Talk:John Maitland (British Army officer)

Admiralty Office Recommendation to Award a Pension to Maitland for the Loss of his Hand
Maitland petitioned the Privy Council in 1763 concerning the awarding of a pension for the loss of his hand and the Admiralty Office recommended he receive a pension of £100 a year on top of his half-pay. We also are given the following information about Maitland:

1) He had been an officer for 16 years and a Captain of Marines for six years 2) He lost his hand to a cannon shot at the Battle of Lagos (not in the East Indies) and also suffered wounds to his face and head 3) He was the only Captain of Marines in the 7 Years War to lose a limb

http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT7/G3/PC1no7no39-57/IMG_0004.htm

Bohun (talk) 01:31, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Service in America
"He returned to the active list in 1770 and became a major in 1775. Meanwhile, he was returned at the 1774 general election as Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs. Little is known of his parliamentary career and from 1777 he was away serving in America."

Maitland was in America from 1775, serving with HM Marines at Boston in 1775 then from 1776 with Howe at Halifax and in the New York campaign where he took command of the composite 2nd Light Infantry battalion, a crack unit which he led with notable success in New York, New Jersey and in the Philadelphia campaigns, notably at Brandywine Creek, Paoli Tavern and Germantown, In autumn 1778 Maitland  was promoted Lieutenant Coloneland given command of the 2nd Bn, 71st Regiment in preparation Prevost's Georgia expedition. JF42 (talk) JF42 (talk) 10:45, 29 August 2023 (UTC)