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Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851

Name: Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 46th (South Devonshire)

Field Batt., Calenberg.          ------
         "     Lanenberg.          Lieut.-Colonel Benort.
  Militia Batt., Hoya.                   "        Grote.
         "       Nieuberg.         ------
         "       Bentheim.         Major Croupp.


FIFTH DIVISION.--Lieut.-General SIR THOMAS PICTON, K.C.B.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General SIR JAMES KEMPT, K.C.B.

  28th Foot, 1st Batt.             Major R. Nixon (Lieut.-Colonel).
  32nd   "       "                   "   J. Hicks (Lieut.-Colonel).
  79th   "       "                 Lieut.-Colonel Neil Douglas.
  95th Rifles    "                       "        Sir A. F. Barnard,
                                                    K.C.B., (Colonel).

_9th Brigade._--Major-General SIR DENIS PACK, K.C.B.

  1st Foot, 3rd Batt.              Major C. Campbell.
  42nd  "   1st   "                Lieut.-Colonel Sir Robert Macara, K.C.B.
  44th  "   2nd   "                      "        J. M. Hamerton.
  92nd  "   1st   "                Major Donald McDonald.


_5th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel VINCKE.

  Militia Batt., Hameln.           Lieut.-Colonel Kleucke.
         "       Hildesheim.       Major Rheden.
         "       Peina.            Major Westphalen.
         "       Giffhorn.         Major Hammerstein.


SIXTH DIVISION.--_10th Brigade._--Major-General J. LAMBERT.

  4th Foot, 1st Batt.              Lieut.-Colonel F. Brooke.
  27th  "         "                Captain Sir J. Reade (Major).
  40th  "         "                Major F. Browne.
  81st  "   2nd   "                  "   P. Waterhouse.


_4th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel BEST.

  Militia Batt., Luneburg.         Lieut.-Colonel De Ramdohr.
         "       Verden.           Major Decken.
         "       Osterode.           "   Baron Reden.
         "       Minden.             "   De Schmidt.


_7th Brigade._--Major-General M'KENZIE.

  25th Foot, 2nd Batt.             Lieut.-Colonel A. W. Light.
  37th   "         "                     "        S. Hart.
  78th   "         "                     "        M. Lindsay.


      Cavalry        8,883
      Infantry      29,622
      Artillery      5,434
                    ------
           Total    43,939
                    ======


LONDON: Printed by W. CLOWES and SONS, Stamford Street, For Her
Majesty's Stationery Office.




  TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

  In the Appendix section, all occurrences of 'Battalion' have been
  abbreviated to 'Batt.' to conserve space in these tables.

  Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
  corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
  the text and consultation of external sources.

  Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
  and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example,
  favour, favored; honour, honors; head quarters, head-quarters;
  negociations; despatches.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851Cannon, Richard

History

Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 46th (South Devonshire)

Field Batt., Calenberg.          ------
         "     Lanenberg.          Lieut.-Colonel Benort.
  Militia Batt., Hoya.                   "        Grote.
         "       Nieuberg.         ------
         "       Bentheim.         Major Croupp.


FIFTH DIVISION.--Lieut.-General SIR THOMAS PICTON, K.C.B.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General SIR JAMES KEMPT, K.C.B.

  28th Foot, 1st Batt.             Major R. Nixon (Lieut.-Colonel).
  32nd   "       "                   "   J. Hicks (Lieut.-Colonel).
  79th   "       "                 Lieut.-Colonel Neil Douglas.
  95th Rifles    "                       "        Sir A. F. Barnard,
                                                    K.C.B., (Colonel).

_9th Brigade._--Major-General SIR DENIS PACK, K.C.B.

  1st Foot, 3rd Batt.              Major C. Campbell.
  42nd  "   1st   "                Lieut.-Colonel Sir Robert Macara, K.C.B.
  44th  "   2nd   "                      "        J. M. Hamerton.
  92nd  "   1st   "                Major Donald McDonald.


_5th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel VINCKE.

  Militia Batt., Hameln.           Lieut.-Colonel Kleucke.
         "       Hildesheim.       Major Rheden.
         "       Peina.            Major Westphalen.
         "       Giffhorn.         Major Hammerstein.


SIXTH DIVISION.--_10th Brigade._--Major-General J. LAMBERT.

  4th Foot, 1st Batt.              Lieut.-Colonel F. Brooke.
  27th  "         "                Captain Sir J. Reade (Major).
  40th  "         "                Major F. Browne.
  81st  "   2nd   "                  "   P. Waterhouse.


_4th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel BEST.

  Militia Batt., Luneburg.         Lieut.-Colonel De Ramdohr.
         "       Verden.           Major Decken.
         "       Osterode.           "   Baron Reden.
         "       Minden.             "   De Schmidt.


_7th Brigade._--Major-General M'KENZIE.

  25th Foot, 2nd Batt.             Lieut.-Colonel A. W. Light.
  37th   "         "                     "        S. Hart.
  78th   "         "                     "        M. Lindsay.


      Cavalry        8,883
      Infantry      29,622
      Artillery      5,434
                    ------
           Total    43,939
                    ======


LONDON: Printed by W. CLOWES and SONS, Stamford Street, For Her
Majesty's Stationery Office.




  TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

  In the Appendix section, all occurrences of 'Battalion' have been
  abbreviated to 'Batt.' to conserve space in these tables.

  Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
  corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
  the text and consultation of external sources.

  Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
  and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example,
  favour, favored; honour, honors; head quarters, head-quarters;
  negociations; despatches.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851

Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851

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