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95 Foot: 1794 June-1795 May: 95th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Major General William...
Catalogue reference: WO 17/216
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1794-1807.
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95 Foot:
- 1794 June-1795 May: 95th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Major General William Edmeston (also includes one state for the Invalids of the late 95th Regiment, present at Gravesend, May 1797).
- 1800 Oct-1807 Dec: HM Rifle Corps or Rifle Regiment of Foot, later the 95th or Rifle Regiment of Foot; colonel: Coote Manningham; mainly includes returns (for two battalions) from barracks in England.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Office of the Commander in Chief: Monthly Returns to the Adjutant General
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