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Lieutenant-General Francis Grose (1758 – 8 May 1814) was a British soldier who commanded the New South Wales Corps.As Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales he governed the colony from 1792 until 1794, in which he established military rule, abolished civil courts, and made generous land-grants to his officers.
Francis Grose (before 11 June 1731 – 12 May 1791) was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) and A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).
A fourth company was raised from those Marines wishing to remain in New South Wales under Captain George Johnston, who had been Governor Arthur Phillip's aide-de-camp. [3] In December 1792, when Phillip returned to England for respite, Grose was left in charge. [4] Grose immediately abandoned Phillip's plans for governing the colony.
Francis Grose, antiquary and author, was appointed lieutenant and adjutant of the 2nd or Western Regiment on its formation on 3 November 1759. He later served in the same role in the merged regiment on 2 March 1763 after the conclusion of peace, being promoted to captain-lieutenant on 21 October 1765 and full captain on 1 January 1766
Edwd. Mercier who attended the funeral of the late Francis Grose Esqr. to the Church of Drumcondra near Dublin, where his Remains were deposited 18th May, 1791. The figure of Captain Grose in the image is placed on his own grave. Thomas Furlong, poet, who translated Carolan's The Irish Minstrelsy, died in 1827 aged 33 years and was buried near ...
In 1789, he was promoted to captain in the New South Wales Corps, serving under Major Francis Grose. [6] After some time spent recruiting, he arrived in Sydney in October 1791. From November 1791 until March 1793 he served in command on Norfolk Island. Whilst there he collected botanical, geological and insect specimens and sent them to Banks.
The first contingent of 183 men, under Major Francis Grose, arrived in New South Wales in June 1790. [10] They were subsequently expanded with further contingents from Britain as well as free settlers, former convicts and marines who had discharged in the colony. [12]
While the British government decides on a replacement, Francis Grose (the commanding officer of the New South Wales Corps) takes control as Acting Governor. 11 December – Francis Grose officially takes up his role as Administrator; 24 December – The American ship Hope arrives in Sydney; Grose is forced to buy alcohol to obtain other cargo.