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Pages from the diary of Captain Philip Townsend

A Soldier's Life

In Their Own Words: Captain Philip Townsend

Philip Townsend was an Irish gentleman. In 1756, he travelled to North America, where he fought against the French in the Seven Years War. His diary provides an insight into frontier warfare and the assault on Louisbourg.

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The Border Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1959, when it merged with The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to form The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment.

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34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was first raised in 1702. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to form The Border Regiment.

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Other ranks’ glengarry badge, 55th (Westmorland) Regiment, c1874

55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to form The Border Regiment.

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Cap badge, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, c1916

The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. After transferring from the Light Infantry Brigade to the Green Jackets Brigade in 1958, it merged with two other regiments to form The Royal Green Jackets in 1966.

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The Dorsetshire Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1958, when it merged with The Devonshire Regiment to form The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.

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52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)

This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged to form The Oxfordshire Light Infantry.

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43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1741. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged to form The Oxfordshire Light Infantry.

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Glengarry badge, 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment, c1874

54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Dorsetshire Regiment.

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39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1689. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot to form The Dorsetshire Regiment.

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The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment)

This infantry unit was formed in 1688. It served in many British Army campaigns during its long history, before becoming part of The Yorkshire Regiment in 2006.

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Armies of the East India Company

Originally formed to trade in Asia, the East India Company came to rule large areas of the Indian subcontinent, exercising military power through its formidable armed forces.

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Cap badge, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment), 1914

The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding)

This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 2006, when it merged with The Green Howards and The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire to form The Yorkshire Regiment.

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