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January 22, 2009
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Another Brief Biography of Sir Thomas Musgrave, a British Officer
Wounded at the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776
Sir Thomas Musgrave became a general in the British army in the 18th
century. He fought in the Battle of Pelham, apparently as a
Lieutenant-Colonel. He was wounded during that battle.
I previously have posted a brief biography of Musgrave to the Historic
Pelham Blog. See:
Monday, October 30, 2006:
Brief Biographical Data About Sir Thomas Musgrave, British Lieutenant
Colonel Wounded at the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776.
Today's posting transcribes another such biography of Musgrave that
appeared in Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography. The text appears
below, followed by a citation to its source.
"MUSGRAVE, Sir Thomas, British soldier,
b. in 1737; d. in London, 31 Dec., 1812. He was captain of the 64th
regiment, brevet major in 1772, and lieutenant-colonel of the 40th
regiment on 28 Aug., 1776, in which year he accompanied Gen. Howe to this
country. He was wounded in the battle of Pelham Manor, 18 Oct., 1776, and
at Germantown, 4 Oct., 1777, saved the day by throwing himself with five
companies into the Chew house, where he successfully held the American
forces at bay until the British columns rallied. He became colonel and
aide-de-camp to the king and brigadier-general in 1782, major-general in
September, 1790, and general in April, 1802."
Source: Wilson, James Grant & Fiske, John, eds., Appletons' Cyclopaedia of
American Biography, Vol. IV Lodge-Pickens, p. 471 (NY, NY: D. Appleton and
Company 1900).
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