Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment / Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849

by Richard Cannon

Francis D'Oyly.

Appointed 25th February, 1803.

The regimental services of Lieutenant-General Francis D'Oyly are associated with the First regiment of foot guards, in which he obtained a company, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, on the 27th of April, 1780. On the 18th of November, 1790, he received the rank of colonel in the army; and on the 3rd of October, 1794, was advanced to that of major-general. On the 11th of October, 1797, he became lieutenant-colonel in the First foot guards; and on the 25th of November, 1799, was appointed, by His Majesty King George III., colonel-commandant of the Fifteenth regiment of foot. Major-General D'Oyly was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general on the 1st of January, 1801; and on the 25th of February, 1803, was appointed by the King to the colonelcy of the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment. The decease of Lieutenant-General D'Oyly took place suddenly on the 4th of March, 1803, at his residence in Half-moon Street, Piccadilly.

Peter Craig.

Appointed 9th March, 1803.

General Peter Craig commenced his military career as ensign in the Thirtieth foot, on the 28th of May, 1762; and on the 1st of June, of the following year, obtained his lieutenancy. He was promoted to a company in the Fifty-seventh regiment, on the 25th of March, 1768; and was advanced to the rank of major in that corps, on the 14th of December, 1774. On the 9th of January, 1779, he became lieutenant-colonel of the Fifty-sixth regiment, then stationed at Gibraltar, which had the honour of forming part of the garrison in the successful and gallant defence of Gibraltar against the combined power of France and Spain, from 1779 to 1783. On the 20th of November, 1782, he obtained the brevet rank of colonel; and on the 12th of October, 1793, Colonel Craig was promoted to the rank of major-general; on the 1st of January, 1798, he was advanced to that of lieutenant-general. His Majesty King George III. appointed Lieut.-General Craig colonel-commandant of the Sixty-second regiment, on the 25th of November, 1799; and on the 9th of March, 1803, he was nominated colonel of the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment. On the 25th of September, 1803, he obtained the rank of general. His decease occurred in the year 1810.

Sir William Keppel, G.C.B.

Appointed 7th February, 1811.

This officer served fifty-six years in the army, having entered the service in the year 1778. He served in North America and the West Indies, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general in the year 1803; and colonel-commandant of the Sixtieth regiment, on the 24th of April, 1806; he was appointed by the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty King George III., to the colonelcy of the SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment, on the 7th of February, 1811, on the decease of General Peter Craig. His Majesty King George IV. removed General the Right Honorable Sir William Keppel to the colonelcy of the Second, or Queen's Royal regiment, in the year 1828, on the decease of Major-General Sir Henry Torrens. In 1813 Sir William Keppel was raised to the rank of general in the army; and was for many years Groom of the Bedchamber and Equerry to His Majesty King George IV., who bestowed on him the appointment of Governor of Guernsey, when it became vacant by the death of the Earl of Pembroke, in 1827. The Right Honorable General Sir William Keppel, G.C.B., died at Paris, on the 11th of December, 1834.

Sir John Macdonald, G.C.B.