Hello,
I'm hoping that somebody with a good knowledge of British military history will be able to assist me with what my my 4x Great Grandfather, Colour Sergeant James Lumsden would have gotten up to in his military career.
He joined the 46th Regiment of foot in approx 1838 and stayed with them until after the Crimean war until 1857 (though he was stationed at the depot to train new solders other than going to actually fight). He then retired from the 46th on a Chelsea pension and later became the Colour Sergeant of the Ayrshire Militia until his death in 1883.
What I do know is that in his 19 years of service, he served in Barbados in 1842, St Vincent in 1843, Barbados in 1844, and Canada from 1845-1848.
However, will he have seen active service whilst in these places? Were there any wars or conflicts occurring at the time that required British regiments to fight in? Or was it more just to establish colonial rule? I've tried google searching possible conflicts that they may have been involved in but I've had no such luck. In short, what was the role of the British army in Canada and the Caribbean in the 1840s?
Thanks
