Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849 — John Shaqi
Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849Cannon, Richard
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Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment: Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 67th (South Hampshire)
_Appointed 24th August, 1759._
Lord Frederick Cavendish, third son of William (third) Duke of
Devonshire, was honoured with having the Prince of Wales (father
of King George III.) for his godfather. Choosing the profession of
arms, he entered the army as ensign in the First foot guards, and
was appointed lieutenant and captain in the Second foot guards in
1752; in 1755 he was nominated lieutenant-colonel of the Twenty-ninth
regiment; he was honoured with the appointment of aide-de-camp to
King George II., with the rank of colonel, in 1758, and in 1759 he
obtained the colonelcy of the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment, from which
he was removed in 1760 to the Thirty-fourth. He was promoted to
the rank of major-general in 1761,--to that of lieutenant-general
in 1770,--general in 1782,--and field-marshal in 1796. In 1797 he
resigned the colonelcy of his regiment. He died in October, 1803.
SIR HENRY ERSKINE, Bart.
_Appointed 30th October, 1760._
Sir Henry Erskine was an officer of the Royal regiment, in which
corps he was appointed captain on the 12th of March, 1743; in April,
1746, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and held
the appointment of Deputy-Quartermaster-General to the expedition
under Lieutenant-General St. Clair, which made a descent on the
French coast, in which service he was wounded. In June, 1759, he
was promoted to the rank of major-general; and in October, 1760, he
obtained the colonelcy of the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment, from which he
was removed in 1761 to the Twenty-fifth regiment, and in 1762 to the
colonelcy of the Royals. He was a Member of Parliament, and Secretary
to the Order of the Thistle, and died in August, 1765.
HAMILTON LAMBERT.
_Appointed 29th May, 1761._
Lieutenant-Colonel Hamilton Lambert, of the Thirty-first regiment,
was promoted to the rank of colonel in the army on the 1st of March,
1761. Shortly afterwards he proceeded with the expedition for the
attack of Belle-Isle, in the Bay of Biscay, under Major-General
Hodgson. Colonel Lambert received the rank of brigadier-general
on this expedition, and highly distinguished himself in the
capture of Belle-Isle, which surrendered on the 7th of June, 1761.
Brigadier-General Lambert's services at Belle-Isle are narrated at
pages 5 and 6 of the Historical Record of the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment,
the colonelcy of which was conferred upon him by His Majesty King
George III., on the 29th of May, 1761. On the 10th of July, 1762, he
was promoted to the rank of major-general, and was advanced to that
of lieutenant-general, on the 25th of May, 1772. Lieutenant-General
Lambert died in the year 1774.
EDWARD MAXWELL BROWN.
_Appointed 11th March, 1774._
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