James Coates (British Army officer)
James Coates | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1740 |
| Died | 22 July 1822 Heslington, North Yorkshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War Flanders Campaign |
General James Coates (1740 – 22 July 1822) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot.
Military career[]
Coates was commissioned as an ensign in the 19th Regiment of Foot on 25 December 1755.[1] He commanded his regiment at the Battle of Monck's Corner in April 1780 and at the Siege of Ninety-Six in May 1781 during the American Revolutionary War and commanded a brigade during the Flanders Campaign.[1] He went on to be colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot on 20 December 1794.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "General James Coates 1794-1822". Queen’s Royal Surreys. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Cannon, p. 40
Sources[]
- Cannon, Richard (1838). Historical Record of the Second, or Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot. London: Clowes and Sons.
Categories:
- 1740 births
- 1822 deaths
- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War
- British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Green Howards officers
- Queen's Royal Regiment officers