The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-23 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

MILITARY RECORD
OF MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS TROTTER,
Colonel in the Royal Artillery.
This Officer was appointed Lieutenant Fireworker, on the
10th of January, 1770, and Second Lieutenant, on the Ist of
January, 1771, in the Royal Artillery.
He went to America in 1773, and joined the Army at Bos-
ton in 1774, where he remained till the evacuation of that place
in 1776 : he accompanied Sir W. Howe's Army to Halifax, and
from thence to the neighbourhood of New York, and was pre-
sent at the affairs of Brooklyn, and White Plains.
He accompanied the Army to Philadelphia, in 1777, was
present at the affair of Brandywine, returned with the Army
to New York, in 1778, and went with the late General Leslie
to Virginia and Carolina, in 1779.
He received his appointment of First Lieutenant, the 7th of
July, 1779, and served from that period till 1782, in various
parts of America, but being appointed a Captain-Lieutenant,
in October, 1781, he returned in the summer of 1782, to Eng-
land.

Captain-Lieutenant Trotter went to Canada in 1787 and re-
mained in that country till 1790, when he returned to England
upon succeeding to a Company.
Captain Trotter proceeded with his Company to Flanders,
in 1793, where he served with the Army under his Royal High-
ness the Duke of York, and returned with it to England in the
summer of 1795.

This Officer, during the principal part of the Campaigns in
Flanders, served as Major of Brigade to the Artillery ; was
present at the siege of Valenciennes, and in several actions in
the field, at one of which he had the honour to receive his
Royal Highness the Commander in Chief's thanks, in public
Orders.

He was appointed Major in 1795, and Lieutenant-Colonel
in 1798; he served with the Army in Holland during the short
campaign in 1799, and upon the incorporation of the British
with. the Irish Artillery in 1801, was ordered upon duty to Ire-
land, and commanded the Artillery, in that country, for a con-
siderable time.

This Officer was appointed Colonel in the Artillery the 20th
of July, 1804; Brigadier-General in 1808 ; and on the 25th of
July, 1810, Major-General in the Army.

The Pilot transport, which arrived at Portsmouth, on the 17th
inst. from the Mauritius and Cape, having on board Detach-
ments belonging to the ii6th and. 82d Regiments. of Foot, to-
gether with Detachments belonging to the Royid Artillery
Sappers and Miners, and the Staff Corps, and which sailed on
the 18th instant, for the purpose of conveying, in pursuance of
orders, the above Detachments to Chatham and Woolwich,
but was obliged to put back by stress of weather, sailed again
from Portsmouth, on the 21st inst. for the above destinations.

The Loyal Briton transport is ordered to Cowes, to receive
on board Detachments belonging to the sth, 9th, 21st, and 35th
Regiments of Foot, for conveyance to Barbadoes, to join their
respective Corps.
The Echo transport, having on board Detachments belonging
to the 33d, 50th, 91st, and 92d Regiments of Foot, has received
orders to sail forthwith, for Jamaica.
The Waterloo transport, having on board a Detachment be.
longing to the 2d 'West India Regiment, has also received or-
ders to proceed from Cowes, for Sierra Leone.