Regency era Regency era The Regency in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a period when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent. On the death of George III in 1820, the Prince Regent became George IV. The term Regency (or Regency era) can refer to various stretches of time; some are longer than the decade of the formal Regency which lasted from 1811–1820. The period from 1795 to 1837, which includes the latter part of the reign of George III and the reigns of his sons George
Transport vessels for the British invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony (1795) September. The troops they brought were from the 95th and 98th Regiments of Foot, and the 2nd Battalions of the 78th and 84th Regiments of Foot. A small contingent of eight guns and a howitzer provided the force with its artillery. After they had landed their troops, the East Indiamen continued on their voyages to India and China. Citations References Transport vessels for the British invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony (1795) In 1795 the British government decided to mount an Invasion of the Cape Colony. The Admiralty sent two battle squadrons to the Cape on 3 April 1795, one