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Captain Gustavus Nicolls, 1st Battalion, 1st (or Royal) Regiment of Foot, 1780 (c)

Oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1780 (c).

During the American War of Independence (1775-1783) the 1st Battalion was sent to the West Indies in 1781 and took part in the capture of Sint Eustatius that year. The battalion was itself captured at St. Kitts in January 1782 but was exchanged later in the year.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1962-10-179-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1962-10-179-1