The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book: Containing the Services and Progress of Promotion of the Generals, Lieutenant-generals, Major-generals, Colonels, Lieutenant-colonels, and Majors of the Army, According to Seniority: with Details of the Principal Military Events of the Last Century, Volume 4John Philippart A.J. Valpy, sold by T. Egerton, 1820 |
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... GEORGE HILL . THIS officer was appointed , the 4th of April , 1794 , Ensign in the 3rd guards : he joined the army in Holland in December following , and was in the retreat through Germany . He returned to England in May , 1795 ; and ...
... GEORGE HILL . THIS officer was appointed , the 4th of April , 1794 , Ensign in the 3rd guards : he joined the army in Holland in December following , and was in the retreat through Germany . He returned to England in May , 1795 ; and ...
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... George in the Island of Grenada , and which , a post of considerable emolument , he gave up , to accompany the Black Corps on service . Appointed Captain - Lieutenant , and Captain of a Company in the 67th regiment , 1794 ; Pay- master ...
... George in the Island of Grenada , and which , a post of considerable emolument , he gave up , to accompany the Black Corps on service . Appointed Captain - Lieutenant , and Captain of a Company in the 67th regiment , 1794 ; Pay- master ...
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... GEORGE POWNELL ADAMS . THIS officer was appointed a Cornet in October , 1795 , in the Queen's dragoon guards , at that time in Germany with other regiments of British cavalry , under the command of General Sir David Dundas . Early in ...
... GEORGE POWNELL ADAMS . THIS officer was appointed a Cornet in October , 1795 , in the Queen's dragoon guards , at that time in Germany with other regiments of British cavalry , under the command of General Sir David Dundas . Early in ...
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... GEORGE DON ,. Lieutenant - General . " The Adjutant - General . ” " Jersey , Grouville Barracks , 24th October , 1814 . " Sir , -In the name and on the behalf of the officers compos- ing the mess of the 2nd battalion of the 96th ...
... GEORGE DON ,. Lieutenant - General . " The Adjutant - General . ” " Jersey , Grouville Barracks , 24th October , 1814 . " Sir , -In the name and on the behalf of the officers compos- ing the mess of the 2nd battalion of the 96th ...
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... George Elliott ) , in 1785 ; and continued in that situation , till his Lordship embarked for England . In 1787 , having succeeded to a first Lieutenancy of Engineers , he was appointed Director of the Revenue Works by General O'Hara ...
... George Elliott ) , in 1785 ; and continued in that situation , till his Lordship embarked for England . In 1787 , having succeeded to a first Lieutenancy of Engineers , he was appointed Director of the Revenue Works by General O'Hara ...
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Page 270 - ... the forward movement, in consequence of a charge from their Cavalry on the right lest they should wheel about and fall upon their rear, but they were received in so gallant a manner by the Companies of the 89th under Captn. Barnes and the well directed fire of the Artillery that they quickly retreated and by an immediate charge from those Companies one Gun was gain[e]d...