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)
Quartermaster, 3 May, 1793. Retired, 2 June, 1796.
G. W. PERROT.
Cornet, 22 December, 1803. Lieutenant, 12 September, 1805. Promoted
Captain in 60th Regiment, June, 1807.
WILLIAM PERRY.
From Troop Sergeant-Major to Quartermaster, 7 December, 1826.
Retired on half-pay, 25 December, 1835.
JOHN GODFREY PETERS.
From the King's German Legion. Appointed Lieutenant, April, 1805.
ALEXANDER PETTIGREW.
Quartermaster, 21 June, 1786.
WILLIAM PETTIGREW, +Senr.+
Quartermaster in Major Napier's troop, in Muster ending 24 June,
1772. Retired, 20 November, 1792.
WILLIAM PETTIGREW, +Junr.+
Quartermaster, 29 November, 1792. Deputy Adjutant in Muster Roll,
ending 24 December, 1795.
FRANCIS MAITLAND PHILIPS.
Sub-Lieutenant, 24 February, 1872. Lieutenant, 10 March, .
Captain, 28 June, 1879.
FREDERICK PHILLIPS.
Cornet by purchase, 11 May, 1839; also appointed Riding Master.
Lieutenant by purchase, 29 December, 1843. Captain without
purchase, 17 February, 1854. Retired, 25 May, 1855.
FRANCIS LAMB PHILP.
Cornet by purchase, 17 July 1857. Lieutenant by purchase, 24
December, 1858. Instructor of Musick, 22 July, 1863. Captain by
purchase, 14 February, 1865. In the 1866-67 Army List a line has
been ruled through both the office and the holder of it. F. L. P.
continued to hold his Captaincy. Retired, 24 June, 1876.
GEORGE EDWARD GRAHAM FOSTER PIGOTT.
Lieutenant, 31 March, 1863, by exchange from 60th Foot. Captain by
purchase, 16 October, 1866. Retired, 31 May, 1871.
HENRY THOMAS COWARD SMYTH PIGOTT.
Cornet by purchase, 28 December, 1841. Lieutenant by purchase, 5
April, 1844. Captain by purchase, 6 November, 1846. Retired, 24
September, 1847.
CHARLES PILGRIM.
Cornet, by purchase, 2 April, 1841. Retired, 29 March, 1844.
CHARLTON POLLOCK.
Cornet, 5 October, 1795. Lieutenant, 28 December, 1797. En second
in Muster ending 24 March, 1799. Captain in 1805, and perhaps
earlier. Resigned in December, 1808.
JAMES POOLE.
Lieutenant, 16 March, 1797. Appointed Captain, 25 May, 1803.
Lieutenant-Colonel, 4 December, 1815. Retired, 1816.
DAVID SCOTT PORTEOUS.
Sub-Lieutenant, 28 February, 1874.
SIR DAVID COLYEAR, +Baronet+. Created 13 April, 1703, Earl of Portmore.
He served in the army of the Prince of Orange; commanded a Scotch
regiment in the service of Holland; served under William III.
in Ireland. Colonel and Captain of the Greys, 31 May, 1715. In
1717, succeeded by James Campbell. He was in 1710 appointed
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Scotland. In 1713, Governor of
Gibraltar. K.T., 17 January, 1713. He married in 1696, Catherine,
_suo jure_, Countess of Dorchester.
LENOX PRENDERGAST.
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