George Garth (1733–1819) was a British General, a commander in the
American Revolutionary War
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, and Colonel of the
17th Regiment of Foot
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Life
He was son of
John Garth MP and Rebecca, the daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir
Richard Raynsford
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Career
Rainsford was the second son of Robert Raynsford of Staver ...
, Lord
Chief Justice of the King's Bench
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He joined the Army and served for 37 years in the
1st Regiment of Foot Guards
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Garth served as second-in-command to ]William Tryon
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, during the attack on New Haven, Connecticut
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, in the summer of 1779 when on 5 July his forces landed at West Haven
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, while those of Tryon landed at East Haven.
Dispatched to replace General Augustine Prevost
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, Garth was taken prisoner on .
In 1789 he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel of his regiment and in 1792 transferred as Colonel to the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, which post he held to his death.[ ] He was promoted to the rank of General in 1810 and later became Lieutenant Governor of Placentia, Newfoundland
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History
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He died in 1819 in Beverley
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, Yorkshire at the age of 86, and is buried in St. Mary's Church, Beverley.
Family
*Brother; General Thomas Garth (1744–1829) chief equerry
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to King George III
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*Brother; Charles Garth
Charles Garth, (c.1734 – 9 March 1784) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and Colonial Agent in pre-revolutionary America.
Early life
He was born in about 1734, the son of John Garth MP of Devizes, Wiltshire, and Rebecca, daughter of Joh ...
MP (abt 1734–1784) Member of Parliament, Crown Agent for South Carolina
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in pre-Revolutionary War America
References
*The Naval History of Great Britain from the Earliest Period William Goldsmith 1825 (page 630)
*The Gentlemans Magazine 1830 (Page 85)
*Notes and Queries 1862 (Page 372)
*The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution, 1851, Benson John Lossing, Page 422
1733 births
1819 deaths
British Army generals
British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War
Grenadier Guards officers
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