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85 Foot: 1759 Dec to 1762 Dec: Colonel Craufurd's Regiment of Royal Volunteers; colonel:...

Catalogue reference: WO 17/206

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This record is about the 85 Foot: 1759 Dec to 1762 Dec: Colonel Craufurd's Regiment of Royal Volunteers; colonel:... dating from 1759-1812. in the series Office of the Commander in Chief: Monthly Returns to the Adjutant General. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WO 17/206
Date
1759-1812.
Description

85 Foot:

  • 1759 Dec to 1762 Dec: Colonel Craufurd's Regiment of Royal Volunteers; colonel: John Craufurd.
  • 1794 Aug to 1802 Jan: 85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot; colonels: George Nugent, Sir Charles Ross; includes monthly returns from Gibraltar, Madeira, Isle of Wight and Jersey.
  • 1806 June to 1812 Dec: 85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot or five companies 85th Light Infantry; colonels: Sir Charles Ross, Sir Charles Asgill, Henry Cuyler, Thomas Slaughter Stanwix; includes monthly returns from Jamaica, Spain and Portugal.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Army
Caribbean
Europe and Russia
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C601083/

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

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