Post by Gordon Battle Hughes on Jun 6, 2014 23:20:51 GMT -5
William Charles Bathurst (Multi II)
Born November 3rd, 1740 in London, England, United Kingdom.
Migrated to the North American colonies in 1758
Currently residing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Colonel in the New Hampshire State Militia
Born to an upper middle class family in London, England, William Charles Bathurst spent his middle teen years attending the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. Commissioned as a junior officer in 1757, he first saw action in the European front of the Seven Year’s War. Assigned to the Duke of Cumberland, he first saw action at the Battle of Hastenbeck. Participating in the thick of the fighting, Bathurst was stabbed in the left eye.
Convalescing until 1758, Bathurst was assigned to Jeffery Amherst and accompanied him to North America. From 1758 to 1762, Bathurst fought in a number of campaigns: the Siege of Louisbourg, the first Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, the capture of Montreal, the invasion of Dominica and later, the invasion of Cuba. He was later assigned to Fort Pitt.
After the outbreak of Pontiac’s Rebellion, Bathurst was one of the officers who defended Fort Pitt against Native American forces. One of the many British defenders afflicted by smallpox during the event, he participated in the intentional spread of the disease to the Native attackers. After Fort Pitt was relieved and Amherst was relieved of his North American command, Bathurst joined with Thomas Gage in the campaign of retribution that followed.
By 1770, Bathurst had decided to make his fortune in the Colonies and had been relieved of his commission in the British military. Joining the New Hampshire state militia, he participated in a number of efforts to suppress the Indians. In 1775 he joined the New Hampshire 1st (see the Gordon Battle Hughes biography for details of that campaign). From 1785 to the present day he has been involved in the Northwest Indian War in a logistical support fashion.
In 1789 Bathurst joined the campaign to defeat the Seminole natives then making an incursion into Georgia. Leading forces from around New England, Bathurst presided over the first major American victory of the conflict, the Battle of Suwannee Village.
Born November 3rd, 1740 in London, England, United Kingdom.
Migrated to the North American colonies in 1758
Currently residing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Colonel in the New Hampshire State Militia
Born to an upper middle class family in London, England, William Charles Bathurst spent his middle teen years attending the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. Commissioned as a junior officer in 1757, he first saw action in the European front of the Seven Year’s War. Assigned to the Duke of Cumberland, he first saw action at the Battle of Hastenbeck. Participating in the thick of the fighting, Bathurst was stabbed in the left eye.
Convalescing until 1758, Bathurst was assigned to Jeffery Amherst and accompanied him to North America. From 1758 to 1762, Bathurst fought in a number of campaigns: the Siege of Louisbourg, the first Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, the capture of Montreal, the invasion of Dominica and later, the invasion of Cuba. He was later assigned to Fort Pitt.
After the outbreak of Pontiac’s Rebellion, Bathurst was one of the officers who defended Fort Pitt against Native American forces. One of the many British defenders afflicted by smallpox during the event, he participated in the intentional spread of the disease to the Native attackers. After Fort Pitt was relieved and Amherst was relieved of his North American command, Bathurst joined with Thomas Gage in the campaign of retribution that followed.
By 1770, Bathurst had decided to make his fortune in the Colonies and had been relieved of his commission in the British military. Joining the New Hampshire state militia, he participated in a number of efforts to suppress the Indians. In 1775 he joined the New Hampshire 1st (see the Gordon Battle Hughes biography for details of that campaign). From 1785 to the present day he has been involved in the Northwest Indian War in a logistical support fashion.
In 1789 Bathurst joined the campaign to defeat the Seminole natives then making an incursion into Georgia. Leading forces from around New England, Bathurst presided over the first major American victory of the conflict, the Battle of Suwannee Village.
