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The regiment returned to the West Indies in November 1781 and took part in the Battle of Saint Kitts in January 1782 and, while serving as marines, in the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782. [4] In August 1782 the regiment took a county title as the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot. [2] The regiment returned home in 1785. [3]
Includes commissioned officers of the 69th Regiment of Foot of the British Army formed in 1758 and amalgamated into the Welch Regiment in 1881. Pages in category "69th Regiment of Foot officers" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
He transferred first to Colonel Ramsay's Regiment 21 May 1803 then to Colonel Baille's Regiment on 9 August 1806 and then to the 3rd Ceylon Regiment on 31 July 1806. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 7 January 1808 and was given command of the 2nd battalion of 69th Regiment of Foot on 4 June 1813.
42nd (The Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) 1861–1881 [76] 1739. Six Independent Highland Companies raised 24 April 1725. The Earl of Craufurd's Regiment was formed 25 October 1739 by the regimentation of the independent companies. [74] Ranked as 43rd Foot in 1747, renumbered to 42nd in 1749 on disbanding of existing 42nd ...
69th Regiment may refer to: 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment of the British Army; 69th Armor Regiment, an armoured unit of the US Army; 69th Infantry Regiment (United States), an infantry unit of the US Army; 69th Infantry Regiment (New York), an infantry unit of the US Army; American Civil war. 69th Illinois ...
The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Welsh ...
Sir William Montagu Scott McMurdo GCB (30 May 1819 – 2 March 1894) was a British army officer who rose to the rank of general. He saw active service in India, helped to run a military railway in the Crimean War and then managed various groups of volunteers working with the army.
George was born on November 10, 1831. He enlisted into service of the British Army in 1852. [1]During the First Boer War, Gildea was the primary commander of the garrison stationed at Pretoria and this led to the Battle of Elandsfontein [2] and while the battle ended in a Boer victory, Gildea didn't consider the battle to be an extreme failure.