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Brig-Gen. William Douglas' Regiment

 

Brig-Gen. William Douglas commanded 1745 - 1747?

Became the 32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot

1743 - 32nd at Dettingen. 27th June.

  • During the Battle of Dettingen am Main in Bavaria (June 27, 1743), an army of British, Hannoverians, and Hessians, under the command of George II, king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hannover, defeated the French.

1745 - 32nd at Fontenoy.

  • At the Battle of Fontenoy in Flanders (May 11, 1745), the French under Marshal de Saxe defeated the Austrians and their allies and began the conquest of the Austrian Netherlands.

  • 32nd were ordered home for the 'Rebellion in Scotland' and landed at Gravesend.

1746 - 32nd in Scotland, returned to Flanders, Battle of Roucoux.

1748 - 32nd at Chelmsford.

1747 - 32nd in Battle of Val or Laffeld.

 

 

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