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Historical Record of the Thirty-fourth, or the Cumberland Regiment of Foot / containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702 and of its subsequent services to 1844

Chapter 12: SUCCESSION OF MAJORS
By Richard Cannon
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An official regimental history recounts one infantry regiment's formation in 1702 and its service through 1844, compiling deployments, stations, battles, sieges, and other operations. It provides rosters of officers, lists of killed and wounded, citations of honours and medals, descriptions of colours, trophies, badges, and the reasons for distinctions, and includes illustrative plates and footnotes. Prefatory material explains the purpose of preserving regimental annals to encourage esprit de corps and to record acts of individual and collective gallantry, while the narrative draws on official orders, reports, and archival materials to present an authoritative chronology.

SUCCESSION OF MAJORS

OF THE

THIRTY-FOURTH, OR CUMBERLAND, REGIMENT.

Names. Dates of
Appointment.		 Dates of Removal, &c.
       
Thomas Garth Before 1704 Promoted March 24, 1705.
Robert Parsons Before 1708
Richard Coles Before 1708
Michaell Fleming Jan.   11,   1714-15
Charles Douglas July 22, 1715
John Hely May 12, 1731 Promoted December 15, 1738.
Maurice Powell Dec. 15, 1738 Promoted August 12, 1741.
Michael Studholm April 21, 1743 Retired on October 25, 1744.
 
Henry Hart March 3, 1750 { Lieut.-Governor of Sheerness.
{ Resigned his majority in
{ Thirty-fourth Regiment,
{ February 2, 1757.
 
John Dundas Feb. 2, 1757 Retired February 28, 1759.
Hezekiah Fleming Sep. 5, 1756 Promoted April 27, 1758.
 
Thomas Shirley Feb. 28, 1759 { Promoted to Sixty-seventh
{ regiment, on June 2, 1761.
 
Robert Farmar June 2, 1761 Retired on November 23, 1768.
 
William Ogle Nov. 23, 1768 { Exchanged to half-pay with
{ Major Brownrigg, on September
{ 7, 1771.
 
Henry Brownrigg Sep. 7, 1771 Retired on November 28, 1771.
 
John Lind Nov. 28, 1771 { Promoted to Twentieth regiment,
{ on January 6, 1776.
 
Alexander Dundas Jan. 6, 1776 { Promoted to Eighth Foot, on
{ November 1, 1780.
 
Robert Hoyes Nov. 1, 1780 Promoted on May 20, 1785.
John Ross May 20, 1785 Retired on February 17, 1789.
Aubrey, Earl of Burford Feb. 17, 1789 Promoted on November 11, 1789.
William Ancram Nov. 11, 1789 Retired July 25, 1792.
Robert Wood July 25, 1792 Retired November 22, 1797.
Francis Cuninghame Sep. 1, 1795 Promoted on November 23, 1796.
George Dodsworth Nov. 23, 1796 Promoted on July 10, 1806.
George Anderson Nov. 22, 1797 Retired on May 9, 1800.
Robert Gordon May 9, 1800 Retired on July 17, 1806.
William Fenwick May 15, 1805 Promoted on December 15, 1808.
 
John Bromhead May 16, 1806 { Promoted to Seventy-seventh
{ regiment, on August 3, 1809.
 
Richard Diggens July 17, 1806 { Exchanged into Eleventh
{ Light Dragoons, with Major
{ Browne, on August 14, 1806.