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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

Name: Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army. Dorset Regiment -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 39th (Dorsetshire) -- History

[25] Lieut.-Colonel the Honorable Robert William O’Callaghan, of
the THIRTY-NINTH regiment, remained in Sicily, and was present, in
command of a grenadier battalion, at the battle of Maida on the 4th
of July 1806, for which victory he received a gold medal.

[26] A Memoir of Major-General Sir Patrick Lindesay, C.B. and
K.C.H., is inserted in the Appendix, page 121.

[27] Lieut.-General Rowland Hill was nominated a Knight of the Bath
on the 22nd of February 1812.

[28] A memoir of the services of Colonel George Wilson is inserted
in the Appendix, page 119.

[29] It will be perceived, on reference to page 3 of the Historical
Record, that the tradition of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment having been
engaged at Almanza in 1707, is not borne out by facts.

[30] General the Right Honorable Lord William Bentinck, G.C.B.
relinquished the appointment of Commander-in-Chief in India on the
20th of March 1835, prior to the receipt of this letter in Bengal.




SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

OF

THE THIRTY-NINTH,

OR

THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT.


RICHARD COOTE.

_Appointed 13th February 1702._

Several regiments were raised in the beginning of the year 1702, in
consequence of the anticipated renewal of the war with France, and
Colonel Richard Coote was appointed to raise the regiment which is
now numbered the THIRTY-NINTH, of which he was appointed Colonel on
the 13th of February 1702. This honor he did not long enjoy, for he
was killed in a duel in the beginning of 1703.


NICHOLAS SANKEY.

_Appointed 17th March 1703._

This officer attained the rank of Colonel on the 28th of September
1689, and was appointed by Her Majesty Queen Anne to be Colonel of
the THIRTY-NINTH regiment on the 17th of March 1703. On the 1st of
January 1704 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General. He
afterwards embarked with the THIRTY-NINTH regiment for Portugal in
May 1707, on the 1st of January of which year he had been promoted
to the rank of Major-General. In the action at the Caya on the 7th
of May 1709, he was taken prisoner. On the 1st of January 1710, he
was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General. He died on the 6th of
March 1719.


THOMAS FERRERS.

_Appointed 11th March 1719._

This officer served under the celebrated John Duke of Marlborough,
and was promoted to the rank of Captain and Lieut.-Colonel in the
Foot Guards. In May 1705 he was advanced to the rank of Colonel,
and in 1710 to that of Brigadier-General. Being conspicuous for
loyalty at a period when Jacobite principles were prevalent in the
kingdom, he was commissioned to raise a regiment of Dragoons, which
was disbanded in 1718. On the 11th of March 1719 he was appointed
Colonel of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment, from which he was removed in
September 1722 to the Seventeenth regiment. His decease occurred
about three weeks afterwards.


WILLIAM NEWTON.

_Appointed 28th September 1722._

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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army. Dorset Regiment -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 39th (Dorsetshire) -- History

[25] Lieut.-Colonel the Honorable Robert William O’Callaghan, of
the THIRTY-NINTH regiment, remained in Sicily, and was present, in
command of a grenadier battalion, at the battle of Maida on the 4th
of July 1806, for which victory he received a gold medal.

[26] A Memoir of Major-General Sir Patrick Lindesay, C.B. and
K.C.H., is inserted in the Appendix, page 121.

[27] Lieut.-General Rowland Hill was nominated a Knight of the Bath
on the 22nd of February 1812.

[28] A memoir of the services of Colonel George Wilson is inserted
in the Appendix, page 119.

[29] It will be perceived, on reference to page 3 of the Historical
Record, that the tradition of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment having been
engaged at Almanza in 1707, is not borne out by facts.

[30] General the Right Honorable Lord William Bentinck, G.C.B.
relinquished the appointment of Commander-in-Chief in India on the
20th of March 1835, prior to the receipt of this letter in Bengal.




SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

OF

THE THIRTY-NINTH,

OR

THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT.


RICHARD COOTE.

_Appointed 13th February 1702._

Several regiments were raised in the beginning of the year 1702, in
consequence of the anticipated renewal of the war with France, and
Colonel Richard Coote was appointed to raise the regiment which is
now numbered the THIRTY-NINTH, of which he was appointed Colonel on
the 13th of February 1702. This honor he did not long enjoy, for he
was killed in a duel in the beginning of 1703.


NICHOLAS SANKEY.

_Appointed 17th March 1703._

This officer attained the rank of Colonel on the 28th of September
1689, and was appointed by Her Majesty Queen Anne to be Colonel of
the THIRTY-NINTH regiment on the 17th of March 1703. On the 1st of
January 1704 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General. He
afterwards embarked with the THIRTY-NINTH regiment for Portugal in
May 1707, on the 1st of January of which year he had been promoted
to the rank of Major-General. In the action at the Caya on the 7th
of May 1709, he was taken prisoner. On the 1st of January 1710, he
was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General. He died on the 6th of
March 1719.


THOMAS FERRERS.

_Appointed 11th March 1719._

This officer served under the celebrated John Duke of Marlborough,
and was promoted to the rank of Captain and Lieut.-Colonel in the
Foot Guards. In May 1705 he was advanced to the rank of Colonel,
and in 1710 to that of Brigadier-General. Being conspicuous for
loyalty at a period when Jacobite principles were prevalent in the
kingdom, he was commissioned to raise a regiment of Dragoons, which
was disbanded in 1718. On the 11th of March 1719 he was appointed
Colonel of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment, from which he was removed in
September 1722 to the Seventeenth regiment. His decease occurred
about three weeks afterwards.


WILLIAM NEWTON.

_Appointed 28th September 1722._

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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

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