Timeline of the Regiment

Timeline of the 47th Regiment of Foot

1741

January 26

Regiment Raised in Scotland

1741. Regiment Update. The Regiment is raised in Scotland by then Colonel (General) Sir John Mordaunt (1697-1780) as Sir John Mordaunt’s Regiment of Foot in 1741. The newly-raised Mordaunt’s Regiment, which later became the 47th Foot (and then 1st Loyals), assembles for the first time on January 26, 1741 at..Read More

1743

March 13

Colonel Lascelles Assumes Command

1743. Regiment Update. Colonel Peregrine Lascelles takes over the new Regiment one year after it was formed.

1745

September 21

Battle of Prestonpans

1745. Jacobite Rebellion. Battle of Prestonpans. The raw and inexperienced Royal army, including Lascelles Regiment (later 47th Foot and then 1st Loyals), is outflanked and breaks before the screaming charge of maddened Highlanders in the first serious conflict of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. PICTURE SHOWS: 1) The battle of Prestonpans...Read More

1750

February 20

Regiment deployed in French and Indian War

1750. Regiment Update. The Regiment is deployed to Nova Scotia, under the command of Colonel Peregrine Lascelles, in 1750 for service in the French and Indian War.

1751

January 1

Regiment renumbered from 58th to 47th

1751. Regiment Update. In 1751, the Regiment, initially ranked as the 58th of Foot, is renumbered as the 47th Regiment in order to resolve persistent problems over precedence, in that all regiments of the line were now ordered to be known by number.

1755

June 3

Battle of Fort Beausejour

1755 . Seven Years’ War. The Regiment takes part in the Battle of Fort Beauséjour, June 3-16, 1755.

1758

June 8

Siege of Louisbourg

1758. Seven Years’ War. The Regiment takes part in the Siege of Louisbourg, June 8 – July 26, 1758.

June 8

Ashore on Cape Breton Island

1758. Seven Year’s War. Through crashing surf which staves in many of their boats on the rocky foreshore, and against entrenched French infantry and artillery opposition, British troops including the 40th and 47th Regiments (later 1st South Lancashire and 1st Loyals respectively) fight their way ashore on Cape Breton Island,..Read More

July 26

Surrender of Louisbourg

1758. Seven Years’ War. After a two-week siege, the massive and very gallantly defended French fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, surrenders. The 40th and 47th Regiments gain their earliest Battle Honours, although these are not awarded until 1882, by which time they had become the 1st South Lancashires and 1st..Read More

1760

September 8

French Surrender at Montreal

1760. Seven Years’ War. Force including 40th and 47th Foot (later 1st South Lancashires and 1st Loyals) captures Montreal. The French capitulate, Canada passes into British possession, and English, not French, becomes established as the language of the North American continent. PICTURE SHOWS: The French surrender at Montreal