Historical Record of the Fourteenth, or the King's, Regiment of Light Dragoons: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment and of Its Subsequent ServicesCannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Fourteenth, or the King's, Regiment of Light Dragoons: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment and of Its Subsequent Services
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Light Dragoons, 14th
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL EDWARD HARVEY, entered the army as cornet in
the fourth light dragoons on the 24th March 1825; was promoted
lieutenant on the 4th May 1826, and captain of infantry on
the 12th October 1830; he exchanged to the FOURTEENTH light
dragoons, on the 27th December 1833, and was promoted major on
the 30th April 1841. On the 31st December 1841, he received the
rank of lieutenant-colonel by brevet, and was appointed second
lieutenant-colonel of the FOURTEENTH light dragoons, on the decease
of Lieutenant-Colonel Townsend, on the 23rd April 1845.
SUCCESSION OF MAJORS OF THE FOURTEENTH, OR THE KING'S LIGHT
DRAGOONS.
+---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| NAMES. | Dates of | Dates of Removal, &c. |
| | Appointment. | |
+---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| T. O'Brien O'Loghlin| 19 Feb. 1799 | Exchanged to 1st life guards |
| | | on 14 August 1801. |
| | | |
| Hon. James Butler | 14 October 1799 | Retired from the service on |
| | | 14 October 1800. |
| | | |
| Henry Browne | 14 October 1800 | Retired from the service in |
| | | August 1804. |
| | | |
| James Gambier | 14 August 1801 | Retired 25th June 1802. |
| | | |
| Neil Talbot | 25 June 1802 | Promoted in August 1805 to |
| | | be lieut.-colonel in the |
| | | regiment. |
| | | |
| Richard Pigot | 4 August 1804 | Promoted to the |
| | | lieut.-colonelcy of the |
| | | 21st dragoons on the 1st |
| | | May 1806. |
| | | |
| Thomas Smith | 14 Nov. 1805 | Retired from the service in |
| | | July 1807. |
| | | |
| F. B. Hervey | 8 May 1806 | Promoted to be |
| | | lieut.-colonel in the |
| | | regiment on 2nd August |
| | | 1810. |
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