General Hugh Warburton (1695 – 26 August 1771) was an officer of the

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and fought in the

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with the

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. He later commanded the

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during the

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Early life

Jane Campbell, Duchess of Argyll by Joseph Wigmore, 1743

He was the son of Thomas Warburton of

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by his wife Anne, second daughter of

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, of

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.George Ormerod, ''The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester'', vol. 2 (1819
p. 111
Thomas Warburton was the son of Sir George Warburton, 1st Baronet, of

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, by his second wife Diana, daughter of

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, of Parham. John Burke and

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, ''The Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England'' (1838
p. 551
Hugh's sister Jane married

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. She was a

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to Queen Anne. Jane died in 1767 and was buried with her husband in

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Career

Warburton joined the Army as a cornet on 25 July 1715. On 24 January 1734 he was made lieutenant-colonel of Lord Mark Kerr's Regiment of Dragoons, and on 3 June 1745 colonel of the

.Frederic Boase, "An English Army List of 1740" in ''

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'', 12th series, vol. 2, no. 36 (2 September 1916
p. 193
Along with Colonel

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commanding the 29th Regiment, Warburton and the 45th Regiment was first posted to

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in 1745, before moving to

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in October 1745 for garrison duty under the command of Warburton. The regiment was ranked as the 56th Regiment of Foot in 1747 but was re-ranked the following year as the 45th Regiment of Foot in 1748. On 1 July 1751 the regiment officially adopted the numerical system rather being named after the commander. After

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, the regiment was stationed in Halifax throughout

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. Lt Col John Horseman, Major Hung Lettrel,

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and

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served under him in the 45th Regiment. Warburton participated in the

Battle at Chignecto The Battle at Chignecto happened during Father Le Loutre's War when Charles Lawrence, in command of the 45th Regiment of Foot ( Hugh Warburton's regiment) and the 47th Regiment (Peregrine Lascelles' regiment), John Gorham in command of the Ran ...

. The regiment also fell victim to a raid on Dartmouth in May 1751 during

when

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and Acadia militia from Chignecto, under the command of Acadian

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, raided

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, destroying the town, killing twenty British villagers and torturing and mutilating a sergeant from the 45th Foot. The regiment then defeated the French and native forces at the

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in June 1755. The regiment also fought in the

. His regiment under Brigadier General

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's battalion in the Siege of Louisbourg in July 1758. On 24 September 1761 he transferred from the 45th to the colonelcy of the

. It then took part in the Invasion of Martinique in January 1762 and the capture of

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in February 1762.Trimble, p. 36 It also took part in the Battle of Havana in June 1762 during the Anglo-Spanish War: the regiment suffered heavy losses and was evacuated to

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. In August 1767 the regiment returned to

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.Trimble, p. 37 Warburton would be with the 27th foot until his death on 26 August 1771. He was promoted to major-general in 1755, lieutenant-general in 1758 and general on 13 April 1770. He was a Freemason in the

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Family

Warburton married Susanna, 37Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. daughter and co-heiress of

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, of

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. Their only child, Anne Susanna, married

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, but they had no children. After her husband's death Lady Penrhyn sold Winnington Hall to Sir John Thomas Stanley, 7th Baronet, of Alderley; she died on 1 January 1816. Warbuton is buried at

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References

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