67th Regiment of Foot (1745)
| 67th Regiment of Foot | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1745–1746 |
| Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Jacobite rising of 1745 |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton |
The 67th Regiment of Foot, or Bolton's Regiment, was a regiment in the British Army from 1745 to 1746.
History
In response to the Jacobite rising of 1745, the regiment was raised in Hampshire by Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton.[1] However, the Duke did not command the regiment on the field.[2] Its lieutenant colonel was Matthews Sewell.[3] The new regiment received the rank of 67th.[4][5]
Quartered at Winchester, the regiment was declared "half complete" by November 15.[1]
In December, the whole regiment was relocated to Portsmouth. The regiment marched to Salisbury in April. On June 7, it was ordered to Winchester and was disbanded there six days later.[6]
Horatio Gates was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Duke of Bolton's Regiment.[1] Serving next to him was a lieutenant named John Burgoyne[7] but he was probably not the future general who would later be defeated by Gates.[1]
Uniform
Most of the regiment raised by noblemen in 1745 had blue coats and red facings.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Atkinson, C. T. (1944). "Jenkins' Ear, the Austrian Succession War and the 'Forty-Five: Gleanings from Source in the Public Record Office". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 22 (91): 280–299. ISSN 0037-9700.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Paulet, Charles (1685-1754)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Bagshawe, Samuel (1990). Colonel Samuel Bagshawe and the Army of George II, 1731-1762. Vol. 6. Army Records Society. pp. 27, 63 & 199. ISBN 978-0-370-31501-0.
- ^ a b Reid, Stuart (2012). Cumberland's Culloden Army, 1745-46. Men-at-arms. Illustrated by Gerry Embleton. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-847-3.
- ^ Atkinson, Christopher Thomas (1950). The Royal Hampshire Regiment: Regimental History. Vol. 1. Robert Maclehose & Company Limited. p. 234.
- ^ Cormack, Andrew (2004). "The Noblemen's Regiments Raised for Service in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-1746". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 82 (332): 279–290. ISSN 0037-9700.
- ^ Mintz, Max M. (1992-07-29). The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne and Horatio Gates. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-05261-9.