(c1748 - 1790)
Charles Forrest became a Lieutenant in the 113th Foot Regiment in 1779 and a Lieutenant in the 90th Foot Regiment in 1780. As a junior officer of the 90th Foot Regiment he fought in the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). He was sent to the West Indies and remained in St Lucia from 1780 to 1781. While there he made detailed annotated watercolours of the island’s strategic sites. Twelve of these drawings were engraved and published in London between 1783 and 1786. He may also be the Charles Forrest who retired as Ensign of the Somersetshire Regiment of Fencible Infantry in 1796.
