Ipswich Journal 23 Sep 1758
This morning the train of artillery marched from the camp at Brompton for Woolwich. The two battalions that are now in camp will soon go into quarters.
Derby Mercury 8 June 1759
It is now believed that there will be no camp this summer at Brompton near Chatham but that the troops are to remain in quarters till the three streets of barracks are completed which are now in great forwardness.
Derby Mercury 28 Sept 1759
Yesterday the three regiments encamped at Brompton viz General Bocklands Lord Robert Manners and Lord Loudons were reviewed by Lord Ligonier accompanied by Generals Campell, Conway and Lord Effingham and many other officers After the review a mock fight was acted when the works were assaulted and the besiegers made advances as far as the glacis but were at length (by terrible fire from the ramparts) obliged to retreat and the garrison sallying out took their cannon and drove them into the woods and hedges but like generous English soldiers gave every man quarter for their was no loss on either side.
Derby Mercury 26 June 1761
On Wednesday last two field pieces and several artillery wagons joined the camp at Brompton and General Kingsley arrived at Hill House.
Oxford Journal - Saturday 9 May 1778
Part of the Kentish and all the Surry Militia, in Case of a War, are to form a Camp with some Companies of the regular Troops at Brompton-Common, near Chatham.
Ipswich Journal 7 Oct 1780
On Monday morning about 12 o clock Lord Amherst, General Amherst, Col Debbeig and Col Townsend and several other officers of distinction arrived at Chatham. After visiting the barracks his lordship proceeded to the new magazine and passed along the lines to the redoubts and then reviewed the Westminster regiment of militia encamped at Brompton. From thence he returned to the Mitre inn at Chatham where all the field officers of the garrison dined with his lordship. The next morning the East Essex and East Suffolk regiments of militia were reviewed by Lord Amherst without the lines at Chatham and made a handsome appearance. He then revisited the barracks
Derby Mercury - Thursday 26 July 1781
Wednesday the four Regiments, encamped at Chatham, viz, the fifty-fifth Regiment, the Westminster Division of the Middlesex, East Suffolk, and second Regiment of the Yorkshire Militias, were under Arms, upon Brompton Common, at Nine o'Clock in the Morning, and performed their several Manoeuvres in review before Lord Amherst, attended by General Calcraft (who commands at Chatham Camp) General Gage, and other Officers. His Lordship ex- pressed his Approbation of the Appearance and Discipline of the Troops. We are informed, that Recruits came into Chatham every Day; the Barracks are now full of them. About 2000 of them were under Arms on Tuesday ; these are not yet drafted to Regiments, and are employed in constructing several Batteries and Fortifications on the Common, some of which command the Sea, and others are intended as Forts to retreat to; some of these are in great fowardness, and have their Artillery mounted.
