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)
Surgeon, 18 January, 1856, exchanging from 2nd class staff.
Exchanged to 8th Hussars, 31 August, 1858.
MARK LLOYD.
Cornet by purchase, 20 July, 1815. Lieutenant by purchase, 24 June,
1819. Captain unattached, 1839.
AUGUSTUS PUREFOY LOCKWOOD.
Exchanged from 8th Light Dragoons. Surgeon, 31 August, 1858.
Surgeon-Major, 17 September, 1861. On half-pay, 4 April, 1865.
GENERAL THE MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN.
From Col. the 11th Light Dragoons, Colonel, 27 January, 1813.
William John (Kerr), Marquess of Lothian, Earl of Ancram, &c.,
born 13 March, 1737; entered the army, 1754, becoming finally,
1796, full General. Made a Knight of the Thistle, 11 October, 1776.
Representative Peer for Scotland, 1778, 1780, and 1784-1790. He
married in Ireland, 9 June, 1763, Elizabeth, daughter of Chichester
Fortescue, of Dromisken, County Louth, and of Elizabeth, daughter
of Richard Wellesley, first Baron Mornington. He died, 4 January,
1815.
JAMES LOUTHIAN.
Cornet, 11 May, 1705. Lieutenant, 31 May, 1715. (Another entry
gives as Lieutenant, 13 February, 1712.)
LEWIS LOWTHER.
Lieutenant, 1 April, 1692, to last day of February, 1694.
Captain-Lieutenant, 1 April, 1694, to 31 March, 1696.
ABRAHAM LUDLOW.
Cornet, 11 May, 1797. Lieutenant en second in Muster ending 24
October, 1798.
FREDERICK WILLIAM LUKIN.
From Lieutenant, 17th Foot. Paymaster, 10 August, 1855. Exchanged
to 2nd Dragoon Guards in 1856.
FRANCIS LYNDSAY.
Cornet, 23 May, 1746. Lieutenant, 23 July, 1748.
Captain-Lieutenant, 11 January, 1755. Captain, 25 December, 1755.
The Muster Roll, signed at Dunse, November 25, 1760, refers to
Captain Francis Lindsay's "Light Troop." This numbered then 79
privates and 102 horses. Captain Francis Lindsay resigned 30 April,
1762.
HENRY DALTON WITTIT LYON.
Cornet by purchase, 18 April, 1845. Lieutenant by purchase, 24
September, 1847. Exchanged to 2nd Life Guards, 26 July, 1853.
JAMES LYON.
Cornet, 24 December, 1726.
JAMES CHARLES MABERLY.
Cornet by purchase, 25 September, 1867. Lieutenant by purchase,
22 June, 1870. Captain, 24 June, 1876. Major, 5 July, 1882.
Lieutenant-Colonel, 5 July, 1888.
[Illustration: +Lieut.-Colonel J. C. Maberly.+]
THOMAS HAMILTON McBEAN.
Promoted from Troop Sergeant-Major to Quartermaster, 16 August,
1850. Died, 13 March, 1864.
PATRICK McCALLAM.
Adjutant, 10 August, 1774.
JOHN MACHELE.
Cornet, 5 March, 1796. Retired, 9 July, 1796.
JAMES MACLEOD.
Cornet by purchase, 20 September, 1833. Lieutenant by purchase, 29
July, 1836.
DONALD JOHN M. MACLEOD.
Cornet by purchase, 10 July, 1835. Lieutenant, 29 July, 1836.
Lieutenant by purchase, 23 February, 1838. Captain by purchase,
28 December, 1841. Major by purchase, 27 August, 1852. Died, 16
October, 1854.
JOHN WILLIAM McCLINTOCK-BUNBURY.
Sub-Lieutenant, 30 December, 1871. Lieutenant, 28 February, 1874.
THOMAS KANE McCLINTOCK-BUNBURY.
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