Monument record CAM 042 - Five rectangular encampments, Cavenham Heath

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Summary

Five rectangular (ditched?) encampments shown on plan of 1779, see details.

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Grid reference Centred TL 75694 72483 (1283m by 256m)
Map sheet TL77SE
Civil Parish CAVENHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Five rectangular (ditched?) encampments shown on plan of 1779. Labelled 'XX LD', 'XXI LD', 'XV LD', 'ID' and 'III DG'. These regiments were the 20th Light Dragoons (Hussars); the 21st Light Dragoons (Lancers); the 15th, or the King's Royal Light Dragoons; and the 3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards (S2).
For excavation revealing a ditch, possibly part of one of these enclosures - see CAM 040 (S1).

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  • <S1> Map: Green Lieutenant, plan of the Encampment on Cavenham Heath, from 7 July to 27 August 1779.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Farmer J S, The Regimental Records of the British Army, 1660-1901, 1984 ed.

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Jul 28 2022 3:04PM

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