Tag: 5th Regiment of Foot

Posted on April 19, 2022April 15, 2022

The British Soldiers Who Marched to Concord, April 19, 1775

During the night of April 18-19, 1775, a force of roughly 700 British soldiers left Boston on a mission to find and destroy rebel military stores in Concord, Massachusetts. What happened on that day is the topic of innumerable books and articles, most of which treat the soldiers as an amorphous mass of men. But […]

by Don N. Hagist

Posted on August 28, 2018August 26, 2018

Guilty of Desertion? John Sullivan, 5th Regiment of Foot

In this second trial, see if you agree with the court’s verdict and sentence. In determining guilt, the officers of the general court martial considered whether the man enlisted properly as a soldier in the first place, whether he been paid and provided clothing in accordance with his enlistment contract, and whether he had a […]

by Don N. Hagist