Other ranks of the 62nd Regiment of Foot during
the period of the Northern Campaign of 1777
Rank and file soldier, 62nd Regiment of Foot, 1777
ca.1852 copy of a ca.1777 watercolor by Hessen-Hanau Captain Friedrich von Germann.
Niedersächsisches Staatsarchiv, Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig
The other ranks of the British army were the noncommissioned officers, drummers, fifers, and private men of the regiment. Below are select biographies of many of the other ranks of the 62nd Regiment of Foot who served in Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne's army during the Northern Campaign of 1777. If your ancestor served in the other ranks of the regiment during this period, please feel free to contact us; we would love to hear from you! We have an excellent database and would be happy to share our information.
More biographies will be added over time
Serjeant-Major James Green (General's company)
Drummer John Fraser (Marlay's company)
Drummer Joseph Yadon (Marlay's company)