The 104th Regiment Of Foot 1803-1817 (The New Brunswick Regiment)

Hardcover with dust jacket, 246 pages, 5.5x8.5 in, [14x22 cm], B&W illustrations.

An Ex-library copy.

Decorated with the full palate of library accoutrements - envelopes (removed, leaving remnants), tape (now yellowed), rubber-stamp markings, handwritten call numbers, labels, etc.

A comprehensive history of a regiment that played a significant role in early 19th-century New Brunswick. Drawing on extensive research, including muster rolls and paylists, the book documents the regiment’s origins, recruitment efforts in both British North America and Great Britain. It also explores the regiment’s uniforms, equipment, and daily life.

Central to the narrative is Brigadier-General Martin Hunter, who raised the regiment and later commanded British forces in the province. The book follows the regiment through the War of 1812, including its harsh winter march on snowshoes to Upper Canada in 1813 and its service there, culminating in the attack on Fort Erie, where the flank companies suffered heavy losses due to a catastrophic explosion.

Beyond military action, the book also sheds light on the social conditions and travel of the period, enriching our understanding of life in early New Brunswick. Additional chapters provide brief histories of two related units: the New Brunswick Provincials (or King's New Brunswick Regiment, 1793–1802) and the New Brunswick Regiment of Fencible Infantry (1812–1816), also known as Coffin’s Fencibles.

A feature of the book is the complete listing of all personnel who served in the regiment from 1803 to 1817, covering both its years as the New Brunswick Regiment of Fencible Infantry and its later designation as the 104th Regiment of Foot in the British Army.

Notes based in information from the dust jacket.