76th Regiment of Foot (1745)
| 76th 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 | Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt |
The 76th Regiment of Foot, or Harcourt's Regiment, 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 in Oxfordshire by Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt.[1] [2] It received the rank of 76th[1] [3] and Harcourt was commissioned as its colonel.[4] [5]
Formed at Thame, the 76th Foot was declared "half-complete" on 13 November and soon considered ready to march.[1] The ten companies were dispersed : one at Henley-on-Thames, one at Wellington, one at Bicester, two at Thame, one at Banbury, one company and headquarters at Woodstock, one company at Burford and two at Witney.[6]
From December, the Regiment was used to relieve Regular units in city or coastal duties.[1] On 6 December, the Regiment was ordered to move to Berkshire : one company replaced the Foot Guards serving at Windsor Castle, five went to the town of Windsor, two to Colnbrook, one to Chertsey, one to Egham and one to Staines-upon-Thames. The Regiment dispatched men for short durations to various places in Southern England.[6]
As of 11 January, the Regiment mustered 675 NCOs and privates for an authorized strength of 780.[7] At the end of the month, it was relocated to Salisbury. On 6 June, the Regiment received orders to march to Thame. It was disbanded there on 17 June.[6]
Uniform
[edit ]While most of the regiments raised by noblemen in 1745 had blue coats and red facings, a surviving grenadier cap indicates that Harcourt's Regiment had red coats with bright yellow facings.[3] [8]
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 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.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Harcourt, Simon (1714-1777)" . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Harcourt, Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Lawson, Cecil C.P. (1963) [1941]. A History of the Uniforms of the British Army. Vol. 2 (2 ed.). Norman Military Publications. pp. 25–27.