Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844. — John Shaqi
Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844.Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 56th (West Essex) -- History
of the southern district, in which he continued until the peace in
1802. He was advanced to the rank of general in 1803; appointed
lieutenant-governor of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, in 1806, and
removed to the Sixty-second Foot in 1810.
He was one of the earliest servants placed by King George III. on
the establishment of the Prince of Wales; was many years His Royal
Highness’s treasurer and receiver-general; and on the accession of
the Prince to the throne, General Hulse was nominated treasurer of
the household, and governor of Chelsea Hospital. In 1821 he was
knighted. He was also appointed ranger of Windsor Home Park; a
privy councillor; and knight grand cross of the royal Hanoverian
Guelphic Order. On the accession of King William IV., General Hulse
was promoted to the rank of field-marshal by commission, dated the
22nd of July, 1830. He died at his apartments in Chelsea Hospital,
in 1837, at the advanced age of ninety years.
THE HONORABLE CHAPPLE NORTON.
_Appointed 24th January, 1797._
CHAPPLE NORTON, third son of Sir Fletcher Norton, who was many
years Speaker of the House of Commons, and afterwards created
Lord Grantley, entered the army in the reign of King George II.,
and was appointed captain in the Nineteenth Foot in June, 1763.
He served with his regiment at Gibraltar; and, in 1769, purchased
a majority in the First, the Royal Regiment of Foot, from which
he was promoted to captain and lieutenant-colonel in the Second
Foot Guards in 1774. He served with the brigade of Foot Guards in
North America, and took part in most of the principal occurrences.
He particularly distinguished himself in February, 1780, and
was thanked in orders in the following terms:--“His Excellency
Lieutenant-General Knyphausen desires his thanks may be given in
public orders to Lieutenant-Colonel Norton of the Guards, for
his good conduct and gallant behaviour in attacking and forcing
a considerable body of rebels, advantageously posted at Young’s
house, in the neighbourhood of White Plains.” In November following
he was promoted to the rank of colonel; and, in 1786, he obtained
a majority in his regiment; in 1787 he was advanced to the rank of
major-general; in 1797 to that of lieutenant-general, and at the
same time he received the colonelcy of the FIFTY-SIXTH Regiment;
in 1802 he was promoted to the rank of general, and he was
afterwards appointed governor of Charlemont. He took great interest
in everything connected with his regiment: having considerable
influence in the county of Surrey, where the estates of his family
were situated, his corps received many recruits from that part of
the country; he represented Guildford in Parliament many years. He
was a generous and good man, and was honored with the favor of the
Duke of York. He died on the 19th of March, 1818, at Wonersh in
Surrey, the seat of Lord Grantley.
SIR JOHN MURRAY, BARONET.
_Appointed 31st March, 1818._
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