Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848. — John Shaqi
Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848.Cannon, Richard
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Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Somerset Light Infantry
Earl of Huntingdon, Thomas Carleton. William Delavale.
(col). William Rhodesley. Ralph Cudworth.
Ferdinando Hastings John Hook. Deacon Garrett.
(lieut.-colonel). John Fry. Henry Fern.
Robert Ingram (major). John Sheldon. John Orefeur.
Watson Dixie. Talbot Lacells. Ambrose Jones.
John Tidcomb. George Comly. Hussey Hastings.
Owen Macarty. Michael Dunkin. Joseph Byerley
Charles Hatton. George Keyworth. Thomas Knivetton.
Sir John Jacob. Henry Walrond. William Callow.
Thomas Condon.
Charnock Heron.
Christopher Viscount } Bernard Ellis { Company of grenadiers
Hatton. } William Hawley { added to the regiment
{ in 1687.
Gabriel Hastings, _Chaplain_. Talbot Lacells, _Adjutant_.
Claudius Gilbert, _Chirurgeon_. John Evans, _Quarter-Master_.
[Sidenote: 1688]
The regiment left Chester in April, 1688, and in June it pitched
its tents on Hounslow Heath. In the meantime, the proceedings of
the King, to establish Papacy and arbitrary government, had filled
the country with alarm, and many of the nobility and gentry had
solicited the Prince of Orange to come to England with a Dutch
army, to aid them in opposing the measures of the court. The
Earl of Huntingdon continued, however, faithful to the interests
of the King, and his regiment was ordered into garrison at
Plymouth, together with the Earl of Bath’s (now Tenth) regiment.
When the Prince of Orange landed, the garrison of Plymouth was
divided in its political views: the governor, the Earl of Bath,
and Lieut.-Colonel Hastings, of the THIRTEENTH (cousin of the
Earl of Huntingdon), were in the Protestant interest; the Earl
of Huntingdon, who was present, and performing the duties of
commanding officer, with Lieut.-Colonel Sir Charles Carney, of the
Tenth, were devoted to the Roman Catholic interest; but nearly all
the officers and soldiers had espoused the Protestant cause. The
Earl of Bath, Lieut.-Colonel Hastings, and several other officers,
arrested the Earl of Huntingdon, Captain Owen Macarty, Lieutenant
Talbot Lacells, and Ensign Ambrose Jones, of the THIRTEENTH, who
were Roman Catholics, and afterwards declared for the Prince of
Orange, in which the two regiments in garrison concurred. When the
fortress of Plymouth was established in the Protestant interest,
the arrested officers were released.
The army refusing to fight in the cause of Papacy and arbitrary
government, King James fled to France and the Prince of Orange
promoted Lieut.-Colonel FERDINANDO HASTINGS to the colonelcy of the
regiment, by commission, dated 1688.
[Sidenote: 1689]
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