AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN THEAMERICAN REVOLUTION Illustrative Appendices to CHAPTER I
HOUSEHOLD INFANTRY, 17751
1st Foot Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,649
2d Foot Guards (Coldstream) . . . 1,058
3d Foot Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,058INFANTRY REGIMENTS OF THE LINE ON THE ENGLISH ESTABLISHMENT, 17752
1st (2d Batt.) (Royal) . . . 477
3d (Buffs) . . . . . . . . . 477
4th (King's Own) . . . 477
5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
7th (Royal Fusileers) . . . 477
8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
11th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
13th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
14th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
16th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
18th (Royal Irish) . . .477
19th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
21st (Royal North British Fusileers) . . . 477
23d (Royal Welsh Fusileers) . . . 477
25th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
26th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
27th (Inniskilling) . . 3353
29th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
30th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
31st . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
32d . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
36th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
38th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
41st . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4824
43d . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477
47th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
48th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
50th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
51st . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
52d . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477
56th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
58th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
59th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
60th (2 batt's) (Royal American) . . . 955
64th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
65th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
66th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
67th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
69th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
70th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
O'Hara's Corps . . . . 2145INFANTRY REGIMENTS OF THE LINE ON THE IRISH ESTABLISHMENT, 1775
1st (1st Batt.) (Royal) . . . 4776
2d (Queen's Royal) . . . 477
6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
20th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
22d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
24th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
27th (3 cos.) (Inniskilling) . . . 1427
28th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
33d . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
34th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
35th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
37th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
40th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
42d (Royal Highland) . . . 474
44th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
45th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
46th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
49th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
53d . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
54th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
55th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
57th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
61st . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
62d . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
63d . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
68th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474CAVALRY REGIMENTS ON THE ENGLISH ESTABLISHMENT, 1775 Household
1 Regt. Horse Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
1 Regt. Horse Grenadier Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
1 Royal Regt. Horse Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319Regiments of the Line
1st Dragoon Guards (The King's) . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Dragoon Guards (The Queen's) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
3d Dragoon Guards (The Prince of Wales's) . . . 231
1st Dragoons (Royal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
2d Dragoons (Royal North British) . . . . . . . . . . .231
3d Dragoons (King's Own) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
4th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
6th Dragoons (Inniskilling) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
7th Dragoons (The Queen's) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
10th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
11th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
15th Dragoons (The King's) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
16th Dragoons (The Queen's) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231CAVALRY REGIMENTS ON THE IRISH ESTABLISHMENT, 1775 1st Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
2d Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
3d Horse (Carabineers) . . . . . . 214
4th Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
5th Dragoons (Royal Irish) . . . . 45
8th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
9th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
12th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
13th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
14th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
17th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
18th Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
STAFF OF ENGINEERS IN CANADA, 1776-17788 Major General and Commanding Officer . . . William Phillips
Lieutenant Col . . . Forbes Macbean
Chief Engineer . . . Harry Gordon
Lieutenant of Engineers . . . 7
Adj . . . Molesworth Cleiland
Q.M. . . . Sam'l Rimington
Fire Master . . . Wm. Houghton
Draughtsman . . . Lieut. Chas. Wintersmith
Comm'y and Paymaster . . . Alex'r Shaw
Ass't Comm'y . . . Kenman Chandler
Surgeon . . . Gervas Wylde
Surgeon's Mates . . . 3
Clerks of Stores . . . 4 (number variable)
Carpenters . . . 5
Conductors . . . 12
Comm'y of Horse . . . 1
Ass't to Comm'y of Horse . . . 1
Nurse to Hospital . . . 2
Smiths, Wheelers, Masons, Collar Makers, MinersSTAFF OF ENGINEERS AT NEW YORK, 17749 Commanding Officer of Artillery . . . Samuel Cleaveland
Engineer Extra. and Capt . . . John Montrésor
Engineer in Ord'y . . . 1
Draughtsman . . . 1
Ass't Chaplain . . . 1
Surgeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Barrack Master of Albany . . . 1Commissary and Paymaster . . . 1
Clerks of Stores . . . 2
Conductors . . . 8
Carpenters . . . 4
Wheeler . . . 1
Collar Maker . . . 1
Smiths . . . 3
Cooper . . . 1
Armourer . . . 1
Nurse . . . 1GENERAL VIEW OF THE FACINGS, &c. OF THE SEVERAL MARCHING REGIMENTS OF FOOT, AS FIXED BY HIS MAJESTY, DECEMBER 19, 176810
Colour of Facings Rank and Title of the Regiments Distinctions in the same Colour If Gold or Silver Hat Lace &c. for the Officers Colour of the Waistcoats, Breeches, and Lining of the Coats Colour of the Lace Blue 1st, or the royal regiment Gold White White, with a blue double worm Blue 2d, or the Queen's royal regiment Silver White White, with a blue stripe Blue 4th, or the King's own regiment Silver White White, with a blue stripe Blue 7th, or royal fuzileers Gold White White, with a blue stripe Blue 8th, or King's regiment Gold White White, with a blue and yellow stripe Blue 18th, or royal Irish Gold White White, with a blue stripe Blue 21st, or royal North-British fuzileers Gold White White, with a blue stripe Blue 23d, or royal Welch fuzileers Gold White White, with red, blue and yellow stripes Blue 41st, or invalids Gold Red Plain button-hole Blue 42, or royal Highlanders Gold White Waistcoats and lining of coats. No breeches. White, with a red stripe Blue 60th, or royal Americans Silver White White, with two blue stripes Yellow 6th regiment Deep Yellow Silver White White, with yellow and red stripes Yellow 9th regiment Silver White White, with two black stripes Yellow 10th regiment Bright Yellow Silver White White, with a blue stripe Yellow 12th regiment Gold White White, with yellow, crimson and black stripes Yellow 13th regiment Philemot Yellow Silver White White, with a yellow stripe Yellow 15th regiment Silver White White, with a yellow and black worm and red stripe Yellow 16th regiment Silver White White, with a crimson stripe Yellow 20th regiment Pale Yellow Silver White White, with a red and black stripe Yellow 25th regiment Deep Yellow Gold White White, with a blue, yellow and red stripe Yellow 26th regiment Pale Yellow Silver White White, with one blue, and two yellow stripes Yellow 28th regiment Bright Yellow Silver White White, with one yellow and two black stripes Yellow 29th regiment Silver White White, with two blue, and one yellow stripe Yellow 30th regiment Silver White White, with a sky-blue stripe Yellow 34th regiment Silver White White, with a blue and yellow worm, and red stripe Yellow 37th regiment Silver White White, with a red and yellow stripe Yellow 38th regiment Silver White White, with two red, and one yellow stripes Yellow 44th regiment Silver White White, with blue, yellow and black stripes Yellow 46th regiment Silver White White, with red and purple worms Yellow 57th regiment Gold White White, with a black tripe Yellow 67th regiment Pale Yellow Silver White White, with a yellow, purple, and green stripe Green 5th regiment Goslin geen Silver White White, with two red stripes Green 11th regiment Full green Gold White White, with two red and two green stripes Green 19th regiment Deep green Gold White White, with two stripes, red and green Green 24th regiment Willow green Silver White White, with one red and one green stripe Green 36th regiment Gold White White, with one red and one green stripe Green 39th regiment Gold White White, with a light green stripe Green 45th regiment Deep green Silver White White, with a green stripe Green 49th regiment Full green Gold White White, with two red and one green stripes Green 51st regiment Deep green Gold White White, with a green worm stripe Green 54th regiment Popinjay green Silver White White, with a green stripe Green 55th regiment Dark green Gold White White, with two green stripes Green 63d regiment Very deep green Silver White White, with a very small green stripe Green 66th regiment Yellowish green Gold White White, with one crimson & green, & one green stripe Green 68th regiment Deep green Silver White White, with yellow and black stripes Green 69th regiment Willow green Gold White White, with one red and two green stripes Buff 3d reg. or the Buffs Silver Buff White, with yellow, black and red stripes Buff 14th regiment Silver Buff White, with a blue and red worm, and a buff stripe Buff 22d regiment Pale Buff Gold Pale Buff White, with one blue and one red stripe Buff 27th or Innisk. reg. Gold Buff White, with one blue and one red stripe Buff 31st regiment Silver Buff White, with a blue and yellow worm, & small red stripe Buff 40th regiment Gold Buff White, with a red and black stripe Buff 48th regiment Gold Buff White, with a black and red stripe Buff 52d regiment Silver Buff White, with a red worm, and one orange stripe Buff 61st regiment Silver Buff White, with a blue stripe Buff 62d regiment Yellowish buff Silver Yellowish buff White, with two blue, and one straw-coloured stripe White 17th regiment Grayish white Silver Grayish white White, with two blue and one yellow stripes White 32d regiment Gold White White, with a black worm and a black stripe White 43d regiment Silver White White, with a red and black stripe White 47th regiment Silver White White, with one red and two black stripes White 65th regiment Silver White White, with a red and black worm, and a black stripe Red 33d regiment Silver White White, with a red stripe in the middle Red 53d regiment Gold White White, with a red stripe Red 56th regiment Purple Silver White White, with a pink-colour stripe Red 59th regiment Purple Silver White White, with Black 50th regiment Silver White White, with a red stripe Black 58th regiment Gold White White, with a red stripe Black 64th regiment Gold White White, with a red and black stripe Black 70th regiment Gold White White, with a narrow black worm stripe Orange 35th regiment Silver White White, with one yellow stripe
DAILY PAY OF EACH RANK IN HIS MAJESTY'S LAND FORCES ON THE BRITISH ESTABLISHMENT11
Royal Reg. of Horse-Guards
F. PayRoyal Reg. of Horse-Guards
Subsist.Dragoons
F. PayDragoons
Subsist.Foot-Guards
F. PayFoot-Guards
Subsist.Foot
F. PayFoot Subsist. Colonel and Captain £2 1s £1 11s £1 15s £1 6s 6d £1 19s £1 10s £1 4s 18s Lieutenant Colonel and Captain £1 9s 6d £1 2s 6d £1 4s 8d 18s 6d £1 8s 6d £1 1s 1d 17s 13s Major and Captain £1 7s £1 1s 6d £1 6d 15s 6d £1 4s 6d 18s 6d 15s 11s 6d Captain Lieutenant or Lieutenant 15s 11s 6d 9s 7s 7s 10d 6s 4s 8d 3s 6d Cornet h. gds. & dr. Ens. f. g. or 2d Lt. f. 14s 11s 8s 6s 5s 10d 4s 6d 3s 8d 3s Chaplain 6s 8d 5s 6s 8d 5s 6s 8d 5s 6s 8d 5s Adjutant (Solicitor in foot-guards the same) 5s 4s 6d 5s 4s 6d 4s 3s 4s 3s Quarter-Master 8s 6d 6s 6d 5s 6d 4s 4s 3s 4s 8d 3s 6d Surgeon 6s 4s 6d 6s 4s 6d 4s 3s 4s 3s Surgeon's Mate 3s 3s 3s 6d 3s Drum-Major 1s 1s Deputy Marshal 1s 9d Serjeant 2s 9d 2s 3d 1s 10d 1s 4 4/7d 1s 6d 1s Corporal (Kettle-drum in horse-gds. the same) 3s 2s 6d 2s 3d 1s 9d 1s 2d 10d 1s 8d Drummer 3s 2s 6d 2s 3d 1s 1s 2d 8 4/7d 1s 8d Trumpeter 2s 8d 2s Private Man 2s 6d 2s 1s 9d 1s 5d 10d 6 6/7d 8d 6d Allowance on the Establishment to Colonel 4s 2s 2s 6d 1s 2d 1s 7 3/4d 6 6/7d 1s 2d 6d Allowance on the Establishment to Colonel for Hautbois 2s 1s 6d Allowance on the Establishment to Captain per troop 2s 1s 6d Allowance on the Establishment to Captain per company 4s 4s 2s 4d 2s 4d 1s 1 1/2d 1s 1 5/7d 1s 1s Allowance on the Establishment to Agent 2s 2s 1s 2d 1s 2d 6 3/4d 6 6/7d 6d 9d OF THE PAY OF THE ARTILLERY, PER DIEM12
£ s d Colonel 2 4 0 Lieutenant Colonel 1 0 0 Major 0 15 0 Captain 0 10 0 Captain Lieutenant 0 6 0 First Lieutenant 0 5 0 Second Lieutenant 0 4 0 Serjeant 0 2 0 Corporal 0 1 10 Bombardier 0 1 8 Gunner 0 1 4 Matross 0 1 0 Drummer 0 1 0
PRICES OF COMMISSIONS, 177613 First and Second Troops of Horse Guards
Commissions Prices Differences in value between the several commissions in succession First Lieutenant-colonel £5,500 £400 Second Lieutenant-colonel £5,100 £800 Cornet and Major £4,300 £200 Guidon and Major £4,100 £1,400 Exempt and Captain £2,700 £1,200 Brigadier and Lieutenant or Adjutant and Lieutenant £1,500 £300 Sub-Brigadier and Cornet £1,200 £1,200 £5,500 Dragoon Guards and Dragoons
Commissions Prices Differences in value between the several commissions in succession Lieutenant-colonel £4,700 £1,100 Major £3,600 £1,100 Captain £2,500 £1,100 Captain-lieutenant £1,400 £250 Lieutenant £1,150 £150 Cornet £1,000 £1,000 £4,700 Foot Guards
Commissions Prices Differences in value between the several commissions in succession Lieutenant-colonel £6,700 £400 1st Major/2nd Major with rank of Col. £6,300 £2,800 3rd Major/Captain £3,500 £900 Captain-lieutenant with rank of Lieutenant-colonel £2,600 £1,100 Lieutenant with rank of Captain £1,500 £600 Ensign £900 £900 £6,700 Marching Regiments of Foot
Commissions Prices Differences in value between the several commissions in succession Lieutenant-colonel £3,500 £900 Major £2,600 £1,100 Captain £1,500 £700 Captain-lieutenant £800 £250 Lieutenant £550 £150 Cornet £400 £400 £3,500 1For lists of regiments and their numbers, see Court and City Register, 1775, and Army List, 1775.
2Regiments italicized saw service in America during the Revolution. For data, see Chichester, passim; W.O. 1:890, Estimate of Clothing Tonnage, 25 June, 1776; ibid., 4:273, Barrington to Gage, 1 Aug. 1775; London Gazette, 10 Oct. 1776, and passim; Lamb, Memoir, 110-111; Belcher, I, 339.
3Three companies of the 27th were on the Irish Establishment.
4Col. Wren's regiment of invalids for garrison duty.
5In computing the number of regiments on the Establishment, I have for convenience regarded O'Hara's corps as one regiment.
6The 2d battalion was on the English Establishment.
7The other companies were on the English Establishment.
8W.O. 54:689.
9W.O. 54:689.
10T. Simes, Military Guide, I, 302-304. These regulations were in force in 1775.
11Court and City Register, 1776, p. 270.
12Duncan, History of the R. A., I, 436.
13Simes, Military Guide (1776), I, 347-349.