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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. — 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.

Name: 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.
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 56th (West Essex) -- History

|                     |              |{  June 13, 1834.               |
  |George Morton Eden   |Oct.  11, 1831|{Promoted to Lt.-Colonelcy,     |
  |                     |              |{  May 20, 1836.                |
  |John Wilson          |June  13, 1834|Died at Jamaica, July 14, 1837. |
  |Forrester Owen       |May   20, 1836|Retired September 12, 1843.     |
  |   Leighton          |              |                                |
  |Peter Shadwell       |July  15, 1837|}                               |
  |   Norman            |              |}  Now serving.                 |
  |Edmund Wm. Wilton    |Sep.  12, 1843|}                               |
  |   Passy             |              |}                               |
  +---------------------+--------------+--------------------------------+




  LONDON:
  HARRISON AND CO., PRINTERS,
  ST. MARTIN’S LANE.


FOOTNOTES:

[1] Afterwards General SIR DAVID DUNDAS, K.B., author of a valuable
work on the principles of military movements, which became the
basis of regulations for the field exercises of the British army.

[2] Strength of the garrison of Gibraltar, at the commencement of
the blockade, 21st June, 1779.

  +----------------------------+--------+------+-------+-------+-------+
  |      BRITISH.              |Officers|Staff.| Ser-  | Drum- | Rank &|
  |                            |        |      |jeants.| mers. |  File.|
  |                            +--------+------+-------+-------+-------+
  |Royal Artillery             |    25  |   0  |   17  |   15  |   428 |
  |Royal Engineers             |     8  |   0  |    6  |    2  |   106 |
  |12th Regiment               |    26  |   3  |   29  |   22  |   519 |
  |39th    ”                   |    25  |   4  |   29  |   22  |   506 |
  |56th    ”                   |    23  |   4  |   30  |   22  |   506 |
  |58th    ”                   |    25  |   3  |   29  |   22  |   526 |
  |72nd, or, Royal Manchester  |}       |      |       |       |       |
  | Volunteers (disbanded 1783)|}   29  |   4  |   47  |   22  |   944 |
  |                            |        |      |       |       |       |
  |     HANOVERIANS.           |        |      |       |       |       |
  |                            |        |      |       |       |       |
  |Hardenberg’s Regiment       |    16  |  13  |   42  |   14  |   367 |
  |Reden’s         ”           |    15  |  12  |   42  |   14  |   361 |
  |De la Motte’s   ”           |    17  |  16  |   42  |   14  |   367 |
  |                            +--------+------+-------+-------+-------+
  |                    Total   |   209  |  59  |  313  |  169  | 4,632 |
  +----------------------------+--------+------+-------+-------+-------+

  _Governor_, General GEORGE A. ELIOTT, afterwards LORD HEATHFIELD.

  _Lieut.-Governor_, Lieut.-General R. Boyd.

  _Commanding the Hanoverian Brigade_, Major-General De la Motte.

[3] The Duke of York’s despatch.

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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.

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