- Roger Morris (British Army officer)
Roger Morris (
January 28 ,1717 -September 13 ,1794 ) was a colonel in theBritish Army who fought in theFrench and Indian War .Born in
England , he become a captain in the48th Regiment of Foot . Morris came to American withGeneral Edward Braddock and served as his aide-de-camp. Morris was wounded during Braddock's Defeat nearFort Duquesne in westernPennsylvania . Transferred to the35th Regiment of Foot in 1758, Morris served inFort Frederick inNova Scotia . Morris joined theLouisbourg Grenadiers (a special corps made up of the Grenadiers of the 22nd, 40th and 45th Regiments [ [http://www.militaryheritage.com/40thregt.htm 40th Regiment of Foot , Grenadier Company - French and Indian War ] ] ) during GeneralJames Wolfe 's invasion of French controlled Quebec where he participated in theBattle of the Plains of Abraham onSeptember 13 ,1759 . During the battle the Louisbourg Grenadiers suffered a loss of fifty-five killed and wounded. [ [http://www.militaryheritage.com/40th.htm The 40th Regiment of Foot in North America - The Seven Year War Website - French and Indian War ] ] In May of 1760, Morris was promoted tolieutenant-colonel of the47th Regiment of Foot shortly after theBattle of Sainte-Foy , and participated in GeneralJeffrey Amherst 's assault and capture ofMontreal onSeptember 8 ,1760 ending French rule inNorth America .Morris retired from the army in 1764 and settled in
New York City with his American wife,Mary Philipse (daughter ofFrederick Philipse ) who had married in 1758. The following year, he had a large mansion named "Mount Morris", later called theMorris-Jumel Mansion , built on a hilltop in northernManhattan inHarlem Heights . [ [http://www.morrisjumel.org/ Morris-Jumel Mansion ] ]When the
Revolutionary War began in 1776, Morris, who was aLoyalist , and his wife returned to England. [http://www.washington-heights.us/history/archives/morrisjumel_mansion_45.html/] He died inYork, England at age 77. His wife died in 1825 at the age of 96. [ [http://www.americanrevolution.org/women18.html Women of the American Revolution - Mary Philipse ] ] A monument is erected over their graves inSt Saviour's Church , St Saviourgate in York. Two of their sons became captains in theRoyal Navy .References
External links
* [http://www.morrisjumel.org/ Morris-Jumel Mansion website]
* [http://www.washington-heights.us/history/archives/morrisjumel_mansion_45.html Washington Heights & Inwood Online]
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