42nd RHR Documentation (Circa 1759)

Compiled Information

Extract of Orders for the army (Received from Barton Redmon)

General Camp follower information

Stewart's Orderly Book excerpts

Sketches of The Character, Manners, and Present state of the Highlanders of Scotland (Stewart's) 16mb

Regimental Song Book

Journal of Archelaus Fuller (Ft Ticonderoga Museum bulletin)

Monneypenny's Orderly book (Ft Ticonderoga Museum bulletin)


Drill Manuals and Evolutions

These are all the drills that our Sergeant has gone over, and is in the research process to find the correct one for the 42nd in 1759 to use.

(1740) The Militiaman drill manual

(1747) New Manual Exercise (Blakney's) in 18th Century Font

(1753) Bland's 7th Edition

(1757) The new Highland Military Discipline (Grant) Museum Restoration Service publication

(1757) Exercise of Foot drill manual (Cumberland's)

(1757) Exercise of Foot drill manual (translated by Jon Vogel) (Cumberland's)

(1757) A New Exercise, Boston reprint (Cumberland's)

(1757) A New Exercise, New York reprint (Cumberland's)

(1759) A plan of Discipline for the use of The Norfolk Militia (Museum Restoration Service publication)

(1759) Bland's 8th Edition manual (Part 1) 19.45mb

(1759) Bland's 8th Edition manual (Part 2) 11.25mb

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