A work-in-progress!
The
French and Indian War
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1750: January 4th, George Munro is promoted to Lt. Colonel of the 35th Regiment.
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1751: 35th Regiment of Foot is presented with a new stand of Colours.
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1755: War breaks out with France in North America.
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1756: Sails for America, arrives in New York under command of Lt. Col. George
Munro.
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1756-57: Forms part of the garrison of Fort William Henry. Forced to
surrender to General Montcalm on August 9th. Many soldiers and their
families are massacred by Indians whom the French were unable to restrain.
Lt. Colonel Munro later dies of a heart attack in Albany (not hacked
up by Indians, despite what the movie "Last of the Mohicans" depicts).
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1758: Battle of Ft. Louisburg, Cape Breton Island, outside the St. Lawrence.
British forces seize the fortress, securing the St. Lawrence for British
ships entering Canada.
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1759: Battle of Quebec. Lt. Brown of the Light Co. 35th Regiment, is the
first to land at Quebec, followed by the 40th Regiment. The 35th, under
Lt. Col. Henry Fletcher, forms right of British line and breaks the line
of the Royal Roussillon Regiment and took their Colours and the soldiers
took the Frenchmen's plumes, adorning their own hats with them. White
plumes would be worn in the hats of the officers and men of the 35th into
the 19th Century.
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1760: Defense of Quebéc.
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1760: Capture of Montreal.
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Sails to the West Indies.
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1762: Battle and Capture of Martinique. Capture of Havanna, Cuba.
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1763: Seven Years' War Ends with Treaty of Paris.
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1764: 35th Regiment briefly visits Charleston, South Carolina, and is temporarily
stationed at the former Spanish fortress in Pensacola, Florida, which was
in a very sorry state of repair.
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35th Regiment Returns to Great Britain.
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1764: General and Colonel-of-the-Regiment Charles Otway dies. Colonel
Henry Fletcher sues the Otway estate to make up for damages caused by Otway's
neglect of the regiment in terms of uniforms and arms.
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1767: A new stand of Colours is presented to the
regiment.
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1768: New Royal Warrant effects relatively gradual changes in the army's
uniform.
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1770: Regiment stationed in Plymouth, England. John Graves Simcoe buys
a commission as an officer in the 35th.
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1771: Lt. Colonel Heathcote and the 35th Regiment paraded at the Field Day
at Windsor.