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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

Name: Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army. Dorset Regiment -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 39th (Dorsetshire) -- History

This officer was appointed to a commission in the army on the 10th
of March 1704, and served several campaigns in the wars of Queen
Anne. In December 1722 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel in
the army, and on the 15th of December 1732 was appointed Colonel
of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment, from which he was removed, in June
1737, to the Twenty-fourth regiment. Two years afterwards he was
appointed Brigadier-General; in 1741 he was promoted to the rank
of Major-General; and in June 1745 he was removed to the Colonelcy
of the Sixth Horse, which corps became the Second Irish Horse in
the following year, and in 1788 was constituted the Fifth Dragoon
Guards. Major-General Wentworth served the Crown in a diplomatic
as well as military capacity, and died at the court of Turin in
November 1747.


JOHN CAMPBELL (afterwards Duke of Argyle).

_Appointed 27th June 1737._

John Campbell, of Mamore, was an officer in the army in the reign
of Queen Anne, and attained the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. During the
rebellion in 1715 and 1716, he served as Aide-de-camp to the Duke
of Argyle; he was appointed Colonel of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment
on the 27th of June 1737; and in the following year was removed to
the Twenty-first or Royal North British Fusiliers. He commanded
a brigade at the battle of Dettingen on the 27th of June 1743;
was promoted to the rank of Major-General in the following year;
and during the rebellion in 1745 and 1746, he held a command in
Scotland. He was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General in 1747,
and was removed to the Second Dragoons or Scots Greys in 1752.
In April 1761 Lieut.-General Campbell was appointed Governor of
Limerick, and also succeeded in that year to the title of Duke of
Argyle, upon the decease of his cousin Archibald, third Duke of
Argyle. The Order of the Thistle was conferred upon His Grace in
1765. His decease occurred in 1770.


RICHARD ONSLOW.

_Appointed 1st November 1738._

This officer entered the army in 1716; and in 1733 he was promoted
to the rank of Colonel. On the 1st of November 1738 King George
II. appointed Colonel Onslow to the Colonelcy of the THIRTY-NINTH
regiment; and in June 1739 he was removed to the Eighth regiment of
Foot. He was promoted to the rank of Major-General in 1743, and was
removed to the first troop of Horse Grenadier Guards in 1745. He
was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General in 1747. Lieut.-General
Onslow continued at the head of the first troop of Horse Grenadier
Guards until his decease in the year 1760.


ROBERT DALWAY.

_Appointed 6th June 1739._

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Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.Cannon, Richard

History

Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army. Dorset Regiment -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 39th (Dorsetshire) -- History

This officer was appointed to a commission in the army on the 10th
of March 1704, and served several campaigns in the wars of Queen
Anne. In December 1722 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel in
the army, and on the 15th of December 1732 was appointed Colonel
of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment, from which he was removed, in June
1737, to the Twenty-fourth regiment. Two years afterwards he was
appointed Brigadier-General; in 1741 he was promoted to the rank
of Major-General; and in June 1745 he was removed to the Colonelcy
of the Sixth Horse, which corps became the Second Irish Horse in
the following year, and in 1788 was constituted the Fifth Dragoon
Guards. Major-General Wentworth served the Crown in a diplomatic
as well as military capacity, and died at the court of Turin in
November 1747.


JOHN CAMPBELL (afterwards Duke of Argyle).

_Appointed 27th June 1737._

John Campbell, of Mamore, was an officer in the army in the reign
of Queen Anne, and attained the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. During the
rebellion in 1715 and 1716, he served as Aide-de-camp to the Duke
of Argyle; he was appointed Colonel of the THIRTY-NINTH regiment
on the 27th of June 1737; and in the following year was removed to
the Twenty-first or Royal North British Fusiliers. He commanded
a brigade at the battle of Dettingen on the 27th of June 1743;
was promoted to the rank of Major-General in the following year;
and during the rebellion in 1745 and 1746, he held a command in
Scotland. He was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General in 1747,
and was removed to the Second Dragoons or Scots Greys in 1752.
In April 1761 Lieut.-General Campbell was appointed Governor of
Limerick, and also succeeded in that year to the title of Duke of
Argyle, upon the decease of his cousin Archibald, third Duke of
Argyle. The Order of the Thistle was conferred upon His Grace in
1765. His decease occurred in 1770.


RICHARD ONSLOW.

_Appointed 1st November 1738._

This officer entered the army in 1716; and in 1733 he was promoted
to the rank of Colonel. On the 1st of November 1738 King George
II. appointed Colonel Onslow to the Colonelcy of the THIRTY-NINTH
regiment; and in June 1739 he was removed to the Eighth regiment of
Foot. He was promoted to the rank of Major-General in 1743, and was
removed to the first troop of Horse Grenadier Guards in 1745. He
was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General in 1747. Lieut.-General
Onslow continued at the head of the first troop of Horse Grenadier
Guards until his decease in the year 1760.


ROBERT DALWAY.

_Appointed 6th June 1739._

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

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