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Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849Cannon, Richard

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Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

Name: Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 22nd (Cheshire)

In 1799 Lieut.-General Dundas commanded a division of the allied
army under the Duke of York, in the expedition to Holland; he
distinguished himself in several actions with the enemy, and was
highly commended by His Royal Highness in his public despatches. In
1801 he was appointed colonel of the second, or Royal North British
dragoons, and was constituted governor of Fort George. In 1802 he was
promoted to the rank of general; and in the following year, when the
French were preparing to invade England, he was placed in command of
the troops in the southern district, which comprised the counties
of Kent and Sussex. In 1804 he was appointed governor of the Royal
Hospital at Chelsea, and created a Knight of the Bath. On the 18th of
March, 1809, His Majesty was pleased to confer on this distinguished
veteran the appointment of Commander-in-Chief of the army, on the
resignation of Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of York,
which appointment he held until the 25th of May, 1811, when His Royal
Highness was re-appointed. He was also appointed colonel-in-chief of
the rifle brigade on the 31st of August, 1809. He was promoted to the
colonelcy of the King's dragoon guards on the 27th of January, 1813.
He died in 1820, after a distinguished service of upwards of sixty
years.


WILLIAM CROSBIE.

_Appointed 23rd December, 1795._

After serving in the subordinate commissions, WILLIAM CROSBIE was
nominated captain of a company in the Twenty-eighth regiment, on
the 9th of May, 1769; and in October, 1778, he was promoted to the
majority of the seventh Royal Fusiliers, with which corps he served
in the Carolinas; in April, 1781, he obtained the lieut.-colonelcy
of the TWENTY-SECOND regiment. While stationed at Windsor in 1785,
he obtained the permission of King George III. for the introduction
of an order of merit in the corps, which under his command obtained
a high reputation for correct discipline. He was promoted to the
rank of colonel in 1790; and in 1793 received a letter of service for
raising the Eighty-ninth regiment, of which he was appointed colonel.
In 1794 he was advanced to the rank of major-general, and was removed
to the TWENTY-SECOND regiment in 1795. He died on the 16th of June,
1798, at Portsmouth, of which fortress he was lieut.-governor at the
time of his decease.


JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE.

_Appointed 18th June, 1798._

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Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849Cannon, Richard

History

Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 22nd (Cheshire)

In 1799 Lieut.-General Dundas commanded a division of the allied
army under the Duke of York, in the expedition to Holland; he
distinguished himself in several actions with the enemy, and was
highly commended by His Royal Highness in his public despatches. In
1801 he was appointed colonel of the second, or Royal North British
dragoons, and was constituted governor of Fort George. In 1802 he was
promoted to the rank of general; and in the following year, when the
French were preparing to invade England, he was placed in command of
the troops in the southern district, which comprised the counties
of Kent and Sussex. In 1804 he was appointed governor of the Royal
Hospital at Chelsea, and created a Knight of the Bath. On the 18th of
March, 1809, His Majesty was pleased to confer on this distinguished
veteran the appointment of Commander-in-Chief of the army, on the
resignation of Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of York,
which appointment he held until the 25th of May, 1811, when His Royal
Highness was re-appointed. He was also appointed colonel-in-chief of
the rifle brigade on the 31st of August, 1809. He was promoted to the
colonelcy of the King's dragoon guards on the 27th of January, 1813.
He died in 1820, after a distinguished service of upwards of sixty
years.


WILLIAM CROSBIE.

_Appointed 23rd December, 1795._

After serving in the subordinate commissions, WILLIAM CROSBIE was
nominated captain of a company in the Twenty-eighth regiment, on
the 9th of May, 1769; and in October, 1778, he was promoted to the
majority of the seventh Royal Fusiliers, with which corps he served
in the Carolinas; in April, 1781, he obtained the lieut.-colonelcy
of the TWENTY-SECOND regiment. While stationed at Windsor in 1785,
he obtained the permission of King George III. for the introduction
of an order of merit in the corps, which under his command obtained
a high reputation for correct discipline. He was promoted to the
rank of colonel in 1790; and in 1793 received a letter of service for
raising the Eighty-ninth regiment, of which he was appointed colonel.
In 1794 he was advanced to the rank of major-general, and was removed
to the TWENTY-SECOND regiment in 1795. He died on the 16th of June,
1798, at Portsmouth, of which fortress he was lieut.-governor at the
time of his decease.


JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE.

_Appointed 18th June, 1798._

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

Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

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