English Army Lists and Commission Registers, 1661-1714: 1689-1694Charles Dalton Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1896 - Great Britain |
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11 Ibid 1st Lieut 2nd Lieut Adjt Alex Appointed Capt Appointed Lieut Appointed Major battle battle of Aughrim battle of Landen Blenheim Brigdr Brigdr.-Gen Capt.-Lt Chaplain Chas Colonel comd command comn Cornet Dated Eppeyen Dated Hague Dated Kens Dated Lembecq Dated Loo Dated W'hall disbanded Dragoons Duke Earl Edwd Eldest Enniskillen Flanders Army List Flanders in 1694 Foot 10 Mar Foot Guards forthcoming Fras Fusiliers Govr Grendr Hamilton Henry Hist Horse Ibid Inniskilling July Killed Left the Regt Lord Lt.-Col Luttrell Marines 10 Mar name was appointed note thereto officers Placed on half-pay Promoted Capt Promoted Capt.-Lieut Promoted Lieut Promoted Major Quarter-Master Regiment renewed in 1702 Robt Saml Scotland Sept Served at Landen Served previously Serving in Flanders siege of Limerick siege of Namur Steinkirk subsequent List Treasury Papers Troop vice Visct Wounded
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Page 141 - Had you seen these roads before they were made, You would lift up your hands and bless General Wade.
Page 407 - Captain and you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from time to time, as you shall receive from us or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War ; in pursuance of the Trust hereby reposed in You.
Page xvi - They bath'd their hoofs in Highland blood, But our brave clans they boldly stood Upon the haughs of Cromdale. But, alas ! we could no longer stay, For o'er the hills we came away, And sore we do lament the day That e'er we came to Cromdale.
Page 68 - ... he would not open his mouth, till such an hour of the day, when he thought the air was pure ; he changed the day into night, and often hunted by...
Page 407 - Captain and you are also to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from...
Page 281 - It signifies little," replied the other, " what I would like ; but I recommend it to you to be prepared, or perhaps my father and his wild savages may be nearer to you before night than you would like.
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Page xv - Matdonalds defen (led themselves with uncommon bravery, though not a man among them had the least particle of clothing on his body, except the target which at once protected his shame and his life. The very commanders themselves, the redoubted Buchan and Cannan, were almost as much taken by surprise ; and the one had only his shirt and nightcap, while the other was without sword, hat, and coat. 8 At length, after fighting their way across the plains, the mountaineers reached the bottoms of the hills,...
Page 164 - Bucks. and several other inland counties, to the number of 22 troops of horse, commanded by sir Robert Howard, well mounted and equipt : her majestic did them the honour to take a view of them, and thank't them by the lord Marlborough for their readinesse and good affection to her service.
Page xvi - The highland army rues That e'er we came to Cromdale." " We were in bed, sir, every man, When the English host upon us came ; A bloody battle then began Upon the haws of Cromdale.