British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 28th Regiment of FootBy Steve Brown
Regimental History
Colonels
Stations and Combats – 1st Battalion
Stations and Combats – 2nd Battalion
Careers of Senior Officers (shown as highest rank attained in regiment in the period) Lt Col Robert Kingston Major in 86th Foot 15 July 1768; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 13 October 1780; brevet Colonel 20 October 1782; Major-General 12 October 1793; retired May 1794. Major Samuel Wildey Roberts Major in 28th Foot 13 October 1780 (on transfer from 13th Foot); brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 18 November 1790; died Southampton May 1794. Lt Col William Cornwallis Hall Major in 28th Foot 9 September 1795; Lieutenant-Colonel 31 May 1796; retired July 1800. Major Heneage Twysden Born Kent 1764; Major in 4th Foot 15 May 1795; Major in 28th Foot 31 May 1796; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 18 January 1799; to Lieutenant-Colonel in Sir John Stuart’s Regiment 19 March 1799. Lt Col Hon. Edward Paget, G.C.B. Born London 1775, younger brother of Henry, future Earl of Uxbridge; Major in 54th Foot 14 November 1793; served in Flanders 1794 to 1795; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 30 April 1794 (on transfer from 54th Foot); commanded 28th Foot 1794 to 1803; served as a marine at Cape St Vincent 1797; brevet Colonel 1 January 1798; served in Egypt 1801; subsequently Brigadier-General 1803; Major-General 1 January 1805; served in Mediterranean 1806; commanded brigade in Peninsula September 1808 to January 1809; commanded Reserve at Corunna; lost left arm at Douro 1809; Lieutenant-General 4 June 1811; commanded 1st Division in Peninsula October to November 1812; taken POW November 1812; Commander-in-Chief in India 1822 to 1825; General 27 May 1825; died Isle of Wight May 1849. Born Staffordshire 1761; Major in 4th Foot 19 May 1794; Lieutenant-Colonel in 4th Foot 18 September 1794; Lieutenant-Colonel in 103rd Foot 18 August 1795; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 5 September 1795; to Lieutenant-Colonel in 25th Foot 11 November 1795; died 1847. Major Matthew Scott Major in 19th Foot 9 September 1795; Lieutenant-Colonel in 25th Foot 7 November 1795; exchanged to 28th Foot 11 November 1795; died May 1796. Lt Col John Thomas Major in 28th Foot 2 February 1796; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 16 May 1800; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 24 September 1803; commanded 2/28th Foot 1803 to 1804; retired November 1804. Major George Johnston Major in 28th Foot 20 March 1799 (on transfer from 4th Foot); brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1 January 1800; retired November 1801. Lt Col William Chambers Major in 36th Foot 13 November 1799; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 30 May 1800 (on transfer from 36th Foot); retired August 1802. Major George Groves Major in 28th Foot 8 March 1801; retired December 180 Lt Col William Johnson Major in 24th Light Dragoons 1 November 1799; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 28 July 1802 (on transfer from 24th Light Dragoons); commanded 1/28th Foot 1803 to 1808; to Inspecting Field Officer in Canada 8 December 1808. Major George Gough Major in 28th Foot 9 July 1803; retired December 1804. Major John Frederick Browne, C.B. Served in Flanders 1793 to 1794; served in West Indies 1796; served in Egypt 1801; Major in 28th Foot 9 July 1803; served in Hanover 1805; commanded 1/28th Foot in Peninsula August 1808 to January 1809; served at Walcheren 1809; commanded flank battalion at Barrosa March 1811; again in Peninsula with 1/28th April 1810 to April 1812; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 25 July 1810; Lieutenant-Colonel in 56th Foot 5 March 1812; served in Netherlands 1814; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 9 May 1816; died 1844. Major Peter Carey Major in 28th Foot 9 July 1803 (on transfer from 27th Light Dragoons); brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 29 June 1804; Deputy Inspector-General Army of Reserve 1804; exchanged to Major 86th Foot 26 March 1807. Lt Col Charles Philip Belson, K.C.B. Born 1773; served in West Indies 1793 to 1794; served at Helder 1799; Major in 18 February 1802; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 23 November 1804 (on transfer from 3rd West India Regiment); commanded 2/28th Foot 1804 to 1808; commanded 1/28th in Walcheren 1809; commanded 1/28th in Peninsula February to March 1811; again in Peninsula July to September 1811; brevet Colonel 4 June 1812; again in Peninsula December 1812 to April 1814; commanded 1/28th in Waterloo campaign, commanded 8th Brigade after Waterloo; to Lieutenant-Colonel 56th Foot 9 May 1816; subsequently Major-General 12 August 1819; died London November 1830. Major Charles Bevan Born London 1778; Major in 28th Foot 1 December 1804; served in Peninsula August 1808 to January 1809; to Lieutenant-Colonel in 4th Foot 18 January 1810; committed suicide at Portelagre on 8 July 1811, after being held accountable for the loss of the French garrison at Almeida. Major Robert Nixon Born Ireland; served in Egypt 1801; Major in 28th Foot 15 December 1804; served in Peninsula with 2/28th Foot July 1809 to March 1810; served with Portuguese Army April 1810 to July 1811; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 30 May 1811; again with 1/28th August 1811 to November 1813; wounded at Waterloo; retired 1816. Major Frederick Philipse Robinson Born New York 1763; served in North America 1783; Major in 127th Foot 1 September 1794; Major in 134th Foot 29 July 1796; Inspecting Field Officer 1796 to 1800; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1 January 1800; on half-pay 91st Foot; Major in 28th Foot 26 March 1807; to Major 86th Foot 21 February 1807; subsequently Major-General 4 June 1813; commanded a brigade in 5th Division in Peninsula 1813 to 1814; served in North America 1814; died 1852. Major John Ross Major in 28th Foot 16 April 1807 (on transfer from 18th Foot); served in Peninsula with 2/28th Foot July 1809 to January 1810; again in Peninsula July 1810 to November 1811; again in Peninsula with 1/28th November 1813 to April 1814; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 4 June 1814. Lt Col Hon. Alexander Abercromby, C.B. Born 1784, youngest son of General Ralph Abercromby; served at Helder 1799; served at Ferrol 1800; served in Egypt 1801; Major in 100th Foot 17 July 1806; exchanged to 81st Foot 7 January 1807; Inspecting Field Officer in Canada 28 January 1808; Lieutenant-Colonel in 28th Foot 8 December 1808; served in Peninsula with 2/28th Foot July 1809 to August 1811; again in Peninsula with 1/28th September 1811 to January 1813; Assistant Quarter-Master General on staff February 1813 to April 1814; brevet Colonel 4 June 1814; Captain & Lieutenant-Colonel Coldstream Foot Guards 25 July 1814; served on staff in Waterloo campaign, wounded at Waterloo; died August 1853. Major Charles Paterson Born Scotland; served in Peninsula with 1/28th Foot August 1808 to January 1809; served at Walcheren 1809; Major in 28th Foot 18 January 1810; again in Peninsula with 1/28th September 1810 to March 1811; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 20 June 1811; again in Peninsula July 1811 to October 1812; wounded at Vittoria, died of wounds August 1813. Major Hon. Edward Mullens Born 1777; served in Peninsula with 1/28th Foot August 1808 to January 1809; served at Walcheren 1809; again in Peninsula December 1810 to March 1811, wounded at Barrosa; again in Peninsula July 1811 to December 1812; again in Peninsula May 1813 to April 1814; Major in 28th Foot 9 September 1813; on half-pay 1814; died 1841. Captain Frederick Stovin, K.C.B. Born Yorkshire 1783; served at Ferrol 1800; Captain in 28th Foot 9 July 1803; served at Hanover 1805; served in Peninsula with 1/28th Foot August 1808 to January 1809; served at Walcheren 1809; again in Peninsula April to May 1810; again in Peninsula September 1811; ADC to General Picton October 1811 to July 1812; Assistant Adjutant-General August 1812 to April 1814; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 26 August 1813; wounded at New Orleans January 1815; Lieutenant-Colonel in 92nd Foot 2 September 1819. Sources: War Office. Army Lists 1796 to 1815. London: various years. Daniell, David Scott; Cap of Honour: The 300 Years of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005. Cadell, Lt. Col. Charles. Narrative of the Campaigns of the Twenty-Eighth Regiment, since their Return from Egypt in 1802. London: Whittaker & Co, 1835. Chichester, Henry Manners, and Burges-Short, Henry. The Records and Badges of Every Regiment and Corps in the British Army. London: William Clowes & Sons, 1895. 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