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STIRLING, Sir Thomas, bart., British soldier, died 9 May, 1808. He became captain in July, 1757. in the 42d, or Royal Highland regiment, which took part in the expeditions of 1758-'9 to Lake George and Lake Champlain. It was afterward sent to assist at the siege of Niagara, and ill 1760 accompanied Sir Jeffrey Amherst from Oswego to Montreal. Captain Stifling was stationed at Fort Chartres, Illinois, in 1765, and in June, 1766, he returned to Philadelphia, after a march of more than 3,000 miles, with his entire detachment of 100 men in perfect health and without accident. He became major in 1770, and lieutenant-colonel in 1771, commanding his regiment throughout the Revolutionary war. He was in the engagement, on Staten island, the battle on Brooklyn heights in 1776, the storming of Fort Washington, the capture of Red Bank, the battle of the Brandywine, and that of Springfield; 7 June, 1780, where he was wounded. He was made colonel in 1779, and held the rank of brigadier-general under Sir Henry Clinton in the expedition against Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780. He became colonel of the 71st Highlanders in February, 1782, major-general in November following, lieutenant-general and a baronet in 1796, and general, 1 January, 1801.
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