PREFACE 



crun's Kugiinent, by the death of Captain Lyon. 

 But I had not the good fortune to be one of a de- 

 tachment which went to Bengal on board Admiral 

 Watson's squadron, where they were lauded under 

 the command of Lieutenant Colonel * Clive, and 

 assisted in the re-taking of Fort William, the 

 taking of Chandernegore from the French, and in 

 obtaining the signal victory over the Nabob of 

 Bengal, at Plassy; which laid the foundation of 

 the British power in that part of the world, and 

 filled the purses of all who were employed on that 

 service. 



In the year 1757 Colonel Adlercron and his regi- 

 ment Avere recalled. At the end of the next year 

 I was one of six officers who landed at Limerick; 

 and soon afterwards I was promoted to a Lieu- 

 tenancy. 



Early in the Year Sixty, on the application of 

 the late ^farquis of Granby, T was ordered to Grer- 

 many; where I had the honor to serve his Lord- 

 ship in the capacity of Aid de Camp, during the 

 remainder of the German War. 



An Aid de Camp to a Commander in Chief, is 

 always supposed to be in the sure line of promo- 

 tion; but it was my ill luck to obtain nothing bet- 

 ter than Iho ])revet rank of Ca]itain. T still re- 

 mained a Tiieutenant in the Tliirty-ninth Regi- 

 ment: but after my return to England, at the 

 express desii-e of the ^Marfjuis, to save me the mor- 

 tification of s('i'\iiig uiidci- two junior officers who 

 had ))een permitted to 2)urchase Companies over 



• Late I>ord Clive. 



