New French Indian War Sets - 77th (1 Viewer)

[Fraxinus]

The Bushy Run Sets have additional uses beyond Bushy Run.

In 1758, there was the Battle of Grant's Defeat at Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania.

Here the Major Grant of the 77th leading:

(1) 60th Royal Americans: 6 Officers, 108 Other Men

(2) 77th Highlanders (Montgomery's): Major Grant, 16 Officers; 373 Other Men

(3) 1st Virginia Regiment: Major Andrew Lewis; 8 Officers: 167 Other Men

(4) North Carolina Provincial: 13

(5) Maryland Provincials: 4 Officers and 77 Other Men

(6) Lower County (Delaware Provincials): 14

(7) Pennsylvania Provincials, 2nd Battalion: 4 Officers and 108 Other Ranks

Total: 38 Officers, 860 Other Ranks;

British managed to march 30 miles, undetected and arrive at night. British arrive then set fire to some out buildings and and then play their drums and pipes just outside of the gates of Fort Duquesne to announce their presence. French hold the center and the Indian Allies hit the flanks hard. The Battle is a debacle 335 are Killed or Captured; 40 Wounded. Grant is captured. Many parallels to the Battle of theMonongahela.

Fort, palisade walls, Indian encampment, buildings, canoes, etc. Best write up is The British Defeat of the French in Pennnsylvania, 1758: Douglas Cubbison = really good volume.

Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley (Osprey Press); equally good, especially as it regards the French accounts (unedited).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Duquesne

 

[Desertkiwi]

The Bushy Run Sets have additional uses beyond Bushy Run.

In 1758, there was the Battle of Grant's Defeat at Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania.

Here the Major Grant of the 77th leading:

(1) 60th Royal Americans: 6 Officers, 108 Other Men

(2) 77th Highlanders (Montgomery's): Major Grant, 16 Officers; 373 Other Men

(3) 1st Virginia Regiment: Major Andrew Lewis; 8 Officers: 167 Other Men

(4) North Carolina Provincial: 13

(5) Maryland Provincials: 4 Officers and 77 Other Men

(6) Lower County (Delaware Provincials): 14

(7) Pennsylvania Provincials, 2nd Battalion: 4 Officers and 108 Other Ranks

Total: 38 Officers, 860 Other Ranks;

British managed to march 30 miles, undetected and arrive at night. British arrive then set fire to some out buildings and and then play their drums and pipes just outside of the gates of Fort Duquesne to announce their presence. French hold the center and the Indian Allies hit the flanks hard. The Battle is a debacle 335 are Killed or Captured; 40 Wounded. Grant is captured. Many parallels to the Battle of theMonongahela.

Fort, palisade walls, Indian encampment, buildings, canoes, etc. Best write up is The British Defeat of the French in Pennnsylvania, 1758: Douglas Cubbison = really good volume.

Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley (Osprey Press); equally good, especially as it regards the French accounts (unedited).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Duquesne

Another excellent post and one of the many reasons I enjoy TF and this wonderful hobby so much. Thanks for sharing Fraxinus and to all the other members who take their time to post on the FIW & AWI periods.

Cheers!

 

[Fraxinus]

Grant's Defeat: September 14, 1758. As with Monongahela, the casualities among the French & Indian allies were very light - 15-20 killed or wounded. Of the British losses about 235 were killed and another 100 captured including Major Grant and Major Lewis. Grant disobeyed his orders and tried to sieze Fort Duquesne, it was suppose to be a strong reconnaissance and intelligence raid.

 

[Fraxinus]

More on the 77th: From Link Below, but they forget about the Anglo-Cherokee War

The 1st Highland Battalion was raised in Sterling in January
of 1757, under the Honorable Archibald Montgomery, and was
numbered the 62nd Regiment of Foot. The regiment marched to
Greenock, where it embarked, in company with Fraser's Highlanders,
and landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia in June of 1757.

In 1758, the regiment was renumbered the 77th Regiment of Foot.
That same year, the 77th took part in the second expedition against
Fort DuQuesne on the Ohio. The regiment was most often employed in
small detached expeditions, and was engaged in numerous skirmishes
with the Indians, and with the irregular troops of the French,
from Canada to Fort Loudon on the Virginia frontier.

After the surrender of the French at Montreal in September of 1760,
Montgomery's Highlanders were sent to the West Indies, seeing
action in the expedition against Dominica in 1761 and the capture
of Martinique and the Spanish citadel of Havana in 1762.
After Havana, the regiment returned to New York.

In 1763, as a result of the Treaty Of Paris, all French lands in
North America were turned over to the British. Native Americans
in the Ohio Country feared that British settlers would take over their
native land. To prevent the spread of the white man, Chief Pontiac
encouraged natives into open rebellion, which consisted of besieging
British garrisons all along the frontier. In company with the Black
Watch, Royal Americans, and a detachment of Rangers, the
77th Foot was ordered to the 'relief' of Fort Pitt. Along the
way they met the warriors of the Ohio Valley at Bushy Run Creek.
This two day battle was a decisive victory for the British, and
marked the beginning of the end of, Pontiac's Rebellion.

At the conclusion of hostilities in 1763, the 77th Regiment of Foot
was disbanded. The surviving officers and men of the regiment
were offered land grants in America. Many accepted the grants;
those who did not were transported back to Scotland.


"The 77th Regiment of Foot (1st Highland Battalion) was raised in 1757
by Archibald Montgomery and saw service in the French and Indian War
(Seven Years War) in North America. By the end of the war in 1763, the
regiment had marched four times across the length of Pennsylvania,
building the roads and many of the forts that grew into the cities and towns
of today. After the defeat of Ottawa Chief Pontiac's forces in western PA,
the 77th was disbanded (in 1764). Soldiers not absorbed into the 42nd
Regiment of Foot, settled in the areas of Acadia and colony of New York."
Courtesy of Susan Gable of the re-created 77th Reg t of Foot.

Link Below: Click under the number to the right blue column, or change to Revolutionary War. etc.
http://www.fifedrum.org/crfd/BD_1R.htm

More on the 42nd:

The 42nd Foot traces its long history back to 1624 when, in the Highlands of Scotland,
independent companies started being raised to keep fellow clansmen in check. After the
first Jacobite uprising in 1715, the independent companies were disbanded by King George I.
In 1724 six independent companies of highlanders were raised under General George Wade.
These independent companies came to be known as 'The Black Watch.'
In 1739 George II ordered the Independent Highland Companies to form a Regiment of Foot
under the Earl of Crawford; this regiment was known as Crawford's Regiment. In 1743, the
'Black Watch' arrived in Flanders, and joining forces under King George II, saw action during
the War of the Austrian Succession. In 1747, the 'Black Watch' was numbered the 43rd Foot.
This ranking was held until being renumbered the 42nd Foot in 1749. The regiment was
designated the 42nd Regiment of Foot, or Highland Regiment, in 1751.

The 42nd arrived in North America in 1756 and was garrisoned in Albany, New York.
On July 8, 1758 during the Battle of Ticonderoga, the 42nd participated in the famed charge
on the French lines and attempted to storm the breastworks on Ticonderoga Heights, losing over
half its number. On July 22, 1758 the 42nd Regiment of Foot was given 'Royal' designation,
becoming the 'Royal Highland Regiment'. King George also authorized the raising of an
additional battalion. This 'second battalion' was sent to the West Indies, seeing action at
Martinique, and the capture of Guadeloupe in 1759. Later that year, the 'second regiment'
joined forces with the 'Old 42nd' at Fort Oswego. Albeit speculation, perhaps this
'regiment' was simply reinforcements, clad in the new 'blue-faced' uniform, and
carrying the new Colours. In 1759 the 42nd 'Royal Highland Regiment' took
part in the siege of Ticonderoga and the capture of Crown Point, and was
present for the French surrender of Montreal in 1760.

After Montreal, the 42nd returned to the West Indies, taking part in the capture
of Martinique and the Spanish citadel of Havana. The regiment returned
to New York in October of 1762, departing for Ireland in 1767.

 

[Cluck Amok]

Thanks for another informative post, Fraxinus. Great to have the new Highlanders to collect. Still hoping for some Sergeants for the "Old 42nd" at Ticonderoga, though!

Bests,
Chris