Richard England (died 1812)

Richard England
Portrait of Richard England by John Downman
Born	c.1750
Died	7 November 1812 London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	24th Regiment of Foot Western District
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Lieutenant-General Richard England (c.1750 – 7 November 1812) of Lifford, County Clare was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth.

Military career

England was commissioned as an ensign in the 47th Regiment of Foot on 20 November 1765.^[1]

He fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775, the Battle of Quebec in December 1775 and the Battles of Saratoga, where he was taken prisoner, in Autumn 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.^[1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel, he became commanding officer of the 24th Regiment of Foot on 20 February 1783.^[1]

He became Commandant of Detroit in June 1792 and was one of the first colonists of Western Upper Canada.^[2] He went on to be Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth and General Officer Commanding Western District in August 1803.^[3] He was also colonel of the 5th Regiment of Foot.^[1]

References

1. "Richard England". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
2. "Richard England". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
3. The London Gazette: no. 15608. p. 985. 6 August 1803.