The 28th Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1694. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 61st Regiment of Foot to form the Gloucestershire Regimen
c. 1742 engraving of a regimental private
c. 1751 portrait of a regimental grenadier (left)
1875 painting of the regiment at the Battle of Quatre Bras
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the First Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War—whose North American theatre is referred to by Americans as the French and I
28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
…of the Austrian Succession and, having been designated the 28th Regiment of Foot in 1751, it took part in the Battle of Louisburg in June 1758 and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec in September 1759 during the Seven Years' War. After the conclusion of the Seven Year's war, it was deployed in Quebec, Canada along with the…
The Death of General Wolfe Benjamin West, 1770
A portrait of Wolfe printed circa 1776
French fire ships sent downriver to block the British advance, as shown in a copy of a painting by Dominic Serres
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham