An historical account of the settlements of Scotch highlanders in America prior to the Peace of 1783 : together with notices of highland regiments and biographical sketches . -dren recruits in a few weeks, inwhich as many more were shortlyadded. His commission as colonelwas dated January 5, 1757. Underhis command Frasers Highlanderswent to America, where he was atthe seige of Louisburg in 1758, and in the expedition under Gen-eral Wolfe against Quebec, where he was wounded at Mont-morenci. He was again wounded at Sillery, April 28, 1760. In1762 he was a brigadier-general in the British force s
An historical account of the settlements of Scotch highlanders in America prior to the Peace of 1783 : together with notices of highland regiments and biographical sketches . -dren recruits in a few weeks, inwhich as many more were shortlyadded. His commission as colonelwas dated January 5, 1757. Underhis command Frasers Highlanderswent to America, where he was atthe seige of Louisburg in 1758, and in the expedition under Gen-eral Wolfe against Quebec, where he was wounded at Mont-morenci. He was again wounded at Sillery, April 28, 1760. In1762 he was a brigadier-general in the British force sent to Por-tugal; in the Portuguese army he held the temporary rank ofmajor-general, and in 1768 a lieutenant-general. In 1771 he wasa major-general in the British army. By an act of parliament,on the payment of £20,983, all his forfeited lands, lordships, &c,were restored to him, on account of the military services he hadrendered the country. On the outbreak of the American Revolu-tion General Fraser raised another regiment of two battalions,known as Frasers Highlanders or 71st, but did not accompanythe regiment. When, in Canada, in 1761, he was returned to par-. General Simon Fraser of Lovat. 388 HIGHLANDERS IN AMERICA. liament, and thrice re-elected, representing the constituency of thecounty of Inverness until his death, which occurred in DowningStreet, London, February 8, 1782. GENERAL SIMON FRASER. Lieutenant-General Simon Fraser, son of a tacksman, bornin 1738, was senior of the Simon Frasers serving as subalterns inFrasers Highlanders in the campaign in Canada in was wounded at the battle of Sillery, April 28, 1760, and threeyears later was placed on half-pay as a lieutenant. In 1775 neraised a company for the 71st or Frasers Highlanders; becamesenior captain and afterwards major of the regiment, with whichhe served in America in the campaigns of 1778-1781. In 1793he raised a Highland regiment which was numbered 133rd footor Frasers Highlanders, which afte
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