Royal Nova Scotia Regiment
The Royal Nova Scotia Regiment was a battalion of infantry raised in 1793 to defend British interests in the colony of Nova Scotia during the Wars of the French Revolution. The unit was commanded by Colonel John Wentworth, the lieutenant-governor of the colony, throughout its existence. The Royal Nova Scotia Regiment (RNSR) had an undistinguished history through most of its existence, and saw very limited action, mostly in the role of marines, but did play an important role in the defense of Nova Scotia during these wars.
Col. John Wentworth
Brenton Halliburton - only know portrait of someone in the regiment
Monument to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Bayard, RNSR, Middleton Park, Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lt. Benjamin James, Royal Nova Scotia Regiment, Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia), died while trying to rescue those who died in HMS Tribune in 1797; commemorated by Prince Edward
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church in Halifax.
Wentworth by Robert Field, (Government House (Nova Scotia))
Wentworth by John Singleton Copley
The Wentworth House was built by Mark Hunking Wentworth, and occupied by his son, Gov. John Wentworth, until he left New Hampshire after a cannon was pointed at the front door by revolutionaries
Frances Wentworth, by John Singleton Copley, 1765. At the time of this painting, she was Mrs. Theodore Atkinson.