Showing posts with label Invalids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Invalids. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Scurvy Hits Fort Stanwix

Fort Stanwix, a strategic fortification in 18th-century New York, bathed in the warm amber hues of sunset during the tense period of the French and Indian War. The fort's wooden palisade walls and bastions are illuminated by the fading sunlight, standing strong against the vast wilderness that surrounds...
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Monday, May 1, 2023

Memorial for the 63d. Regiment

Hotel-Dieu de Québec, a historic hospital complex nestled within the fortified walls of Old Quebec City during the 18th century. The grandeur of the French colonial architecture is accentuated by the warm, golden light of a setting sun, casting long shadows across the cobblestone streets and the meticulously...
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Friday, February 15, 2019

Monthly Return of Sep. 24, 1759

The monthly Army Returns reported on the strength of each regiment, including total numbers of men present, absent, sick, or on extra daily duty, as well as giving a report of officers and some categories of enlisted men. They were a very useful and effective planning tool in eighteenth-century combat operations and are still in practical use throughout today's armed forces. Ten soldiers of...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Invalid Soldiers of the 78th Regiment, 1759-1763

Invalid soldiers were typically injured soldiers fully capable of performing light garrison duties, but not cleared to participate in extended campaigns. They were given duties such as gate guard, cook's assistant, or night watch patrols until such a time when funding and availability permitted their transport back home to Royal Chelsea Hospital in London to attend to their injuries. However, some...
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Monday, January 15, 2018

Private Andrew McCulloch Returns to England

Andrew McCulloch's name appears with Major James Abercrombie as private soldier discharged from the 78th Regiment on August 23, 1763. And while his name does not appear on the official list of Soldiers Discharged in America, it is quite evident he remained in Canada for at least two years following the conclusion of the war. Secretary's Office 2d July 1765 To Lieut. James...
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