Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1689, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1689, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Inniskilling Dragoons, 6th
In 1793 he proceeded with his regiment to Flanders, and soon after
his arrival, he was detached by the Duke of York, with the second
and third dragoon guards, to join the Prussians. Having united the
two regiments with Lieutenant-General Count Hohenzollern's corps,
he was employed in covering the left flank of the Prussian army
during the siege of Valenciennes, in which service he was several
times engaged in skirmishes with the French, and evinced signal
ardour and gallantry. He subsequently rejoined the Duke of York's
army, and was employed in covering the siege of Dunkirk; having
under his command four British and Hanoverian squadrons and four
pieces of flying artillery, he dislodged a body of French from
Hundschuyt. His lordship was principally employed in the out-post
duty during the remainder of the campaign.
On the decease of his father, in January, 1794, he succeeded to the
dignity of EARL OF PEMBROKE AND MONTGOMERY. In 1795 he was promoted
to the rank of major-general, and was employed, in 1797, on the
staff under General Sir Charles (afterwards Earl) Grey, and in the
same year he was nominated to the colonelcy of the INNISKILLING
dragoons. He commanded the south-west district in 1779, was
promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general in 1802, and was
invested with the order of the Garter in 1805. In 1807 he was sent
on a special embassy to Vienna. His lordship was also appointed
governor of Guernsey in the same year; and in 1812 he was promoted
to the rank of general. He died on the 26th of October, 1827.
THE HONORABLE SIR WILLIAM LUMLEY, G.C.B.
_Appointed 3rd November, 1827.--Removed to the First, or King's
Dragoon Guards, 30th April, 1840._
SIR JOSEPH STRATON, K.C.H.
_Appointed 30th April, 1840._
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