The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"Almack, Edward
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The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"
Almack, Edward
Great Britain. Army. Dragoons, 2nd (Royal Scots Greys)
Captain, 9 July, 1793. 3 April, 1801, Major without a Troop.
17 February, 1803 appointed Major with a Troop. Promoted
Lieutenant-Colonel, 22 August, 1805. Commission as "Colonel in the
army," 25 September, 1803. Left the Regiment, on being appointed 4
June, 1814, Major-General.
JOHN BALLANTYNE.
Chaplain, June, 1739. Succeeded by Walter Paterson, 8 July, 1752.
HENRY BARING.
Cornet by purchase, 10 June, 1853. Exchanged on 5 July, 1853, to
13th Light Dragoons.
CHARLES LEVYNS BARNARD.
Captain, 2 February, 1815. In the Record Office, 1814 Army List,
there seems to be an abbreviated MS. reference to him in connection
with 20 December, 1806. Killed, 1815.
HENRY GEORGE BARNARD.
Cornet, 21 May, 1806. Lieutenant, 10 December, 1807. Captain by
purchase, 15 July, 1813. In 1814 on half pay.
EDWARD BARNET.
Cornet by purchase, 23 February, 1838. Lieutenant by purchase, 28
December, 1841. Retired 16 May, 1845.
J. W. BARTON.
Cornet in Captain Johnston's troop, exchanged 19 August, 1803, to
the half pay of Fenwick's Regiment.
OSBORNE BARWELL.
Lieutenant 13 April, 1815.
GEORGE FREDERICK ALEXANDER MUNGO BASHFORD.
From Royal Military College.
Cornet by purchase, 30 March, 1866. Lieutenant by purchase, 30
June, 1869. Exchanged into Ceylon Rifles, 5 April, 1871.
DAVID BEATSON.
1 August, 1683, appointed Aide-Major. 23 August, 1688, appointed
Cornet of James Murray's troop.
JAMES BECK.
Cornet in Captain Hamilton's troop, 5 April, 1798. Entered as
second Lieutenant in Muster ending 24 March, 1799. 30 January,
1800, resigned.
DAVID BELL.
Appointed Quartermaster 1 May, 1762.
JOHN BENNET.
Cornet, 11 May, 1705.
L. H. BENNETT.
Paymaster and honorary Captain, July, 1889.
South African War, 1879. Zulu campaign. Battle of Ulundi. Medal
with clasp.
WILLIAM BENNET.
Captain 1 April, 1692, to 11 September, 1695.
JOHN P. BENTEIN.
Captain by purchase, 26 May, 1814.
LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK.
Captain-Lieutenant, 1 August, 1792. Appointed Captain in 11th
Dragoons 20 February, 1793.
GEORGE BETHELL.
Cornet, 15 November, 1740.
DAVID BETSON.
Lieutenant, 12 November, 1794. Retired (about 3 May), 1796.
Promoted Captain in 9th Regiment of Foot, 27 December, 1797 (!).
ROWLAND VEITCH BETTY.
Cornet, under the augmentation, without purchase, 12 February,
1858. 23 March, 1858, went to the 2nd Dragoon Guards.
JAMES BIGGERT.
Quartermaster, 25 April, 1798, in Major Andrew Gillon's troop.
WILLIAM CONNEL BLACK.
Cornet by purchase, 18 March, 1859. Lieutenant by purchase, 14
June, 1864. Captain by purchase, 19 January, 1870. Retired, 28 May,
1870.
EDWARD BLACKETT.
Cornet, 29 May, 1754. 26 December, 1755, made Lieutenant. 1 May,
1762, made Captain of the Light troop, in succession to Francis
Lindsay, resigned.
ALEXANDER BLACKIE.
Quartermaster, 1 March, 1797. Promoted Cornet in Royal Wagon Train,
13 February, 1806.
SIR ADAM BLAIR, YOUNGER OF CARBERRY.
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