Russell arrived with the Royal Irish at Philadelphia
on 11 July 1767. He served with the Grenadier Company throughout its American
Service travelling to Ft. Pitt, Ft. Chartres, Cahokia and then from
Philadelphia to New York City before embarking on the Empress of Russia for
Boston in October 1774. He is not mentioned in any reports other than muster
returns.
He had the inopportune honor of being the first
member of the Royal Irish killed during the American Revolution. He marched to
Lexington, but didn't make the return trip. He was listed as killed in action
on 19 April 1775. He was the only member of the regiment killed on that day.
