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Early History

The 29th Regiment of Foot was raised in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington, an officer of the Coldstream Guards during War of the Grand Alliance known in America as King William's War. It was disbanded in 1698 after the Peace of Ryswick and reformed in 1702 for the War of the Spanish Succession, also known as Queen Anne's War. The regiment served under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough at the victorious Battle of Ramillies in 1706 against the French in what is now Belgium and in the siege of Ostend. In 1727 the regiment saw action at Gibraltar and were sent to Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island in 1745. In 1749, the regiment was at the site of Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the soldiers cleared the land for the new town. An altercation with some Native Americans led to an order that all officers in the regiment must always be armed, thus earning their first nickname as the Ever Sworded due to the swords the officers are required to wear even when off-duty a tradition still in effect today as the officer of the day is still armed even at the officers mess. Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... The War of the Grand Alliance (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, the War of the English Succession, and the Nine Years War) was a major war fought in Europe and America from 1688 to 1697, between France and the League of Augsburg (which, by 1689... 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In 1751, the regiment received the new designation as the 29th Regiment of Foot, when the British Army went to numbers instead of colonel's names for regiments. In 1759 Admiral Lord Edward Boscawen gave to his brother Colonel George Boscawen 10 black youths he acquired in the capture of Guadeloupe from the French in the same year. These young men were released from slavery and joined the regiment as drummers, a tradition the regiment continued until 1843. These men received the pay of a corporal and if they survived to retire received a pension from the army. Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Boscawen (August 10, 1711 - January 10, 1761) was a British (Cornish) admiral. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Corporal is a rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... A pension is a steady income paid to a person (usually after retirement). ...

Boston Massacre

Engraving by Paul Revere

In 1768 the 29th along with the 14th Regiment of Foot were sent to Boston, Massachusetts, where on the evening of March 5, 1770, men of the 29th Grenadier Company under the command of Captain Thomas Preston took part in the Boston Massacre in which five colonists died during a riot in front of the Boston customs house. Due to the incident, the regiment earned the nickname the Vein Openers for drawing first blood in the American Revolution. Two of the men involved Hugh Montgomery and Matthew Killroy were found guilty of manslaughter and branded on the thumb. The other men involved and Captain Thomas Preston were found not guilty. The 29th left Boston in 1771 for British controled Florida before returning to England in 1773. Image File history File links Boston Massacre engraving by Paul Revere. ... Image File history File links Boston Massacre engraving by Paul Revere. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Kings Division. ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Motto: Official website: www. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A Grenadier was originally a specialized assault trooper for siege operations, first established as a distinct role in the early 17th century. ... Captain Thomas Preston was an officer of the 29th Regiment of Foot who was present at the Boston Massacre March 5, 1770. ... Engraving by Paul Revere The Boston Massacre was an event that occurred on Monday, March 5, 1770 and helped eventually spark the American Revolution. ... The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

American Revolution

Early in the spring of 1776 during the start of the 2nd year of the American Revolutionary War, the 29th Regiment of Foot under the command of Lt. Col. Patrick Gordon was sent with other British regiments to relieve the siege of Quebec City by an American army. On July 25 Lt. Col. Patrick Gordon was shot and mortally wounded by Benjamin Whitcomb of Whitcomb's Rangers, Lt. Col. Thomas Carleton of the 20th Regiment of Foot was then promotted to command the 29th. After pushing the American army down the St. Lawrence River at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, men from the battalion companies served on board the ships of General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester in the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain on October 11, 1776. In 1777, the Light Infantry Company and the Grenadier Company were with Lt. General John Burgoyne as he headed down from Montreal to Saratoga. Both the Light Infantry Company and Grenadier Company saw action at the Battle of Hubbardton under the command of Brigadier Simon Fraser, as part of his Advance Corps on July 7, 1777. Both companies surrendered with the rest of Burgoyne's Army after the defeats at Battle of Freeman's Farm and Battle of Bemis Heights in September and October of 1777. The other eight Battalion Companies remained in Canada and took part in raids and small battles along the Vermont and New York frontiers during the rest of the American Revolution led by Major Christopher Carleton and Lt. John Enys. In 1781 the 29th was linked to the county of Worcestershire in England, giving them a recruiting area and home. The 29th Regiment returned to England in 1787. 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For more details on the raids along Lake Champlain and the upper Hudson Valley see Carleton's Raid (1778) and Burning of the Valleys. For the magazine, see Hudson Valley (magazine). ... Combatants British United States and Vermont Republic Commanders Christopher Carleton Seth Warner Strength 454 soldiers plus sailors on the ships unknown number of local militia Casualties 1 killed, 17 missing and 1 wounded 79 captured, unknown killed and wounded {{{notes}}} On October 24, 1778 with snow already on the ground...

Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812

On June 1, 1794, the 29th served as marines aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Brunswick during the naval battle know as the Glorious First of June under Admiral Richard Howe against a French Fleet in the North Atlantic Ocean. During the Napoleonic Wars the 29th Regiment of Foot was with the Duke of York in Holland in 1799 and later with the Duke of Wellington's Army in Spain and Portugal from 1808 to 1811, fighting in the Battle of Roliça, Battle of Vimeiro, Battle of Grijo, Battle of Talavera de la Reina and the Battle of Albuera all British victories during the Peninsular War. After suffering heavy casualties at the Battle of Albuera the 29th was sent back to England to recruit more men. Of a total strength of 31 officers and 476 other ranks the 29th lost 17 officers and 363 other ranks killed wounded or missing at Albuera. In 1814 the 29th was dispatched back to Nova Scotia, Canada during the War of 1812. The regiment did not see any major action while stationed in North America. 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The Battle of Albuera was a battle of the Peninsular War which took place on May 16, 1811, at Albuera, about 12 miles south of Badajoz between the French Army, under the command of Field Marshal Soult, and an Allied force of British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops. ... The Peninsular War (1808–1814) (known as War of Independence in Spain, as French Invasions in Portugal and as Guerre dEspagne in France) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the Iberian Peninsula with Spanish, Portuguese, and the British forces fighting against Napoleonic French. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 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India

In 1842 the 29th was sent to garrison the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. From 1845 to 1846, the 29th Regiment of Foot fought in the First Anglo-Sikh War in the Punjab area of India at the final battle of the war at Sobraon the 29th and two battalions of Indian Sepoys twice unsuccessfully assaulted the sikh earthworks before finally breaking through on the third assault, 10 days later the British Army occupied Lahore ending the war. The friendship between the Regiment and the 10th Regiment of Foot is an old one. The Regiments refer to each other as "Our Cousins". It is supposed to have arisen in the Napoleonic Wars, if not earlier, when the 29th and 10th Regiments many times fought side by side. The friendship was cemented in the Sikh Wars, when the two Regiments met in the captured trenches at the bloody Battle of Sobraon on February 10, 1846 where the 29th again suffered heavy casualties 186 men were killed or wounded out of a total of 552. From 1848 to 1849, the 29th served in the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The 29th was still in India and Burma until 1859 during which time the Indian Mutiny took place. A large detachment from the regiment helped to keep open the Grand Trunk Road during the mutiny. 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846), resulted in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom by the British East India Company. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ... A sepoy (from Persian سپاهی Sipâhi meaning soldier) was a native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, usually of the United Kingdom. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... In civil engineering, earthworks are engineering works created through the moving of massive quantities of soil or unformed stone. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate Lahore (Urdu: لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... The 10th Regiment of Foot was raised on June 20, 1685 as the Earl of Baths Regiment for its first Colonel John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. ... The Battle of Sobraon was fought on February 10, 1846 between British forces and the Sikhs. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849), resulted in the subjugation of the Sikh kingdom and absorption of the Punjab into lands controlled by the British East India Company. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ... A view of Grand Trunk Road - a picture from Smithsonian Institute The Grand Trunk Road (abbreviated to GT Road in common usage) is the Indian Subcontinents first, largest and oldest major road, linking Sonargaon in Bengal (now in Narayanganj, Bangladesh) with Kabul in Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass. ...

New Titles

Badge of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment

The regimental badge of the 29th and later of the Worcestershire Regiment show the influence of the Coldstream Guards on the regiment. The Coldstream Guards and the 29th are the only two regiments to have the elongated star and garter of the Order of the Garter as their regimental badge with its motto "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" translated "Shame be to him who evil thinks" earning a third nickname The Guards of the Line. Image File history File links WSF.jpg Cap badge of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters From [1] This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Image File history File links WSF.jpg Cap badge of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters From [1] This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... The Garter is the most recognizable insignia of the Order of the Garter. ...

On 1 July 1881 the regiment amalgamated with the 36th Regiment of Foot to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Worcestershire Regiment. The Worcesters, too, amalgamated with the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in 1970, forming the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. However, it is intended that it will soon be merged with two other regiments to form the Mercian Regiment. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX in Roman) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... The Mercian Regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ...

See also

• List of Regiments of Foot
• List of British Forces in the American Revolutionary War
• List of nicknames of British Army regiments
• List of British Army regiments (1881)
• Structure of the British Army
• History of the British Army

This is a list of Regiments of Foot of the British Army. ... This is a list of British Forces in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) who fought against the American rebels (also known as the Patriots) and their French and Spanish allies, including battles in Florida and the West Indies. ... Nicknames of regiments and other units of the British Army. ... This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms. ... At the top level, the structure of the British Army is headed by two main administrative top-level budgets - Land Command and the Adjutant-General. ... The history of the British Army spans three centuries and numerous European, colonial and world wars. ...

Sources

• The American Journals of Lt. John Enys, John Enys and Elizabeth Cometti (editor), Syracuse Unin. Press 1976
• Travels Through the Interior Parts of America 1776-1781 Volumes 1 and 2, Thomas Anburey, Houghton Mifflin Company 1923
• The Worcestershire Regiment: The 29th and 36th Regiments of Foot, Richard Gale, Leo Cooper LTD. 1970
• The Boston Massacre, Hiller B. Zobel, W.W.Norton and Company 1970
• The Burning of the Valleys, Gavin K. Watt, Dundurn Press 1997
• Carleton's Raid, Ida H. Washington and Paul A. Washington, Cherry Tree Books 1977
• The British Army in North America 1775-1783, Robin May and Gerry Embleton, Osprey Men-at-Arms Series # 39 1997
• History of Thomas Farrington’s Regiment: Subsequently designated the 29th (Worcestershire) Foot 1694-1881, Huge Everard, Littlebury and Company 1891