The invasion of Canada by American Generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold began in mid-1775. Attested at Manchester in the county of Lancaster on 7th April 1793 aged 19 (c1774) unlimited service. The 81st was raised in 1793 in response to the French Revolution. On 12 May 1779 the regiment was re-organized to nine companies. The siege itself consisted of a joint Franco-American attempt to retake Savannah, from September 16 to October 18, 1779. His ancestors were of Welsh origin. 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing ... November 13, 1775 at Montreal, Quebec. July 16th 1779 - Raid on . Before dawn, Wayne sent a brief dispatch telling Washington, "The fort and garrison, with Col. Johnson, are ours. "Over the hills and far away": The Black soldiers of the 43rd Foot 1796 ... [1] John Wilson, son of Robert Wilson and Garrata Hoge, appears to be the Lt. John Wilson who was killed at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, 8 September 1781. The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1741 and amalgamated into The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1881.. History. The Sullivan and Clinton expedition of 1779 against the Six Nations — General John Clinton's army marches up the Mohawk Valley from Schenectady to Canajoharie; supplies and ordnance coming up the Mohawk in batteaux — Portage march, carrying over 200 batteaux on wagons, twenty miles from Canajoharie to Otsego Lake — Third, Fourth and Fifth New York Line, Fourth Pennsylvania Line, Sixth . Events Following the Battle of Monmouth, late June and July 1778 Names: Joseph Bowman. Lewis Arthur Frohock. 17th Regiment of Foot : 26 Jan 1779: 1 Apr 1779: New York, Morris' House †Original: NARA, also microfilm: M853, v163, r17. 10 July - General Prescott is captured on Prescott Farm in Rhode Island along with his batman, Fuzilier Issac Carden.
