The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
DANIEL PATERSON (1738-1825)
Encampment at Salisbury, 1757
ENCAMPMENT at SALISBURY 1757
c.1784-91Pen, ink and pencil on paper | 33.8 x 40.1 cm (image) | RCIN 731068.i
A list of the encamped regiments at Salisbury, 1757. Accompanies the map of the encampment on the facing page (RCIN 731068.j).
The camp took place from 28 June to 25 September. The encamped regiments, under the command of Lieutenant-General Halley, Earl of Ancram, Brigadiers Elliot and Douglass are: 1st Royal Dragoons; 3rd Dragoon Guards; 3rd King's Own Dragoons; 4th Birch's Dragoons; 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; and 11th Ancram's Dragoons.
In: Plans of the Encampments in South Britain from the Year 1756 to the Year 1762. See main entry under RCIN 731068.
Condition: flat, no fold lines
The camp took place from 28 June to 25 September. The encamped regiments, under the command of Lieutenant-General Halley, Earl of Ancram, Brigadiers Elliot and Douglass are: 1st Royal Dragoons; 3rd Dragoon Guards; 3rd King's Own Dragoons; 4th Birch's Dragoons; 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; and 11th Ancram's Dragoons.
In: Plans of the Encampments in South Britain from the Year 1756 to the Year 1762. See main entry under RCIN 731068.
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Daniel Paterson (1738-1825) (draughtsman)
George Morrison (1703/4?–99) (compiler)
Watermark: Heawood 1809
Condition: flat, no fold lines
33.8 x 40.1 cm (image)
37.3 x 53.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
ENCAMPMENT at SALISBURY 1757
Annotations:
(Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 12.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampments 14 drawn Plans of the Encampments in South Britain from 1756 to 1762; by George Morrison, drawn by Daniel Paterson. oblong Fol. [The same entry appears under the heading England.]
Subject(s)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK (51°04'09"N 01°47'44"W)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
Current version
