5925074 Captain Gustavus Nicolls, 1st Battalion, 1st (or Royal) Regiment of Foot, 1780 circa (oil on canvas) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Captain Gustavus Nicolls, 1st Battalion, 1st (or Royal) Regiment of Foot, 1780 circa. Oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1780 circa. During the American War of Independence (1775-1783) the 1st Battalion was sent to the West Indies in 1781 and took part in the capture of Sint Eustatius that year. The battalion was itself captured at St. Kitts in January 1782 but was exchanged later in the year.); by National Army Museum .