Historical Record of the Seventy Second Regiment Or the Duke of Albanys Own Hi
Historical Record of the Seventy Second Regiment Or the Duke of Albanys Own Hi
Richard Cannon
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-General Rowland 1815 Lord Hill, G. C. B. , was appointed Colonel of the SEVENTY-SECOND regiment, from the ninety-fourth foot, in succession to General Stuart, deceased. After remaining at the Cape of Good Hope ten months, the regiment received orders to transfer its services to India, to take part in the war with the Rajah of Napaul. Some delay occurred in procuring * In December of this year the regiment lost a valuable officer, Lieut- Colonel RONALD CAMPBELL, extracts from whose Journal have... been given in the preceding pages. He performed duty in India with the 36th regiment ; and was appointed Ensign in the SEVENTY-SECOND, by com- mission dated the 20th of November, 1788. He was attached to the grenadier company during the war with Tippoo Sultan, and signalized himself on several occasions, particularly at the storming of Bangalore, and at the capture of Savendroog ; he also distinguished himself at both the engagements near Seringapatam. His Journal, with the plans and drawings, contains a detailed account of the leading events of the war with a description of the country ; they show the interest he took in his profession, with a laudable desire to become well informed on military subjects, and they prove him to have been an intelligent, brave, and zealous officer.
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