering the colony -and its dependencies to the British arms, by articles dated the 6th -of February. - -In June of the same year, the officers, non-commissioned officers, -and drummers of four companies proceeded to Europe, in order to -replace the casualties arising from a long course of colonial -service, and formed a recruiting depôt, which was established at -Ayr, in Scotland, under the orders of Colonel Andrew Ross. This -officer was placed on the Staff of the army in the following year, -and proceeded to Cadiz, from whence he was removed to Carthagena, -where he died of an illness brought on by fatigue and service: he -attained the rank of Major-General before his decease. - -[Sidenote: 1811] - -From Ayr the depôt was removed, in 1811, to Stirling Castle, under -Lieut.-Colonel Grant. - -[Sidenote: 1812] - -The regiment was relieved from duty in the West Indies in the -early part of 1812, and, returning to Europe, joined the depôt at -Stirling Castle, in April and June of that year. - -On the 22nd of October, 1812, the Prince Regent, in the name and on -the behalf of His Majesty, was pleased to approve of the SEVENTIETH -being styled the GLASGOW LOWLAND REGIMENT. - -[Sidenote: 1813] - -From Stirling Castle the regiment marched in January, 1813, to -Montrose, to assist the magistrates in suppressing riots: in -February it proceeded to Perth, and performed duty over French -prisoners about four months. - -In July the regiment proceeded to Ireland, where it only remained -a few days, before it received orders to embark for Canada, to -reinforce the British troops in that country in consequence of -the war between Great Britain and the United States. The regiment -embarked from Cork, on the 31st of August, under Major MacGregor, -and, arriving in Lower Canada in November, was stationed at Quebec. - -[Sidenote: 1814] - -Lieut.-General the Honorable Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, K.B., was -appointed Colonel of the SEVENTIETH regiment, from the 103rd foot, -in January, 1814, in succession to General the Earl of Suffolk, who -was removed to the forty-fourth regiment. - -After performing garrison duty at Quebec eight months, the regiment -proceeded to Montreal, from whence it was removed to Cornwall -in Upper Canada, and in August it was brigaded with the ninth, -sixteenth, and fifty-seventh, under Colonel Grant, on the line of -communication from Montreal to Kingston in Upper Canada. - -[Sidenote: 1815] - -Peace was concluded with the United States in 1815, and in June -of that year the SEVENTIETH regiment was ordered to proceed to -Kingston. - -[Sidenote: 1816] - -Lieut.-General Sir G. Lowry Cole was removed to the thirty-fourth -regiment in May, 1816, and was succeeded in the colonelcy -of the SEVENTIETH by Lieut.-General Forbes Champagné, from -colonel-commandant of a battalion of the Rifle Brigade. - -During this year the regiment remained at Kingston, and -Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Evans, C.B., assumed the command in August. - -Lieut.-General Champagné died in the autumn of the year 1816, -and the colonelcy of the regiment was conferred on Major-General -Sir Kenneth Alexander Howard, K.C.B., afterwards Lord Howard of -Effingham. - -[Sidenote: 1817] - -In April, 1817, the regiment was removed, under the command of -Colonel Grant, to Fort George, Drummond’s Island, Amherstburg, the -posts on the Niagara frontier, and York, now called Toronto. - -[Sidenote: 1819] - -[Sidenote: 1820] - -The regiment was removed to Kingston, in June, 1819, and was -stationed at that place, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel -MacGregor; in November, 1820, Colonel Ottley arrived and assumed -the command of the regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1821] - -[Sidenote: 1822] - -From Kingston the regiment was removed in May, 1821, to Quebec, and -in May, 1822, Colonel Ottley proceeded to Europe on leave, when the -command again devolved on Lieut.-Colonel MacGregor. - -[Sidenote: 1823] - -[Sidenote: 1824] - -The regiment continued to occupy quarters in Canada during the -years 1823, 1824, 1825, and 1826. - -[Sidenote: 1825] - -[Sidenote: 1826] - -In 1825 the SEVENTIETH was permitted to resume the County title of -the SURREY regiment, conferred upon it in 1782, and to discontinue -the title of the Glasgow Lowland regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1827] - -In the summer of 1827 the regiment was relieved from duty in -Canada, and returning to Europe, arrived in Ireland in September; -it was stationed in that country six years. - -[Sidenote: 1832] - -The Earl of Effingham was removed to the third foot in 1832, and -the colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH was conferred on Lieut.-General -Gage John Hall, from the ninety-ninth regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1834] - -After occupying various stations in Ireland until the spring of -1834, the regiment was divided into six service, and four depôt -companies. The service companies embarked at Cork in March and -April, for Gibraltar, where they were stationed two years. - -[Sidenote: 1835] - -In 1835, the depôt companies were removed from Ireland to South -Britain, and were afterwards stationed at the island of Guernsey. - -[Sidenote: 1836] - -On the 16th of June, 1836, the service companies embarked at -Gibraltar for Malta, where they landed on the 3rd of July. - -[Sidenote: 1838] - -The service companies remained at Malta until January, 1838, when -they embarked for the West Indies, and were stationed at Barbadoes. - -In September of the same year the depôt companies returned to -Ireland. Previously to the depôt companies quitting Guernsey, -the following testimonial of the Royal Court of the Island was -presented to Major White, complimentary of that portion of the -regiment:-- - - - “_Court-house, Guernsey, 24th August, 1838._ - - “SIR,--To mark their high sense of the very meritorious conduct - of the depôt of the 70th regiment, under your command, the - Royal Court have passed, and entered on the public records, an - Act, which will convey to the latest posterity the grateful - remembrance of the inhabitants, of the honorable bearing of the - regiment since its arrival in this island. I have now the honor - to enclose a copy of that Act, under the seal of the bailiwick, - and to express the pleasure I feel in transmitting such a - testimonial of the esteem and consideration of the Court for the - regiment, knowing it to be so well merited. - - “It only remains for me, in conformity with that Act, and in the - name of the Royal Court, to thank you, Major White, and, through - you, the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the - 70th regiment, for the uniform tenor of your and their conduct, - as honorable to the regiment, and as conducive to the peace and - harmony of the island. The good wishes of the inhabitants of - Guernsey will accompany the 70th at all times and in all places. - - “I have the honor to be, Sir, - “Your very obedient humble servant, - “DANIEL DE LISLE BROCK, - “Bailiff of Guernsey. - - “To Major White, commanding the depôt - of the 70th regiment, in Guernsey, &c.” - - - “_Island of Guernsey. The 23rd of August, 1838, before Daniel De - Lisle Brock, esq., Bailiff; present, John Guille, James Cary, - John Hubert, esqrs., Sir William Collings, knight, Hillary O. - Carré, Peter Bonamy, Dobrée Thomas, William Gosselin, Thomas Le - Retilley, and Harry Dobrée, esqrs., Jurats._ - - “The Royal Court specially assembled, advised of the approaching - departure of the depôt of the 70th regiment, deem it right to - express how much they have been flattered and gratified by their - honorable conduct during the time they have been in garrison in - this island,--conduct so honorable, that a simple letter from - the President would be inadequate to render the regiment the - justice that is due, were it not accompanied by an authentic - Act extracted from the insular archives. In consequence, the - Court, after having heard the opinions of the Crown Lawyers, have - unanimously framed the present Act, to record publicly their - esteem and thanks to Major White, the officers, non-commissioned - officers, and soldiers of the regiment, for their discipline, - good order, and the manner in which they have contributed - to maintain a good understanding between themselves and the - inhabitants. - - “CHARLES LEFEBVRE, - Her Majesty’s Greffier.” - -“In testimony of the above, the seal of the bailiwick of the said -island of Guernsey is affixed to this present Act. - - “DANIEL DE LISLE BROCK, - Bailiff of the island of Guernsey. - - “P. B. DOBRÉE, } - “THOMAS LE RETILLEY } Jurats.” - - -[Sidenote: 1841] - -From Barbadoes the service companies were removed, in May, 1841, -to Canada, and landed at Montreal in June. On their embarkation -for North America, Lieutenant-General Maister, commanding in the -West Indies, issued the following General Order, expressive of his -approbation of the appearance of the Regiment:-- - - “The Lieutenant-General was much gratified with his Inspection of - the SEVENTIETH regiment this morning (1st May, 1841) on board Her - Majesty’s troop-ship Sapphire. - - “The appearance of the men on board, as well as of the two - companies which the Lieutenant-General had an opportunity - of seeing on shore previous to their embarkation, reflects - much credit upon Major White, the officers, non-commissioned - officers, and soldiers of the corps; and although the - Lieutenant-General had not the opportunity of making his - Inspection so minutely as he could have desired, he is most - willing to believe, that, had he done so, it would have added to - the satisfaction he has experienced.” - - -[Sidenote: 1842] - -[Sidenote: 1843] - -The service companies were stationed in Canada during the year -1842. In May, 1843, they embarked at Quebec for England, under -the command of Lieut.-Colonel Joseph Kelsall, in Her Majesty’s -troop-ship Resistance; and, landing at Portsmouth on the 24th of -June, were afterwards joined by the depôt companies from Ireland. -Previous to leaving Canada seventy-two men of the SEVENTIETH -volunteered for permanent service to other regiments stationed in -North America. The regiment was moved from Portsmouth, in September -following, to Manchester, from whence it marched to Leeds in -October, with detached companies to Bradford, Sheffield, Halifax, -Huddersfield, and Keighley. - -[Sidenote: 1844] - -Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Kelsall retired on full pay on the 23rd -February, 1844, and was succeeded by Major Edward James White, who -was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. - -In October, 1844, the regiment returned to Manchester, where it -remained till April following. - -[Sidenote: 1845] - -In April, 1845, the regiment proceeded to Ireland and was stationed -at Newry, from whence it marched in September to Dublin. On the -30th December, 1845, Lieut.-Colonel E. J. White retired on full -pay, and Major Thomas Reed was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy -of the regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1846] - -The regiment was removed from Dublin to Templemore in August, 1846. - -[Sidenote: 1847] - -On the 1st April, 1847, the regiment was augmented to an -establishment of 57 serjeants, 21 drummers, and one thousand rank -and file. Major William Matthew Bigge was promoted to the rank of -lieutenant-colonel on the 23rd April, 1847, on the retirement of -Lieut.-Colonel Reed. - -[Sidenote: 1848] - -Events in the East Indies having rendered reinforcements necessary, -the sixty-fourth, SEVENTIETH, and eighty-third regiments have -been selected for embarkation for India,--the SEVENTIETH being -ordered to proceed to the Bengal Presidency, where the regiment may -probably have an opportunity of distinguishing itself in a more -signal, though not less useful, manner than a long tour of Colonial -Service has afforded. - - * * * * * - -The foregoing statement of the services of the SEVENTIETH regiment -shows the long, and unavoidable, detention of the corps on West -India service, and that such was the cause of its not having had -an opportunity of sharing in the splendid victories obtained by -other regiments which were engaged in the Continental wars:--While -the regiment was employed in an apparently inactive state on -Colonial duty, the Government, and the Commander-in-Chief, were -enabled to send other disposable regiments to combat the enemy in -the Peninsula, and on various expeditions in Europe; the conquered -Islands in the West Indies were consequently entrusted to a few -corps, of which the SEVENTIETH regiment was one, and on which full -reliance could be placed by the Sovereign, and by the Country. - - -1848. - - -[Illustration: SEVENTIETH REGIMENT (Colours and Costume)] - - - - -SUCCESSION OF COLONELS - -OF THE - -SEVENTIETH, - -OR - -THE SURREY REGIMENT OF FOOT. - - -JOHN PARSLOW, - -_Appointed 28th April, 1758_. - -JOHN PARSLOW was many years an officer in the First Regiment of -Foot Guards, in which corps he rose to the rank of captain and -lieut.-colonel on the 18th of May, 1747. In 1758 King George II. -conferred upon him the colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH regiment, from -which he was removed, in 1760, to the Fifty-fourth regiment. He -was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1761, to that of -lieut.-general in 1770, and of general in 1782. He was removed to -the Thirtieth regiment in April, 1770. He died at Bath on the 15th -of November, 1786. - - -CYRUS TRAPAUD, - -_Appointed 10th July, 1760_. - -CYRUS TRAPAUD, descended from a family of distinction in France, -was related to Marshal Turenne and other noblemen in that country: -his father was a Protestant, and was forced by persecution to seek -an asylum in England. Cyrus Trapaud entered the British army, and -was many years an officer in the Buffs. He accompanied his regiment -to the Netherlands in 1742, served at the battle of Dettingen -in 1743, and of Fontenoy in 1745. Returning to Great Britain -in the same year, he served, in 1746, at the battles of Falkirk -and Culloden. In 1747 he again proceeded to the Netherlands, and -served at the battle of Val. On the 3rd of February, 1750, he -was appointed lieut.-colonel of the Buffs, and commanded that -regiment in the expedition to the coast of France, in 1757. He -served at the attack of Martinique, and commanded a brigade at the -reduction of Guadaloupe in 1759. In 1760 he was rewarded with the -colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH regiment; he was promoted to the rank -of major-general in 1762, and to that of lieut.-general in 1772; -was removed to the Fifty-second regiment in 1778, and promoted -to the rank of general in 1783. He was conspicuous for courage, -and for the exact performance of every duty both of public and -private life, united with a kind and gentlemanly deportment, which -procured him the esteem of all who knew him. He lived to be the -senior general in the army, and dying on the 3rd of May, 1801, was -buried with military honors at Chelsea, many distinguished persons -attending his funeral. - - -WILLIAM TRYON, - -_Appointed 14th May, 1778_. - -This Officer served many years in the First Foot Guards, in which -corps he was promoted to the rank of captain and lieut.-colonel -in 1758; in May, 1772, he was advanced to the rank of colonel, -and in 1776 he was nominated major in his regiment. He was -appointed governor of the state of North Carolina, where he -evinced great zeal and ability in suppressing the rising seeds of -insurrection, and he conciliated the loyal British subjects. Being -afterwards called to the government of New York, his abilities -were conspicuously displayed there during the American War of -Independence. He raised a body of Provincials for the King’s -service, and evinced gallantry in several military services, -particularly in the expedition to Danbury in the spring of 1777. -He was promoted to the rank of major-general in the same year, and -to that of lieut.-general in 1782. In 1778 he was rewarded with -the colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH regiment, and was removed to the -Twenty-ninth in 1783. He died in 1788. - - -JOHN, EARL OF SUFFOLK, - -_Appointed 16th August, 1783_. - -JOHN HOWARD was page to His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, -and entered the army as ensign in the First Foot Guards, on the -13th of June, 1756; he was promoted to the rank of captain and -lieut.-colonel in 1773. In 1782 he was nominated colonel of the -Ninety-seventh regiment, afterwards disbanded; he succeeded to -the dignity of EARL OF SUFFOLK in 1783, and was removed to the -SEVENTIETH regiment in the same year. He was promoted to the rank -of major-general in 1787, to that of lieut.-general in 1797, and -of general in 1802. In 1814 he was removed to the Forty-fourth -regiment. He was many years governor of Londonderry and of Calmore -fort. His Lordship died in 1820. - - -THE HONORABLE SIR GALBRAITH LOWRY COLE, K.B., - -_Appointed 12th January, 1814_. - -THE HONORABLE GALBRAITH LOWRY COLE entered the army in March, 1787, -and after serving in the subordinate commissions, was advanced -to the rank of major in 1793, when the struggle between Great -Britain and the revolutionists of France had commenced; and the -progress of the eventful contest which followed, afforded him -opportunities for the display of those professional abilities -which he possessed. In 1794 he was appointed lieut.-colonel in -Ward’s regiment, afterwards disbanded; and in 1799 he was nominated -lieut.-colonel in General Villette’s corps, afterwards disbanded; -in 1801 he obtained the rank of colonel. He served in the island -of Sicily, as brigadier-general, and commanded the first brigade -at the battle of Maida on the 4th of July, 1806; Major-General Sir -John Stuart, afterwards Count of Maida, bore testimony, in his -public despatch, to the gallant conduct of Brigadier-General the -Hon. G. L. Cole on that occasion, which reflected lustre on the -British arms. In 1808 he was promoted to the rank of major-general. -His services were afterwards extended to the Peninsula, where -he commanded a division during the campaigns from 1810 to the -overthrow of Napoleon, Emperor of France, and the restoration of -the Bourbon dynasty in 1814. His distinguished services during -those campaigns are blended with the military annals of the -Peninsula, and the public despatches of the Duke of Wellington -bear testimony of his excellent conduct during many difficult -operations, severely contested battles, and sieges. He received the -local rank of lieut.-general in Spain and Portugal in 1810; was -appointed colonel of the 103rd regiment in 1812; and obtained the -rank of lieut.-general in 1813. He was nominated a Knight of the -most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, and on the extension of -that order, in 1815, he received the decorations of Knight Grand -Cross of the Bath. In commemoration of his distinguished services -in Sicily, Portugal, Spain, and the South of France, he received -the distinction of a cross and four clasps, for the battles of -Maida, Albuhera, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, -and Toulouse. In 1814 he was removed to the SEVENTIETH regiment; -in 1816 to the Thirty-fourth; and in 1826 to the Twenty-seventh -regiment. He was appointed governor of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort; -and in 1830 promoted to the rank of general. He died in 1842. - - -FORBES CHAMPAGNÉ, - -_Appointed 21st May, 1816_. - -This officer was appointed ensign in the Fourth foot in 1773; he -was stationed at Boston when the American war commenced, and was -engaged at Lexington on the 19th of April, 1775. He was promoted to -the rank of lieutenant in the same year, and attached to the first -light battalion, with which he served in 1776, at the descent on -Long Island, battle of Brooklyn, capture of New York, action at -Frog’s Neck, capture of Fort Washington, and capture of New Jersey. -In 1777 he served in the expedition to Pennsylvania, and was at the -battles of Brandywine and Germantown: and in the march through the -Jerseys, in 1778, he was engaged at Freehold. He was promoted to -captain in the Twenty-third regiment in 1779, and was removed to -the mounted light infantry in 1780. He served in the expedition to -South Carolina, was at the siege of Charleston, at the battles of -Camden, and Guildford Court-house, and in all the actions in which -the troops under Major-General the Earl Cornwallis were engaged, in -the two Carolinas and in Virginia, ending with the capitulation of -York Town. He returned to England at the end of the war. In 1793 he -was appointed major, and afterwards lieut.-colonel of the Eightieth -regiment, with which corps he served in the Netherlands at the -siege of Nimeguen, and during the winter campaign of 1794-5 in -Holland. In 1795 he was removed to the Twentieth foot, and in 1797 -was promoted to the rank of colonel. He served as brigadier-general -in Ireland, during the rebellion in 1798, and in 1799 in the -expedition to Holland. In 1800 he was placed on the staff of the -south-west district; and was promoted to the rank of major-general -in 1803. In 1806 he was nominated to the command of the western -district, and to the colonelcy of the Eighth Garrison Battalion. -In May, 1807, he was placed on the staff in the East Indies, -where he served some time. He was appointed colonel-commandant of -a battalion of the Rifle Brigade in 1809,--promoted to the rank -of lieut.-general in 1810, and removed to the colonelcy of the -SEVENTIETH regiment, in May, 1816. He died on the 22nd of October, -1816. - - -SIR KENNETH ALEXANDER HOWARD, G.C.B., - -afterwards - -LORD HOWARD, EARL OF EFFINGHAM, - -_Appointed 24th October, 1816_. - -This officer entered the army, as ensign in the second (Coldstream) -foot guards, on the 21st April, 1786, and on the 25th February, -1793, embarked for Flanders, and served during the campaign in -that country; on the 25th April, 1793, he obtained a lieutenancy, -and on the 1st September the adjutancy. He continued to serve with -his regiment on the Continent till May, 1795, when the troops -returned to England. He was wounded at the battle of St. Amand; -and was present at the siege and capture of Valenciennes, action -of Lincelles, and siege of Dunkirk. On the 30th of December, 1797, -he was promoted to a captain-lieutenancy; and to a company on the -25th of July, 1799. On the 13th of June, 1793, he was appointed -major of brigade to the foot guards sent to Ireland, where he -served during the whole of the rebellion. In August, 1799, he -served in the same capacity with the expedition to Holland, and -was present in all the actions. On the 1st of July, 1801, he -was deputed to act as inspector-general of foreign corps during -the absence from England of Colonel W. Clinton; and on that -officer’s return he was appointed on the 25th of February, 1802, -deputy inspector-general of foreign corps; on that office being -abolished, he was nominated commandant of the foreign depôt. On -the 1st of January, 1805, he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the -King, and received the rank of colonel; on the 4th of August, -1808, second major in his regiment; and on the 25th of July, 1810, -major-general. He joined the army in the Peninsula on the 9th of -January, 1811, and was appointed to the command of a brigade in the -first division, and was present with it at the action at Fuentes -d’Onor on the 5th of May; he was afterwards transferred with his -brigade to the second division, the command of which he held, as -senior officer, from July, 1811, to April, 1812; he commanded the -right column at the action of Arroyo dos Molinos; stormed and took -with part of his brigade the forts Napoleon and Ragusa at Almaraz. -In November, 1812, he was appointed to the command of the first -brigade of foot guards in the first division, and in June, 1813, -to the command of the division, which he held until the end of the -Peninsular war in 1814, being present at the battle of Vittoria, -attack on Tolosa, passage of the Bidassoa, Nivelle, Nive, and -Adour; investment of Bayonne, and repulse of the sortie, besides -various minor actions. Major-General Howard received a medal and -one clasp for Vittoria and Nive. He was subsequently appointed -Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth,--a Knight Companion of the -Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath,--and, on the 24th of -October, 1816, he was appointed by the Prince Regent, in the name, -and on the behalf, of His Majesty King George III., Colonel of -the SEVENTIETH regiment. He succeeded Richard, the late Earl of -Effingham, in the Barony, when the earldom became extinct, on the -11th of December, 1816. On the 12th of August, 1819, Lord Howard -of Effingham was advanced to the rank of lieut.-general, and on -the 17th of March, 1820, was nominated a Knight Grand Cross of -the Order of the Bath. On the 30th of January, 1832, his Lordship -was removed from the SEVENTIETH regiment to the Third foot, or -the Buffs. On the 10th of January, 1837, his Lordship was further -advanced to the rank of general, and on the 21st of that month was -created, by His Majesty King William IV., Earl of Effingham. - -His Lordship’s decease occurred at Brighton on the 13th February, -1845. - - -GAGE JOHN HALL, - -_Appointed 30th January, 1832_. - - - - - LONDON: PRINTED BY W. 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