Map of encampment at Cavenham Heath, 1779 (Cavenham, Suffolk, UK) 52°18'17"N 00°34'58"E

A map of the encampment at Cavenham Heath, 7 July-17 August 1779. American War of Independence (1775-83). Oriented with north-east to top (cardinal points).

Cavenham Heath occupies the area between Icklingham in the north and Tuddenham and Cavenham in the south. The following regiments (colour of facings in parentheses) are encamped: 20th Regiment of Light Dragoons (raised 1779; yellow); 21st (Douglas's) Light Dragoons (white); 15th Light Dragoons (blue); 1st Dragoons (blue); 3rd Dragoon Guards (white).

This is one of 31 maps of encampments which are likely to have been drawn up as a set from original field surveys and draft maps between about 1782 (the last encampment ended on 13 November 1782) and sometime in or after 1784 (the date of Bowles's plan of London, RCIN 734032.am). The original field surveys and draft maps from which they will have been compiled would have been made between 1778 and 1782, according to the actual dates of the encampments. The execution date for the fair drawings of the maps of 1783 or later has, however, been assigned to all the encampment maps, consistent with the date of Paterson's commission as Captain in the 36th Foot, with which rank he styles himself on the title page of the volume.

Justly Watson Green, the surveyor of this map, would have been a Lieutenant at the time of survey, which was presumably sometime in July or August 1779.

In: 'Plans of Encampments and Dispositions of the Army in Great Britain from 1778 to 1782. Presented to King George III by George Morrison, Quarter Master General. Drawn by Captain Dan. Paterson, 36.^th Reg.^t Assistant to the Quart. Mast. General.' See main entry under RCIN 734032.

BL Add MS 15533: p.69 PLAN / OF THE / ENCAMPMENT / ON / CAVENHAM HEATH / NEAR / BURY ST EDMUNDS / UNDER THE COMMAND OF / MAJ ∙ GEN ∙ WARDE / from 7 July to 27 Aug.^t / 1779. [Bottom right, outside border:] Surveyed by Lieu:^t Green, Assis:^t to the Q.^r M.^r Gen:^l. Watermark: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters G R below. Notes: oriented with north-east to top (cardinal points with magnetic north). The rank of Justly Watson Green is different.

Condition: flat; no fold lines; small circular brown mark, top right.