The British Grenadiers

Feb 11, 2015

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10mm Wargaming

in 10mm AWI Project, 10mm FIW Project

The British Grenadiers were involved in both the American War of Independence and the French & Indian War.

American War of Independence

At the Battle of Bunker Hill James Abercrombie led the grenadier battalion in their charge of the redoubt on the Americans left wing. During the assault Abercrombie sustained a gunshot wound from an African soldier named Salem Poor. He was treated at a hospital facility in Boston, where he succumbed to his wound a week later.

British Grenadiers

French & Indian War

The Louisbourg Grenadiers, a temporary unit of grenadiers formed by General James Wolfe in 1759. To serve with British Army forces in the Quebec during French and Indian War.

Grenadiers from the 22nd Regiment of Foot, 40th Regiment of Foot, and 45th Regiment of Foot. Brought together by Wolfe at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia in preparation for action along the St. Lawrence River. The unit was involved in numerous battles during prelude to the The Battle of Quebec. Including the ill-fated Battle of Beauport on 31 July 1759. After Quebec City’s capture, the Grenadiers went on to be involved in the fall of Montreal the next year.