Note 2 — HISTORICAL RECORD
Reading edition
Strength of the garrison of Gibraltar, at the commencement of the blockade, 21st June, 1779.
Officers Staff. Serjeants. Drummers. Rank & File.
British.
Royal Artillery 25 0 17 15 428
Royal Engineers 8 0 6 2 106
12th Regiment 26 3 29 22 519
39th ” 25 4 29 22 506
56th ” 23 4 30 22 506
58th ” 25 3 29 22 526
72nd, or, Royal Manchester Volunteers (disbanded 1783) 29 4 47 22 944
Hanoverians.
Hardenberg’s Regiment 16 13 42 14 367
Reden’s ” 15 12 42 14 361
De la Motte’s ” 17 16 42 14 367
Total 209 59 313 169 4,632
Governor, General George A. Eliott, afterwards Lord Heathfield.
Lieut.-Governor, Lieut.-General R. Boyd.
Commanding the Hanoverian Brigade, Major-General De la Motte.