[11] Major Wood rose to the rank of lieut.-general. See a memoir of this distinguished officer in the record of the third dragoon guards. [12] The account of the services of the regiment in Ireland has been taken from the Official Records--London Gazettes--Accounts published by authority in 1690, and 1691--State of Europe--Story's History of the War in Ireland--Harris' Life of King William III.--and Boyer's Life of King William III. [13] D'Auvergne's History of the Campaign in Flanders. [14] Colonel Lloyd being sick at Brussels and the Lieutenant-Colonel on leave of absence. [15] The original embarkation return, signed by the Colonel of the regiment, is among the Harleian manuscripts in the British Museum, No. 7025. [16] Annals of Queen Anne, page 93. [17] Bibl. Harl. 7025. [18] In Lodge's Peerage of Ireland it is stated that Brigadier-General Carpenter gave 1800 guineas for the colonelcy of the QUEEN'S dragoons. [19] Annals of Queen Anne. [20] Two engravings were published of this brave man; one representing him in the act of preserving the standard, and the other a half figure. He recovered from his wounds in about six weeks, and as a reward for his gallantry he was promoted to the post of a private gentleman in the life guards; an appointment which, at that time, was usually obtained by purchase. [21] Major Honeywood received five wounds; he was thought dead, and stripped, and in that state lay six hours on the field of battle. He was, with Captain Brown, and Lieutenant Robinson, reported dead; but all three recovered. We learn from a private letter from General Bland, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, that all his officers were wounded except two, but they gallantly refused to be reported so, and remained with the regiment. [22] The loss of the THIRD DRAGOONS was equal to that of the whole of the other cavalry regiments, excepting Ligonier's horse, now seventh dragoon guards. [23] It is said that when the King reviewed his army, previous to leaving them in 1743, he noticed the deficiency in the ranks of the THIRD, by sharply asking whose regiment it was, and what had become of the remainder of it. 'Please your Majesty,' was the reply of General Bland, 'it is my regiment, and I believe the remainder of it is at _Dettingen_.' [24] The sword of Lieutenant-Colonel Honeywood, of the King's Own dragoons, who led the attack at the affair of Clifton Moor, (December 19, 1746,) was, on that officer's being cut down, taken possession of by the chief of the Macphersons, which clan formed part of the rear-guard of the rebel army. It is still in existence.