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Early History about the 44th 'East Essex' Regiment of Foot

The regiment was raised by Colonel James Long as James Long's Regiment of Foot in 1741. The regiment saw active service at the Battle of Prestonpans in September 1745 during the Jacobite rising. Ranked as the 55th Regiment of the Line in 1747, the regiment was renamed the 44th Regiment of Foot in 1751. It embarked for North America in January 1755 for service in the French and Indian War and took part in the Battle of the Monongahela where Colonel Sir Peter Halkett was killed while commanding the regiment. The regiment went on to fight at the Battle of Carillon in July 1758 and the Battle of Fort Niagara in July 1759 before returning home in 1765.
The regiment returned to North America landing in Boston in 1775 for service in the American Revolutionary War. It saw action at the Battle of Brooklyn in August 1776, the Battle of Brandywine in September 1777 and the Battle of Germantown in October 1777 as well as the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. In May 1780 the regiment moved to Canada returning home in September 1786. In 1782, most British regiments of foot were given county designations, and the regiment became the 44th (the East Essex) Regiment of Foot.




Regimental Ranking System

Commissioned Officers
Captain   Capt
Lieutenant   Lt
Non-Commissioned Officers
Adjutant  Adj
Serjeant-Major   SjtMaj
Colour-Serjeant   CSjt
Serjeant   Sjt
Corporal   Cpl
Enlisted Men
Lance-Corporal   LCpl
Grenadier   Gren
Regular   Rgl
Private   Pte
Recruit   Rct



Napoleonic Wars

The regiment was sent to the West Indies in 1795 for service in the French Revolutionary Wars and took part in the recapture Martinique and Saint Lucia which, following the peace treaty of 1763, had been returned to France, and the attack on Guadeloupe. After returning to England, it took part in the expedition to Egypt in 1800 and fought at the Battle of Alexandria in March 1801 the Siege of Cairo in May 1801 and the Siege of Alexandria in September 1801. It returned home at the end of the year. The regiment was increased in strength to two battalions in 1803.
The 1st battalion embarked for North America in 1814 for service in the War of 1812 and saw action at the Battle of Bladensburg in August 1814, the Battle of North Point in September 1814 and the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815.
Meanwhile the 2nd battalion landed in Portugal in September 1810 and took part in the Battle of Sabugal in April 1811, the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 and the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812. The battalion went on to fight at the Siege of Badajoz in March 1812. At the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812 Lieutenant William Pearce of the 2nd battalion captured the French Imperial Eagle of the French 62nd Regiment. The battalion also took part in the Siege of Burgos in September 1812 and then returned home in June 1813. The battalion embarked for Holland later in the year and saw action at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.[

44th Defending Their Colours at Waterloo




Uniforms of the 44th Regiment of Foot
Battle of Salamanca

Battle of Salamanca, 22 July 1812 - the attack by Sir James Leith's 5th Division. At about 1640hrs the 5th Division, after enduring a prolonged period under fire from French artillery, began its attack on Maacune's division just above the village of Los Arapiles. When the 5th reached the crest of the heights they found Maucune's division drawn up in squares. In the ensuing contest, the British firepower broke the squares apart.

The eagle of the 62nd was taken by Lieutenant Pearce of the 44th English, who appeared in front of its bearer at the moment when he was taking it off its staff to protect it under his coat. They got involved in a fight, in which they were joined by a 2nd eagle-bearer, a French soldier and three English of the 44th. The French soldier was going to drive his bayonet into the Lieutenant, when Private Finlay shot him in the head, saving the Lieutenant’s life and spraying the eagle with the soldier’s blood. The two French bearers also died straight away, one of them killed by Lieutenant Pearce, who snatched the eagle from the hands of one of the dead, then nailed their trophy to a sergeant’s pike, carrying it triumphantly throughout the remainder of the battle, presenting it to Wellington the following day.

Brevet Lieut Colonel Hardinge gained a medal for this victory and the 44th were permitted to bear the word Salamanca on the regimental colour. The battalion had Captains John Berwick Ensign William Standley and four rank and file killed two sergeants one drummer and twenty rank and file wounded at the battle.


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Re: 44th 'East Essex' Regiment of Foot - "The Fighting Fours"
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2017, 06:52:54 pm »

44th 'East Essex' Regiment of Foot
Regimental Muster Roll





Commissioned Officers

Captain. Edwin Parker | Jack

Non-Commissioned Officers

Adjutant. Connor Valentine | Finn
Corporal. Spencer Wilson | Wilson
Corporal. James Bennett | Bennett


Commissioned Officers: 1
Non-Commissioned Officers: 3
Enlisted Men: 10
Recruits: 8
Total Strength: 22




Enlisted Men & Recruits


Regular. Issac Harvey | OldNosey
Regular. Reginald Bekr | Reginald

Private. Marlon Doyle | Ryan
Private. Alfie Michaels | Waves
Private. Ainsley Mitchell | Swirly
Private. Carter Reynolds | Carter
Private. David Howes | Joshua
Private. Hudwyr
Private. John Lawrence | Hawkeye
Private. David Glen | David

Recruit. James Wilson | Kreativity
Recruit. Jimmy Winchester | Jimmy
Recruit. Tom Pendal | Tjays
Recruit. James Frost | Frosty
Recruit. Mason Flash | Mason
Recruit. Cliff Edge | JoMio
Recruit. Joe Kerr | ☭Wotsit-₴ну☭
Recruit. Henri Dufour | Baum

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Re: 44th 'East Essex' Regiment of Foot - "The Fighting Fours"
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2017, 06:53:27 pm »
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