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Pamela Statham-Drew

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Description:The New South Wales Corps (a.k.a. The Rum Corps) was formed in England in 1789 as a permanent regiment to relieve the New South Wales Marine Corps, who had accompanied the First Fleet to Australia. The regiment, led by Major Francis Grose, consisted of three companies.Due to the remoteness and unpopularity of the posting, the New South Wales Corps were composed of officers on half pay, troublemakers, soldiers paroled from military prisons, and those with few prospects who were gambling on making a life for themselves in the new colony. The regiment began arriving as guards on the Second Fleet in 1790. Major Grose arrived in Sydney in 1792 to take command and assume role of Lieutenant-Governor of the colony. A fourth company was raised from those Marines wishing to remain in NSW under Captain George Johnston, who had been Governor Phillip's aide-de-camp.Includes a biographical listing of every soldier who served in the NSW Corps from 1790 to 1800 (called the Register) as compiled from various sources by Sarah Jenkins, and a transcription of a book of accounts detailing the financial transactions of the Corps with its Army Agent in London from 1800 to 1805 (entitled the Ledger), introduced and transcribed by John Booker.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Colonial Regiment. New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps 1789-1810.. To get started finding A Colonial Regiment. New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps 1789-1810., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The New South Wales Corps (a.k.a. The Rum Corps) was formed in England in 1789 as a permanent regiment to relieve the New South Wales Marine Corps, who had accompanied the First Fleet to Australia. The regiment, led by Major Francis Grose, consisted of three companies.Due to the remoteness and unpopularity of the posting, the New South Wales Corps were composed of officers on half pay, troublemakers, soldiers paroled from military prisons, and those with few prospects who were gambling on making a life for themselves in the new colony. The regiment began arriving as guards on the Second Fleet in 1790. Major Grose arrived in Sydney in 1792 to take command and assume role of Lieutenant-Governor of the colony. A fourth company was raised from those Marines wishing to remain in NSW under Captain George Johnston, who had been Governor Phillip's aide-de-camp.Includes a biographical listing of every soldier who served in the NSW Corps from 1790 to 1800 (called the Register) as compiled from various sources by Sarah Jenkins, and a transcription of a book of accounts detailing the financial transactions of the Corps with its Army Agent in London from 1800 to 1805 (entitled the Ledger), introduced and transcribed by John Booker.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Colonial Regiment. New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps 1789-1810.. To get started finding A Colonial Regiment. New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps 1789-1810., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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