Sold – George III and Prime Minister Pitt Appoint an Officer
He served in America in the French and Indian War.
The Royal Volunteers Light Infantry was raised in 1759, in the midst of the French and Indian War, as the first light infantry regiment ever formed in the British Army, and was placed under the command of Colonel John Crawford. Belle Isle in the Detroit River was the site of a French...
The Royal Volunteers Light Infantry was raised in 1759, in the midst of the French and Indian War, as the first light infantry regiment ever formed in the British Army, and was placed under the command of Colonel John Crawford. Belle Isle in the Detroit River was the site of a French fort and fur-trading settlement and was captured by the British in 1760.
Three years later the Royal Volunteers were part of a British force that withstood a long siege there during Pontiac’s Rebellion. After a distinguished, although brief career, the unit was disbanded at the peace of 1763.
Partly Printed Document Signed “George R” as King of Great Britain and “W. Pitt” as Prime Minister, on vellum, “Our Court at St. James’s,” August 17, 1759, appointing “James Stewart, Gent.”as “First Lieutenant in Our Regiment of Light Infantry, or Royal Volunteers, commanded by Our Trusty & Welbeloved Colonel John Crawford….” The revenue strip is affixed at the left margin, just below the remnant of the red seal. The vellum has some soiling and surface defects, with creases at folds.
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