Historical Record of the Seventy-Second Regiment, or the Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1778, and of its subsequent services to 1848Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Seventy-Second Regiment, or the Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1778, and of its subsequent services to 1848
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 72nd -- History; Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders -- History
He afterwards traversed the country to Palacatcherry,
which he besieged, and, when a practicable breach was made in the
works, the garrison surrendered. He subsequently rejoined the army
with his detachment, and was commended in general orders; and
he took part in the operations of the campaign, evincing great
personal bravery and ability on all occasions.
Lieut.-Colonel Stuart commanded the right wing of the army under
General Charles Earl Cornwallis, K.G., during the campaign of
1791; and after the capture of Bangalore the commander-in-chief
expressed in orders his “most grateful remembrance of the valuable
and steady support afforded him by Lieut.-Colonel Stuart.” The
lieut.-colonel also evinced personal gallantry and judgment at
the battle near Seringapatam on the 15th of May, 1791, and in the
other operations of this arduous campaign, including the retreat
to Bangalore. On the 9th of December he was detached against
Savendroog, which he captured by storm on the 21st of that month;
and three days afterwards he took the fortress of Outra-Durgum by a
_coup de main_, for both of which services he was highly commended
in general orders. He commanded the centre division, under Earl
Cornwallis, at the attack of the fortified lines at Seringapatam
on the 6th of February, 1792, when he again distinguished himself,
and also in the subsequent operations until the power of Tippoo was
subdued, and he solicited terms of peace. On the 8th of August,
1792, he was honored with the appointment of aide-de-camp to the
King, with the rank of colonel; and in February, 1795, he was
promoted to the rank of Major-General. He commanded the expedition
against the Dutch Settlements in the island of Ceylon, captured
Trincomalee after a short siege, took the forts and island of
Manaar, and completed the conquest of the Dutch colony at Ceylon
by the reduction of Colombo in February, 1796. On the 3rd of May
following he was promoted to the local rank of lieut.-general in
the East Indies, and appointed commander-in-chief of the army under
the Bombay presidency. On the 2nd of March, 1797, he was appointed
colonel of the eighty-second regiment, and in 1798 he was removed
to the SEVENTY-SECOND Highlanders.
When Tippoo Sultan sought union with the republican government
of France, for the purpose of waging war against the British
power in India, Lieut.-General Stuart commanded the forces from
Bombay, which co-operated from Malabar, in the invasion of the
Mysore. Having passed the eastern frontier, he was met by Tippoo
at the head of a numerous force, and he repulsed the attack of the
Mysorean army at Seedasere on the 6th of March, 1799. He afterwards
advanced to Seringapatam, where he arrived in the early part
of May, and took part in the siege of that fortress, which was
captured by storm on the 4th of May, 1799, when Tippoo Sultan was
killed, which terminated the war.
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