De Grangues's Regiment
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Infantry regiment of the British Army during the War of the Austrian Succession
De Grangues's Regiment of Foot was an
Regiment of Foot
.
On 2 February 1741 a royal warrant was issued to Henry de Grangues to raise a regiment of foot of ten companies.[1] De Grangues had previously had command of a Dutch regiment in the English service.
In October 1742 De Grangues took command of the
Irish Establishment, remained vacant until 1743 when Sir John Bruce Hope, 7th Baronet was appointed. The regiment was disbanded in 1748.[3]
On 1 April 1743 de Grangues was appointed Colonel of 9th Regiment of Dragoons on the Irish establishment.[4]
References
- William A. Shaw, ed. (1901). "Treasury Books and Papers: February 1741". V. pp. 441–448.
- ^ Notes and Queries, 12th Series Volume II. London. 1916. pp. 152, 313.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Carter, Thomas (1871). Curiosities of war and military studies: anecdotal, descriptive, and statistical. London: Groombridge & Sons. pp. 129–130.
- ^ "9th Queen's Royal Lancers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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