The tears of the foot guards, upon their departure for America
By: written by an ensign of the provincial army.
Edition: 2d ed., with additions and improvements.
Publisher: G. Kearsley
Published: 1776
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Brigade of Guards.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Poetry.
Genres: Poetry.
Notes: Among the troops sent to America in 1776 was a battalion of 1,000 men composed of drafts from the three regiments of foot guards, the 1st, Coldstream and 3d. Cf. Hamilton, Origin and history of the First or Grenadier guards.