THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT.

The time of the death of each General Officer follows his name in all cases where we find it stated in the Records at the War Office. In the more recent names, when his death is not mentioned, the Officer is presumed to be living at the time of the publication of this Work.

March 30, 1674.

COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF.

August 13, 1766.

JAMES, duke of MONMOUTH (natural son of John, marquess of Granby: resigned in 1769: Charles II.): beheaded in 1685.

June 3, 1690.

John Churchill, earl of Marlborough, afterwards duke. The illustrious captain-general of queen Anne's wars.

April 30, 1691.

died 1770.
[The office vacant.]

Meinhardt Schomberg, duke of Leinster, in Ire- Hon. Henry Seymour Conway: this distinland.

May 9, 1695.

Meinhardt (duke of Leinster), now duke of
Schomberg, K. G.: died in 1719.

Jan. 1, 1711.

James, duke of Ormond: attainted in 1715: died 1746.

May, 1744.

John, earl of Stair, K. T.: died May 1747.

March, 1745.

guished general served in the Seven Years' War, and was the senior field-marshal at the time of his death in 1795.

George Wade, field-marshal: died in 1748. See H. R. H. FREDERICK, duke of York, again, to
Field-Marshals.
March 24, 1809.

Oct. 24, 1757.

March 25, 1809.

John, viscount, afterwards earl Ligonier: died Sir David Dundas, bart., to May 28, 1811: died
April 1770. See Field-Marshals.
Feb. 1820.

The memorable duel between H. R. H. the duke of York and colonel Lenox, afterwards duke of Richmond, took place on May 26, 1789. We take the particulars from the only authentic account ever published of them. The dispute originated in an observation of his royal highness, namely, that colonel Lenox had heard words spoken to him at the club at Daubigny's to which no gentleman ought to have submitted. This obser vation having been reported to the colonel, he took the opportunity, while his royal highness was on the parade, to address him, desiring to know what were the words which he had submitted to hear, and by whom they were spoken? To this his royal highness gave no other answer at the time, than by ordering the colonel to his post. The parade being over, his royal highness went into the orderly-room, and sending for the colonel, intimated to him, in the presence of all the officers, that he desired to derive no protection from his rank as a prince, or his station as commanding officer; but that, when not on duty, he wore a brown coat, and was ready, as a private gentleman, to give the colonel satisfaction. This led to a short correspondence, which was closed by a letter delivered to his royal highness by the earl of Winchilsea, to the effect, that the colonel expected, in justice to his character, his royal highness should contradict the report as publicly as he had uttered it. The answer returned not proving satisfactory to the colonel's feelings, the duel followed, and is described in the subjoined document:

In consequence of a dispute of which much has been said in the public papers, his royal highness the duke of York, attended by lord Rawdon, and lieutenant-colonel Lenox, accompanied by the earl of Winchilsea, met at Wimbledon common. The ground was measured at twelve paces, and both parties were to fire upon a signal agreed upon. The signal being given, lieutenant-colonel Lenox fired, and the ball grazed his royal highness's curl. The duke of York did not fire. Lord Rawdon then interfered, and said, 'that he thought enough had been done.' Lieutenant-colonel Lenox observed, that his royal highness had not fired.' Lord Rawdon said, it was not the duke's intention to fire; his royal highness had come out at lieutenant-colonel Lenox's desire, to give him satisfaction, and had no animosity against him.' Lieutenant-colonel Lenox pressed that the duke of York should fire, which was declined upon a repetition of the reason. Lord Winchilsea then went up to the duke of York, and expressed his hope, that his royal highness could have no objection to say he considered lieutenant-colonel Lenox as a man of honour and courage: his royal highness replied, that he should say nothing; he had come out to give lieutenant-colonel Lenox satisfaction, and did not mean to fire at him; if lieutenant-colonel Lenox was not satisfied, he might fire again.' Lieutenant-colonel Lenox said. he could not possibly fire again at the duke, as his royal highness did not mean to fire at him.' On this, both parties left the ground. The seconds think it proper to add, that both parties behaved with the most perfect coolness and intrepidity.

(Signed)

"RAWDON.
"WINCHILSEA.

"Tuesday Evening, May 26, 1789 "

George Monk, duke of Albemarle. See Admirals. John, duke of Marlborough, again, to 1717: died

April 27, 1678.

JAMES, duke of MONMOUTH: beheaded on
Tower-hill, July 15, 1685.

April 24, 1702.

John, earl of Marlborough: created duke of
Marlborough, December, same year.

Feb. 20, 1711.

James, duke of Ormond, to Sept. 1714. See
Commanders-in-Chief.

1722.

March 8, 1744.

H. R. H. WILLIAM-AUGUSTUS, duke of CUM-
BERLAND, to 1757: died Oct. 1765.

Sept. 4, 1799.

H. R. H. FREDERICK, duke of YORK1, to March 24, 1809. See Field-Marshals.

1 His royal highness' patent or commission as captain-general, ran as follows: "His Royal Highness, FieldMarshal Frederick, Duke of York, K. G., to be Captain-General of all and singular His Majesty's land forces, raised, or to be raised and employed on His Majesty's service within the kingdom of Great Britain; and also of all and singular His Majesty's land forces which are or shall be employed on the continent of Europe, in conjunction with the troops of His Majesty's allies."

Charles, duke of Richmond, K. G.: died Dec. | William, earl Harcourt, K. C. B.: died 1830. 1806.

Sept. 5, 1805.

July 22, 1830.

H. R. H. EDWARD, duke of KENT and STRA- Sir Alured Clarke, G. C. B., commanded in chief THERN, K. G.: died Jan. 1820. in India: died Sept. 1832.

June 21, 1813.

Arthur, duke of Wellington, K. G., afterwards commander-in-chief.

Nov. 26, 1813.

H. R. H. ERNEST-AUGUSTUS, duke of CUMBER-
LAND (king of Hanover in 1837), K. G.

H. R. H. ADOLPHUS-FREDERICK, duke of CAM-
BRIDGE, K.G.: died July 1850.

May 24, 1816.

H. R. H. WILLIAM-FREDERICK, duke of GLOU-
CESTER, K. G.: died Nov. 1834.

H. R. H. LEOPOLD-GEORGE-FREDERICK, duke
of SAXE-COBURG SAALFELD, and prince,
K. G.; afterwards king of the Belgians.

July 19, 1821.

Rt. hon. sir Samuel Hulse, G.C.H., G.C.M.G.: died
Jan. 1837.

Sir George Nugent, bart., K. C. B., commanded in chief in India from March 1811 to Oct. 1813; died March 1849, aged 92.

Thomas Grosvenor: died July 1850.

Charles, marquess of Drogheda, K. ST. P.: died Henry-William, marquess of Anglesey, K. G.,
Dec. 1822.
G.C.B., G.C.H., master-general of the ordnance.

1705.

Charles, lord Tyrawley.

William, lord
foot forces.
1718.

July 12, 1717.

Cadogan; general of all H. M.
Created earl of Cadogan, May

March 1, 1727

George, earl of Cholmondeley: died 1733.

July 2, 1730.

Charles, earl of Peterborough; commanded the Sir Charles Wills, K. B.: died 1746.

The earliest Army List our research has enabled us to discover, is one in the Military Library at Charing Cross, London, for the year 1744. The earliest in the British Museum is for the year 1754, from which year the series of Army Lists at the War Office also commences.

James O'Hara, lord Tyrawley; afterwards field-Lord Robert Bertie: died March 1782.

well in his own park, at Nuneham, Oxford-Sir John Sebright, bart.: died March 1794. shire, Sept. 1777.

Feb. 19, 1783.

Hon. James Murray, governor of Fort William,
in Scotland: died June 1794.
Cyrus Trapaud 1: died April 1801.

Sir William Boothby, bart.: died Feb. 1787.
Benjamin Carpenter: died March 1788.
Bygoe Armstrong.

William, earl of Shelburne, afterwards marquess
of Lansdowne (1784), first minister to George
III. in 1782: died May 1805.
William Haviland: died Sept. 1784.

Rt. hon. sir John Irwin, K. B.: died June 1788.
Charles Vernon: died 1810.

David Græme: died April 1792.

Oct. 25, 1793.

Robert Melville: died 1809.

Moriscoe Frederick: died in 1801.

January to October, 1805: died at Gauzepoor, in Bengal, Oct. 5, 1805.

May 3, 1796.

Sir David Lindsay, bart.: died March 1797
Edward Maxwell Brown: died 1803.
James Robinson.

Eyre Massy, lord Clarina; he was the last of
Wolfe's companions; served in the army 70
years; was wounded at Culloden, and again at
Martinique; headed the storming party at the
Havannah: died May 1804.

George Warde: died Feb. 1803.
Flower Mocher: died July 1801.

Sir Robert Sloper, K. B.; commanded in chief in
India: died Aug. 1802.

Staates Long Morris: died in 1800.
Ralph, earl of Ross: died 1802.

Sir John Dalling, bart., K. B. ; commanded in
chief at Madras: died Jan. 1798.
Russel Manners: died Sept. 1800.
Thomas Hall: died in 1809, aged 84.
James Grant: died 1806.

Robert Dalrymple Horn Elphinstone: died April Sir William Faucett, K. B.; served under general

1794.

James Johnstone, 6th dragoons.

James Johnston, 2d dragoons.

Charles Moore, marquess of Drogheda; after-
wards field-marshal: died Dec. 1821. See Field-
Marshals.

Sir William-Augustus Pitt, K. B.: governor of
Portsmouth: died Dec. 1809.

Lord Adam Gordon; commanded in chief in
Scotland: died Aug. 1801.

Hon. sir Alexander Maitland, bart.: died Feb.

1820.

Archibald, earl of Eglintoun: died Oct. 1796.
Hunt Walsh.

Guy Carleton, K. B., lord Dorchester; governor
of Canada; commanded in chief in North Ame-
rica: died Nov. 1808.

Sir Charles Thompson, bart.

Robert Clerk.

Robert Cunninghame, afterwards lord Rossmore:
died Aug. 1801.

Hon. sir William Howe, K. B., afterwards viscount
Howe: died in 1814.

Lord George-Henry Lenox, governor of Ply-
mouth died March 1805.

Henry Fletcher: died 1803.

John Hale: died in 1806.

Elliott, and in the German wars of George II.; governor of Chelsea hospital: died in 1804. William-John, marquess of Lothian: died Jan. 1815, aged nearly 80 years.

Sir Charles Grey, K. B., afterwards earl Grey;
served under prince Ferdinand at the battle of
Minden, in which he was wounded; served at
Ostend and Nieuport 1793; commanded in
chief in the West Indies, and at the reduction
of various islands: died Nov. 1807.

Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, bart.: died in 1798.
George Morrison: died, the oldest staff officer in
the service, Nov. 1799.
Thomas Clarke: died 1799.
Charles Rainsford: died 1809.

Jan. 26, 1797.

Edward Matthew. died in 1805.
James Pattison: died 1805.
Hon. Henry St. John: died April 1818.
John Campbell: died 1807.

Sir George Osborne, bart.: died June 1818.

Jan. 1. 1798.

Sir Thomas Shirley, bart.; commanded in chief
in the West Indies: died March 1800.
Patrick Tonyn: died 1804.

Sir Robert Boyd, K. B.; governor at Gibraltar: Gabriel Christie: died 1799.
died May 1794.

Sir Henry Clinton, K. B.: died Dec. 1795.
Charles, lord Southampton: died March 1797.
Bernard Hale: died 1798.

Francis Craig; governor of Sheerness: died Dec.
1811.

Hugh, duke of Northumberland, K. G.: died July

1817.

John Reid: died Feb. 1807, aged 87.

Sir William Green, bart.: died Jan. 1811, aged 86.

George Scott: died 1811.

Charles O'Hara; governor of Gibraltar 1795,
having been previously lieutenant-governor
(1787): died Feb. 1802.

Loftus Anthony Tottenham: died 1810.
William Rowley: died Sept. 1807.
Peter Bathurst.

Hon. William Gordon: died 1815.
Robert Prescott: died Dec. 1815.
Hon. William Harcourt 2, afterwards field-mar-

1 This officer was the oldest in the service when he died, in 1801. He was nearly related to the great marshal Turenne. Among other distinguished services he fought under George II. in the battles of Dettingen and Val, and was present in the battles of Fontenoy, Falkirk, and Culloden,

2 Gen. Harcourt performed a singular service while in America, by going in one day on the same horse a distance of seventy miles, through the enemy's country, with only a patrol of thirty men, and bringing back general Lee. who had deserted from the British army, and whom he took out of his quarters though surrounded by 2000 of the American troops. General Harcourt, then earl Harcourt, carried the baton of the commander-in-chief at the funeral of the duke of York, January 1827.