Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1720 | Born, Ballindalloch Castle, Banffshire, Scotland |
1735-1741 | Studied law, College of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland |
1741 | Commissioned ensign, Royal Scots regiment |
1744 | Promoted to captain while serving in Flanders, Belgium |
1745-1748 | Aide-de-camp to James St. Clair |
1757 | Promoted to major in newly-formed First Highland Regiment commanded by Archibald Montgomery Traveled with regiment to South Carolina |
1758 | Defeated and captured by the French army at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh), Pa. |
1760-1761 | Second in command of expedition against Cherokee Indians on South Carolina frontier |
1762 | Promoted to temporary rank of colonel, Fortieth Regiment Appointed lieutenant governor, Havana, Cuba |
1763-1773 | Royal governor, East Florida |
1770 | Became laird of Ballindalloch Castle on death of nephew, William Grant |
1771 | Departed Florida for Scotland |
1774 | Elected member, House of Commons |
1775 | Delivered speech in House of Commons criticizing American colonial troops Promoted to permanent rank of colonel and given command of Fifty-fifth Regiment |
1775 | Promoted to temporary rank of brigadier and later major general in America |
1775-1778 | Participated in the siege of Boston, Mass., and in battles on Long Island, Harlem Heights, White Plains, and Fort Washington, N.Y.; Morristown, Princeton, and Woodbridge, N.J.; and Brandywine, Germantown, and Barren Hill, Pa. |
1778 | Captured St. Lucia as commander of British military expedition |
1779 | Returned to Great Britain |
1780 | Defeated in parliamentary elections |
1782 | Promoted to permanent rank of lieutenant general |
1787 | Reelected to Parliament |
1791 | Given command of Eleventh Regiment |
1796 | Retired from active military service |
1802 | Relinquished seat in House of Commons |
1806, Apr. 13 | Died, Ballindalloch Castle, Banffshire, Scotland |