In that rank, in mid-1778, he sailed to join the Guards detachment that had been drafted for service in North America.
[1] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel and given command of a corps of British American light infantry, having replaced Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington.
[1] He has been described as 'typical of many a Guards officer down the years, seemingly puffed up with self-importance and reluctant to obey or cooperate with ranking officers.
'[4] He married Frances, daughter of John Crewe, of Cheshire, England.
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