Cholmley, Robert, 1726-1755, Batman of.

Dates:
Birth 1726
Death 1755

Biographical notes:

Capt. Robert Cholmley, British officer, was attached to the 48th Regiment of Thomas Dunbar, where he commanded a battalion in the detachment led by Thomas Gage. He was killed on July 9, 1755 during the Battle of the Wilderness (Monongahela). The diary was written by the batman to Capt. Cholmley, who came with him from England.

From the description of The Journal of Captain Cholmley's Batman, 1755, Jan. 8 - Aug. 8. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122395007

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Subjects:

  • Braddock's Campaign, 1755

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  • United States (as recorded)