I represent Frederick Haldimand. I was a Major General and the commander of British forces in the Southern Department. I was a Swiss mercenary before I was commissioned as a Lt. Colonel in His Majesty’s 62nd Regiment. I had served in the Seven Years’ War and I was dear friends with Henry Bouquet. Bouquet’s death led to my posting as his replacement. I came to Pensacola in March 1767, relieving Lt. Col. William Tayler. My first order of business upon arriving was to get started shoring up defensive fortification, which were practically non-existent in the early days of the colony. My plans included earthwork defenses placed around the entrance to Pensacola Bay. I also upgraded the medical and living conditions in Pensacola, building a proper hospital, requiring quarantine of sick incoming troops on Santa Rosa Island, encouraging vegetable gardens be used to provide fresh produce, and prioritizing bringing fresh water to the garrison (sometimes the nearest source of water could be a bit … swampy.) I owned a house in Pensacola – quite a nice one – that I rented to Governor Peter Chester when he took office in 1770. I was called to New York in 1773 to relieve General Thomas Gage, commander of the British forces in North America while he went to England.
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