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Name |
William Duff |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Bef 1804 |
Person ID |
I155097 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
27 Jun 2022 |
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Notes |
- William Duff was educated at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich in southeast London
On 15 April 1773, William Duff embarked with his regiment for Canada, the journey taking 11 weeks. He was still in Canada in 1775, when the American War of Independence broke out. He wrote to his brother, Sir James Duff of Kinstair, on 21 May 1775 from Quebec. The 7th Royal Fusiliers were stationed with the 26th Foot in Lower Canada; the two regiments were loosely scattered among frontier posts, and both were at very low strength, together mustering only seven hundred men. William Duff was taken prisoner by the Americans, probably at Fort Chambly in October 1775. Though it was hoped he might be returned in an exchange of prisoners, he was not released until early 1777.
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