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, 24 September, 1804. Aide-de-Camp to General Lord Cathcart.
17 September, 1807, Captain in the Army, and 11 February, 1808,
Captain in this Regiment. No other Cathcart in the Greys in
the 1812 printed Army List. Major in the Army, 28 July, 1814.
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, 24 February, 1820, exchanged to
half-pay 92nd Foot, 18 May, 1820. Born at Twickenham Common, 28
October, 1789. Served as one of the Aides-de-Camp to his father,
in 1805, 1806, and 1807. In the latter year he was sent home
with the news of the surrender of the citadel of Copenhagen and
the Danish navy. On 8 September, his father wrote: "I send this
despatch by Lieutenant Cathcart, who has been for some time my
first Aide-de-Camp, who has seen everything that has occurred here
and at Stralsund, and will be able to give any further details that
may be required." He was Minister plenipotentiary at St. Petersburg
from 1820 to 1822, and at Frankfort from 1824 to 1826. He was made
a Knight of the Russian Order of St. Anne. He married in 1827
Jane, daughter and heiress of Quentin Macadam, of Craigengillan,
Ayrshire, and consequently assumed the name of Macadam before that
of Cathcart.
JAMES CAVALLIE.
Cornet, 1 April, 1692, to last day of February, 1693. Lieutenant
in one of the two additional troops, 7 January, 1693, to 12 March,
1697-8.
JAMES CHADWICK.
Cornet, 20 September, 1810. Lieutenant by purchase, 15 July, 1813.
In 1817, on half-pay.
THOMAS CHEATHAM (+or+ CHETHAM).
Lieutenant, 26 September, 1795. Retired, 7 July, 1797.
EDWARD CHENEY.
Captain-Lieutenant, 3 May, 1800. Captain, 25 May, 1803. In the
Muster Roll ending 24 June, 1810, he appears as Aide-de-Camp to
General Earl Harrington. Major, 20 July, 1815. Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Army, 18 June, 1815. In 1816 List, C.B. In 1818, exchanged
to half-pay in Wattville's Regiment.
ROBERT CHENEY.
Cornet, 3 September, 1794. Lieutenant, 22 October, 1794.
[Illustration: +Colonel Clarke.+]
ARCHIBALD CHRISTIE.
Cornet, 8 May, 1806. Resigned in 1809.
JAMES CHRISTIE.
Appointed Cornet, 5 June, 1769. 16 March, 1770, promoted
Adjutant in place of John Forbes, resigned. Resigned Adjutancy,
9 August, 1774. Promoted Lieutenant, 22 February, 1775. Promoted
Captain-Lieutenant in the First Dragoons, 15 May, 1779.
GEORGE CALVERT CLARKE, +Lieut.-Gen.+ (+Hon. Gen.+)
Born 23rd July, 1814. From 89th Foot.
Captain, 28 March, 1845 (exchanging with H. M. Campbell). Major in
the Army, 11 November, 1851. Wounded severely, see _Gazette_, 12
November, 1854. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, 12 December, 1854.
Major without purchase, 26 February, 1858. Colonel in the Army, 23
April, 1860. Lieutenant-Colonel without purchase, 31 March, 1866.
Retired on half-pay, 3 February, 1869. Appointed Colonel of the
Greys, 23 September, 1891.
ISAAC BLAKE CLARK.
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