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83 Foot: 1762 Apr: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: Bigoe Armstrong; contains one...

Catalogue reference: WO 17/204

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Reference
WO 17/204
Date
1762-1812.
Description

83 Foot:

  • 1762 Apr: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: Bigoe Armstrong; contains one monthly return from Cork in Ireland.
  • 1778 July: Colonel Leslie's Glasgow Royal Volunteers; includes report by Major General Robert Skene on condition and demographic composition of officers and men.
  • 1794 Feb: The Prince of Wales's Irish Regiment of Foot; colonel: John Doyle; contains one monthly return from headquarters divided between Hilsea and Ireland.
  • 1794 Dec to 1795 May: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: William Fitch.
  • 1802 July to 1812 Dec: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: James Balfour; includes monthly returns from Jamaica, Jersey, Isle of Wight, Cape of Good Hope, Portugal and Spain.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Army
Caribbean
Europe and Russia
Population
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C601081/

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Office of the Commander in Chief: Monthly Returns to the Adjutant General

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