A section of the 44th Regiment of Foot as they would have appeared in the Seven Years War (1754-1763). Commanded by General Edward Braddock in 1755, the 44th and 48th Regiments, alongside provincial troops and indian allies, traveled a slow slogged march through the Virginia and Pennsylvania frontiers, creating a road along the way as they approached ever-closer to Fort Duquesne outside modern Pittsburgh. After more than a month in the frontier, these troops were ambushed by French companies de la Marine, alongside Huron, Abenaki, Odawa and Lenape warriors. The resulting fight was a disaster with heavy British casualties, including 44th Colonel James Halkett and General Braddock.
The 44th would continue to fight in campaigns across the frontier, including battles at Fort Carillon, Niagara, and Montreal before returning home to Britain in 1765.