Richard G. England

Richard G. England
Portrait of Richard England by John Downman
Bornc. 1750
Died7 November 1812 (aged 62)
London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankLieutenant-General
Commands24th Regiment of Foot
Western District
Battles / warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Lieutenant-General Richard G. England (c. 1750 – 7 November 1812) of Lifford, County Clare was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth.

Military career

England was commissioned as an ensign in the 47th Regiment of Foot on 20 November 1765.[1]

He fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775, the Battle of Quebec in December 1775 and the Battles of Saratoga, where he was taken prisoner, in Autumn 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.[1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel, he became commanding officer of the 24th Regiment of Foot on 20 February 1783.[1]

He became Commandant of Detroit in June 1792 and was one of the first colonists of Western Upper Canada.[2] He went on to be Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth and General Officer Commanding Western District in August 1803.[3] He was also colonel of the 5th Regiment of Foot.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Richard G. England". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. ^ Stephens, H. M. (23 September 2004). "England, Sir Richard (1793–1883), army officer". In Lunt, James (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8809. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "No. 15608". The London Gazette. 6 August 1803. p. 985.
Military offices
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