75th Regiment of Foot (1745)
| 75th Regiment of Foot Viscount Falmouth's Cornish Regiment of Foot | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1745–1746 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Truro |
| Engagements | Jacobite rising of 1745 |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth |
The 75th Regiment of Foot, or Falmouth's Cornish Regiment of Foot, was a regiment in the British Army from 1745 to 1746.
History
[edit]In response to the Jacobite rising of 1745, the regiment was raised at Truro by Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth.[1] The new regiment, also known as "Viscount Falmouth's Cornish Regiment of Foot",[2] received the rank 75th.[1][3]
The 75th Foot was declared "half-complete" on November 2 and soon considered "ready to march".[1] However, it never left Cornwall.[3][4] As of 30 January 1746, it mustered 779 NCOs and privates for an authorized strength of 780.[5]
The regiment was ordered to be disbanded on 10 June 1745[1] and the process was probably completed by the end of the month.[3]
Uniform
[edit]Most of the regiment raised by noblemen in 1745 had blue coats and red facings,[3] but the following uniform has been conjectured for Falmouth's Regiment: red coats with white facings and the front of the grenadier cap "may have bore the family device of a falcon".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Cormack, Andrew (2003). "An Officer of Lord Herbert's Foot 1745-6". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 81 (325): 1–7. ISSN 0037-9700.
- ^ a b c d Reid, Stuart (2012). Cumberland's Culloden Army, 1745-46. Men-at-arms. Illustrated by Gerry Embleton. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 38 & 45. ISBN 978-1-84908-847-3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The British Chronologist: Comprehending Every Material Occurrence, Ecclesiastical, Civil, Or Military, Relative to England and Wales, from the Invasion of the Romans to the Present Time. Vol. 2. G. Kearsley. 1775. p. 406.
- ^ Thomas, Charles (1956). "Cornish Volunteers in the Eighteenth Century (1745-1783)". Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries. 27 (6): 135–44.