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 12 a. vi. JUXE 26. 1920.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Dates of their

Dates of their

Independent Companies of Invalids.

present commissions.

first commissions.

FOUR COMPANIES AT NEW YORK (1).

/'Richard Biggs. . ..

.. 14 Feb. 1728-9

Captains

.. 1 Hubert Marshall (2) ..

9 July 1736

"| Edward Clarke

. . ditto

I James Ramsay

.. 30 Dec. 1738

/"Edmund Blood

3 Aug. 1733

John Felton. .

. . 12 Nov. 1733

Lieutenant. .

. . 1 Timothy Bagley

4 Feb. 1725-6

"| Charles Congreve

18 Feb 1728-9

I Emelius Guerin. .

.. 17 Mar. 1735-6

Lieutenant, 2 Mar. 1716-7.

iHyde Clarke

.. 19 Jan. 1739-40

Captain Lieutenant

Andrew Nioll

. . 13 Nov. 1739

Lieut, and Adjut.

George Ingoldsbey (2). .

.. 14 Mar. 1721-2

C Pascall Nelson

.. 17 Jan. 1729-30

JAeutenants. .

. . I William Helling

8 Mar. 1719-20

"| Walter Butler ..

. . 27 June 1728

l.Thomas Burroughs

.. 31 Jan. 1738-9

Ensign, 13 Jan. 1728-9.

Two OLD

COMPANIES AT JAMAICA (3).

Captain. .

Nicholas Newton

.. 22 Mar. 1739-40

Lieutenant, 26 June 1734.

("Richard Edwards ' ..

.. 11 May 1737

Lieutenants. .

. . ( John Neal

.. 10 Dec. 1735

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Captain

v. Long. . . . . . James Draper. . ..

J Uiy J. lOiJ

. . 19 June 1734

C William Dodd ..

O7 Tiivrt 1 'TQ/l

Lieutenants. .

. . -: Charles Lane. . . . (^ John Baillie

( June i <o4: .. 11 May 1737

Six NEW

COMPANIES AT JAMAICA.

<Captain

Hugh Brodie

6 Jan. 1739-40

Ensign, 23 May 1733.

lieutenant. . Captain. .

. . Robert Hill

2 Jan. 1733-9

Lieutenant, 13 Mar. 1733-4

Lieutenants. .

/ John Campbell

.. 11 May 1737

I William Newton

9 July 1739

Captain

Alexander Cuming

.. 30 Oct. 1734

C Ralph Bucknall

. . 29 June 1734

Lieutenants. .

. . -! Robert Spragg t John Littleton Costeker

.. 11 May 1737 .. 21 Jan. 1737-8

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Captain

. . Samuel Cunningham. .

.. 22 Mar. 1739-40

Lieutenant, 28 June 1734

Lieutenants. .

( George Galbrath . . -! Concannon . . ^Philip Ihickness

2 July 1734 .. 30 Aug. 1736 .. 17 Oct. 1737

Cavtain

William Newton

2 Nov. 1737

Captain, 1 Nov. 1733. ;

Lieutenants. .

C Alexander Cunningham . . -j James Golding

.. 11 May 1737

. . ditto

^^~

^ James Barbutt

9 July 1739

Captain

David Hamilton

.. 22 Mar. 1739-40

4C* f *- t -.i- 1 TQK

Ensign, 1 Mar. 1721-2

Lieutenants. .

( Francis Sadler . . . . -j Archibald Bontein

oept. i /oo 3 Nov. 1735

(, George Brodie

8 Feb. 1737-8

ONE COMPANY AT BERMUDAS (4).

Captain .. .. A lured Popple .. ..17 Oct. 1737

Lieutenant. . .. John Land .. .. 11 Jan. 1737-8

Ensign .. .. William Mitchell .. ..23 July 1730

(1) Strength in 1749, 396 privates : 49 other ranks. Disbanded in 1763.

(2) Still serving in 1755, having the same rank, as shown in the Army List of that year.

(3) When Colonel Handyside's Regiment of Foot returned to England from the West Indies in May 1714, soldiers willing to remain there were allowed to do. so. From them 2 Independent Companies were formed.

By 1740, 6 more Independent Companies had been added in Jamaica, and in December 1743 these 8 Companies were formed into a Regiment the 49th Foot. In 1749 its strength was 700 privates (10 Companies) and 115 other ranks.

In 1920 this Regiment is designated The Princess Charlotte of Wales's, Royal Berkshire Regiment (First Battalion).

(4) Strength in 1749, 58 all ranks. Disbanded in 1763.