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Date:1785-1814.Reference:R4156-0-4-E, MG24-F78Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:104200Date(s):1785-1814.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:0.3 cm of textual records (9 p.) photocopies.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of a commission, signed by Louis XVI, appointing Rottenburg second lieutenant of the Count de La Marck's Régiment d'infanterie allemande, 1 September 1785; addresses to Rottenburg on behalf of the inhabitants of Halifax and Montreal, dated 6 November 1805 and 12 June 1813, respectively, upon his departure from these cities; and a sketch of the attack on Plattsburg showing Rottenburg's field position, 11 September 1814.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Rottenburg, Francis, 1757-1832 : Francis, Baron de Rottenburg was born in Danzig and served in the French and Polish armies, before joining the British army in 1794. He was promoted major, Hompesch's Hussars in 1795, lieutenant-colonel of the 60th Foot in 1797, and colonel in 1805. He served in Ireland, was present at the capture of Surinam and commanded the Light Infantry at the attack on Walcheren Island, 1809, and the siege of Flushing. In 1808, he was promoted brigadier-general and in 1810 took command of the garrison at Quebec with the rank of major-general. He commanded the Montreal District, 1812, Upper Canada, 1813, and the Left Division of the Army, 1813-1814 and administrator in Upper Canada, 19 June to 13 December 1813. Returning to England in 1815 he was knighted in 1818 and promoted to lieutenant-general in 1819. He died at Portsmouth, England in 1832.Additional information:Location of originals note:Copied from originals with P.J.E.J. Hawkes, London, England.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG24-F78 -
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