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)
Cornet, 10 May, 1751. On the 20th May, 1752, "exchanged with Second
Lieutenant Alexander Coningham from half-pay in Batereau's."
JOHN RAMSAY BRUSH, M.D.
Surgeon, from 93rd Foot, 21 July, 1854. Exchanged to Second Class,
Staff, 18 January, 1856.
DAVID CARRICK ROBERT CARRICK BUCHANAN.
Cornet by purchase, 16 May, 1845. Retired, 16 March, 1849.
GEORGE BUCHANAN.
Cornet by purchase, 16 March, 1849. Lieutenant by purchase, 27
August, 1852. Captain without purchase, 8 December, 1854. Retired,
28 April, 1863.
CHARLES B. BULKELEY-JOHNSON.
Born 19 November, 1867. Second Lieutenant, 5 February, 1887.
Lieutenant, 16 March, 1889. Captain, 13 June, 1894.
Served in the Soudan Campaign, 1899, and commanded the Egyptian
cavalry during the operations which resulted in the final defeat
and death of the Khalifa (4th class Medjidie British medal and
Khedive's medal with two clasps).
RICHARD BULLEN.
Cornet, 14 March, 1800. Lieutenant, 4 April, 1801. Captain, 19 May,
1808. Died before 1814.
RICHARD BURFORD.
Appointed Paymaster, 31 January, 1809. Resigned, 13 October, 1814.
SIR MONTAGU ROGER BURGOYNE, +8th Baronet+.
Cornet, 1 May, 1789. Captain-Lieutenant, 1 May, 1793. Promoted
to Major 27th Light Dragoons, 24 June, 1794. According to the D.
N. B. he, in 1795, became Lieutenant-Colonel of the short-lived
32nd Light Dragoons. He was afterwards for some years one of the
Inspecting Field Officers of Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps. He died
at his mother's residence in Oxford Street, London, on 11 August,
1817.
JAMES TRAVERS BURKE.
Cornet, 22 August, 1816. Exchanged to half-pay 11th Light Dragoons,
23 March, 1820.
WILLIAM BURY.
Cornet, 4 October, 1745. Lieutenant, 29 November, 1750.
Captain-Lieutenant, 9 March, 1757. Resigned, 24 April, 1762.
CHARLES BUSSELL.
Paymaster, from half-pay, 1 September, 1854.
SIR CHARLES CAIRNY.
31 December, 1686, to be Lieutenant-Colonel "of the Regiment of
Dragoones of which Charles Earl of Dunmore is Colonel."
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.
Cornet, 13 February, 1805. Lieutenant, September, 1806. Captain,
December, 1808. Resigned, June, 1811.
COLIN JOHN CAMPBELL.
Cornet by purchase, 22 August, 1868. Lieutenant by purchase, 3
August, 1870. Retired, 24 January, 1874.
DOUGLAS CAMPBELL.
Cornet, 21 March, 1722.
HUGH MONTGOMERY CAMPBELL.
Cornet by purchase, 1 February, 1839. Lieutenant by purchase, 22
July, 1842. Exchanged to 89th Foot, 31 December, 1844.
SIR JAMES CAMPBELL OF LAWERS.
Third son of the second Earl of Loudoun, his mother being Lady
Margaret Montgomery, daughter of the Earl of Eglintoun.
In the 1745 Army List, Sir James Campbell is given as:--
Colonel, 1 November, 1711. Lieutenant-Colonel, 24 August, 1706.
Major, 25 April, 1705. Captain, 25 February, 1701-2.
The D. N. B. records as follows:--
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