Lieutenant-Colonel William Troughton in civilian dress, 1794 (c)

Oil on canvas possibly by Arthur William Devis (1762-1822), 1794 (c).

William Troughton was responsible for raising Troughton's Regiment of Foot in Coventry on 1 September 1793. Two years later this unit was numbered as the 129th Regiment of Foot. After serving at Portsmouth and Gibraltar the regiment was disbanded in 1796.