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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849

Name: Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Scots Fusiliers

After a progressive service in the subordinate commissions, this
officer was promoted to the lieut.-colonelcy of the TWENTY-FIRST
FUSILIERS, on the 11th of March, 1774. He served in North America
during two campaigns of the war of independence,--was promoted
to the rank of major-general in 1787, and was appointed colonel
of the Fifteenth foot in 1792, from which he was removed to
the TWENTY-FIRST FUSILIERS in 1794. He obtained the rank of
lieut.-general in 1797, and that of general in 1802. His decease
occurred in 1803.


THE HONORABLE WILLIAM GORDON.

_Appointed 6th August, 1803._

THE HONORABLE WILLIAM GORDON was appointed captain in the Sixteenth
Light Dragoons, when that corps was raised in the year 1759;
in October, 1762, he was appointed lieut.-colonel of the 105th
regiment, and in 1777 he was promoted to the colonelcy of the
Eighty-first regiment, which was afterwards disbanded. In 1781
he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and in 1789 was
nominated colonel of the Seventy-first Highlanders. He was advanced
to the rank of lieut.-general in 1793, to that of general in 1798,
and was removed to the ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS in 1803. He
died in 1816.


JAMES, LORD FORBES.

_Appointed 1st June, 1816._

JAMES, LORD FORBES, was appointed ensign in the Second Foot Guards,
in 1781. In 1793 he served in Flanders, under His Royal Highness
the Duke of York, and commanded a company at the battle of
Famars. He served at the siege of Valenciennes, and led a portion
of his regiment at the storm of the outworks. He was engaged at
the re-capture of the post of Lincelles, where the Foot Guards
distinguished themselves; also served at the siege of Dunkirk.
In 1794 he served at the actions of Vaux, Cateau, Tournay, and
Mouvaux,--at the defence of Nimeguen and Fort St. André, and
in the retreat through Holland to Germany. After the action of
Lincelles, in 1793, he was promoted to the rank of captain and
lieut.-colonel, in succession to Lieut.-Colonel Bosville, who
was killed on that occasion. In 1796, he obtained the rank of
colonel; and in 1799 he served in the expedition to the Helder,
and was present at every action of that short campaign in Holland,
excepting one. In 1802 Lord Forbes was promoted to the rank of
major-general, and nominated to the command of the troops stationed
at Ashford, in Kent, and subsequently of the garrison at Dover,
and he occasionally commanded the Kent District in the absence
of Lieut.-General Sir David Dundas and of Lord Ludlow. He was
appointed second in command of the troops stationed on the island
of Sicily, in 1808, and promoted to the rank of lieut.-general.
On his return to England in 1811, he was placed on the Staff of
Ireland.

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Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Scots Fusiliers

After a progressive service in the subordinate commissions, this
officer was promoted to the lieut.-colonelcy of the TWENTY-FIRST
FUSILIERS, on the 11th of March, 1774. He served in North America
during two campaigns of the war of independence,--was promoted
to the rank of major-general in 1787, and was appointed colonel
of the Fifteenth foot in 1792, from which he was removed to
the TWENTY-FIRST FUSILIERS in 1794. He obtained the rank of
lieut.-general in 1797, and that of general in 1802. His decease
occurred in 1803.


THE HONORABLE WILLIAM GORDON.

_Appointed 6th August, 1803._

THE HONORABLE WILLIAM GORDON was appointed captain in the Sixteenth
Light Dragoons, when that corps was raised in the year 1759;
in October, 1762, he was appointed lieut.-colonel of the 105th
regiment, and in 1777 he was promoted to the colonelcy of the
Eighty-first regiment, which was afterwards disbanded. In 1781
he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and in 1789 was
nominated colonel of the Seventy-first Highlanders. He was advanced
to the rank of lieut.-general in 1793, to that of general in 1798,
and was removed to the ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS in 1803. He
died in 1816.


JAMES, LORD FORBES.

_Appointed 1st June, 1816._

JAMES, LORD FORBES, was appointed ensign in the Second Foot Guards,
in 1781. In 1793 he served in Flanders, under His Royal Highness
the Duke of York, and commanded a company at the battle of
Famars. He served at the siege of Valenciennes, and led a portion
of his regiment at the storm of the outworks. He was engaged at
the re-capture of the post of Lincelles, where the Foot Guards
distinguished themselves; also served at the siege of Dunkirk.
In 1794 he served at the actions of Vaux, Cateau, Tournay, and
Mouvaux,--at the defence of Nimeguen and Fort St. André, and
in the retreat through Holland to Germany. After the action of
Lincelles, in 1793, he was promoted to the rank of captain and
lieut.-colonel, in succession to Lieut.-Colonel Bosville, who
was killed on that occasion. In 1796, he obtained the rank of
colonel; and in 1799 he served in the expedition to the Helder,
and was present at every action of that short campaign in Holland,
excepting one. In 1802 Lord Forbes was promoted to the rank of
major-general, and nominated to the command of the troops stationed
at Ashford, in Kent, and subsequently of the garrison at Dover,
and he occasionally commanded the Kent District in the absence
of Lieut.-General Sir David Dundas and of Lord Ludlow. He was
appointed second in command of the troops stationed on the island
of Sicily, in 1808, and promoted to the rank of lieut.-general.
On his return to England in 1811, he was placed on the Staff of
Ireland.

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

Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849

Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849

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