m eston ▁T ract s . ▁The ▁transactions ▁were ▁facil itated ▁by ▁Per c ifer ▁Car r , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 8 th ▁with ▁Ed m eston ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁Ed m eston ▁brothers ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁Car r ▁would ▁be ▁employed ▁as ▁care t aker ▁of ▁their ▁land . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁American ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁Ed mon ston ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Americans ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁be ▁ex changed , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 8 th ▁Foot . ▁He ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁a ▁French ▁private er ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁but ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁England ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁serving ▁in ▁Europe ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant - col onel , ▁first ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 8 th ▁Foot ▁but ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁Foot . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁ 9 5 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Royal ▁V eter an ▁Battalion . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁full ▁general ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁buried