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Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838

Name: Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Infantry. 6th Regiment (Royal 1st Warwickshire)

Thus fell one of the most honourable military men whose lives
have been commemorated in history. His character was held up to
the admiration of the army in general orders, in which it was
observed,--"The illustrious example of their commander cannot
fail to have made an indelible impression on the gallant troops,
at whose head, crowned with victory and glory, he terminated his
honourable career; and His Majesty trusts that a due contemplation
of the talents and virtues, which he uniformly displayed in the
course of his valuable life, will for ever endear the memory of
SIR RALPH ABERCROMBY to the British army. His steady observance of
discipline,--his ever-watchful attention to the health and wants
of his troops,--the persevering and unconquerable spirit which
marked his military career,--the splendour of his actions in the
field,--and the heroism of his death,--are worthy the imitation of
all who desire, like him, a life of honour and a death of glory."


PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK OF GLOUCESTER,

_Appointed 4th November, 1795_.

PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK, only son of William Henry Duke of
Gloucester, third son of Frederick Prince of Wales, was born
at Rome in 1776. His first commission was that of captain and
lieut.-colonel in the first foot guards, and was dated the 11th
of March, 1789. He held also the rank of colonel in the army. In
March, 1794, he proceeded to Flanders to join his company in the
first battalion first foot guards, and having a letter of service
as colonel on the staff, and to do duty with the army as a general
officer, he was appointed to the command of a brigade of infantry
of the line, under his Royal Highness the Duke of York. In the
general attack of the French positions preparatory to the siege
of Landrecies, he was employed in the column under Sir William
Erskine, and attacked and carried the village of Premont and
the wood on its left, for which he was thanked on the field. In
the following month he was appointed colonel of the hundred and
fifteenth regiment, then first raised; but he continued to serve
with the army commanded by the Duke of York during the remainder of
that campaign.

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History

Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Infantry. 6th Regiment (Royal 1st Warwickshire)

Thus fell one of the most honourable military men whose lives
have been commemorated in history. His character was held up to
the admiration of the army in general orders, in which it was
observed,--"The illustrious example of their commander cannot
fail to have made an indelible impression on the gallant troops,
at whose head, crowned with victory and glory, he terminated his
honourable career; and His Majesty trusts that a due contemplation
of the talents and virtues, which he uniformly displayed in the
course of his valuable life, will for ever endear the memory of
SIR RALPH ABERCROMBY to the British army. His steady observance of
discipline,--his ever-watchful attention to the health and wants
of his troops,--the persevering and unconquerable spirit which
marked his military career,--the splendour of his actions in the
field,--and the heroism of his death,--are worthy the imitation of
all who desire, like him, a life of honour and a death of glory."


PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK OF GLOUCESTER,

_Appointed 4th November, 1795_.

PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK, only son of William Henry Duke of
Gloucester, third son of Frederick Prince of Wales, was born
at Rome in 1776. His first commission was that of captain and
lieut.-colonel in the first foot guards, and was dated the 11th
of March, 1789. He held also the rank of colonel in the army. In
March, 1794, he proceeded to Flanders to join his company in the
first battalion first foot guards, and having a letter of service
as colonel on the staff, and to do duty with the army as a general
officer, he was appointed to the command of a brigade of infantry
of the line, under his Royal Highness the Duke of York. In the
general attack of the French positions preparatory to the siege
of Landrecies, he was employed in the column under Sir William
Erskine, and attacked and carried the village of Premont and
the wood on its left, for which he was thanked on the field. In
the following month he was appointed colonel of the hundred and
fifteenth regiment, then first raised; but he continued to serve
with the army commanded by the Duke of York during the remainder of
that campaign.

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

Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838

Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838

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