Philip Honywood (British Army officer, died 1752)
General Sir Philip Honywood
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(also spelt Honeywood; c.1677 – 17 June 1752) was a British Army officer.
Biography
He was born the second son of Charles Ludovic Honywood of
Robert Honywood was his grandfather: Sir Robert married Frances Vane, daughter of Sir Henry Vane the Elder.[1]
His father died when Philip was about ten. He entered the Army as an ensign in
the 33rd).[3] On 27 May 1709 he was promoted to the colonelcy of the 92nd Regiment, which was disbanded in 1712,[4][5] and in 1710 he obtained the rank of brigadier-general.[3]
He was a zealous and warm-hearted advocate for
Groom of the Bedchamber in the household of the new King George I. He also received a commission on 22 July 1715 to raise, form and discipline a corps of cavalry, later the 11th Hussars. He served at the head of his regiment during the rebellion of the Earl of Mar, commanded a brigade at Preston, and was wounded at the storming of one of the avenues of the town, on which occasion he evinced signal valour and judgement.[3]
In 1719 Honywood commanded a brigade in the expedition against Spain, under
In 1742 a British force was sent to Flanders under Honywood, who held the chief command of the troops until the arrival of
References
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Historical Records of the British Army by Richard Cannon.
- ^ Noble, Mark Memoirs of the Protectorate-house of Cromwell Birmingham 1784 Vol.2 p.487
- ^ a b c Charles Dalton (1898), English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661–1714, volume IV, p. 29-30
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cannon (1843), Historical Record of the Eleventh, or the Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Hussars, p. 95-97
- ^ a b c d Cannon (1837), Historical Record of the First, or King's Regiment of Dragoon Guards, p. 115-116.
- ^ a b c d Cannon (1847), Historical Record of the Third, or the King's Own Regiment of Light Dragoons, p. 114
External links
A. A. Hanham, "Honywood, Sir Philip (c.1677–1752)" in the (subscription needed)
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