Battle of Bossenden Wood
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The Battle of Bossenden Wood took place on 31 May 1838 near Hernhill in Kent; it has been called the last battle on English soil. The battle was fought between a small group of labourers from the Hern
Scene at Bossenden Wood drawn by an eyewitness, expressly for the Penny Satirist
Courtenay
A list of rioters killed in the Battle of Bosenden and buried in Hernhill churchyard. Courtenay is listed as John Tom.
The 45th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1741. The regiment saw action during Father Le Loutre's War, the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Bossenden Wood
…Nicholas Mears, the constable's brother. When news of the killing reached the magistrates, they sent to Canterbury for soldiers and a detachment of the 45th Foot was despatched from the barracks. It was led by Major Armstrong, with three junior officers and about a hundred soldiers. The regiment had recently…
Badge of the 45th Regiment of Foot
Winckworth Tonge, Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
c. 1742 engraving of a regimental private
c. 1751 painting of a regimental grenadier (right)