William Tatton (1659–1736) was a career soldier in the British Army who rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
Career
As a trusted associate of
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough throughout the War of the Spanish Succession, in April 1704 the Duke appointed him Colonel of the Horse Guards. In August 1704 he led the advance party for the Duke's bold dash to the
River Danube, which led to the crushing defeat of the French and Bavarian forces at the Battle of Blenheim. After this victory, Tatton was made Colonel of a Foot Regiment (which would later become the
24th Regiment of Foot
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and the South Wales Borderers), a post he held until 1708.
After the war, the Army was involved in suppressing the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, when Tatton was responsible for bringing convicted rebels to London to be imprisoned.
He finally reached the rank of Lieutenant-General. From 24 November 1729 until his death, he was Colonel of The Buffs, the
3rd Regiment of Foot
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, then still known as the Holland Regiment serving the Prince of Orange.
He died in June 1736 and was buried at Hillingdon in Middlesex. His will was proved in London on 19 June 1736.
Family
His first marriage was to Elizabeth Bull, sister of
Sir John Bull
Sir John Bull (1672–1742) was a prominent businessman in the City of London trading with the Levant, who served as Sheriff of London.
Early life
Born about 1672, he was the youngest son of John Bull (1631–1715), a London businessman from New ...
. Their daughter Katharine in 1724 married
Edward Nevill, 15th Baron Bergavenny
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Life
Son of George Nevill, 13th Baron Bergavenny and his wife Anne Walker, he became baron when his elder brother George Ne ...
and in 1725, after his death, his cousin
William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny
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Life
The son of Edward Nevill (1664-1701), a Captain in ...
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He married secondly Ann Harvey, daughter of Dr Gideon Harvey, on 26 February 1717 at the church of
St Mary Aldermary, London. Their daughter Elizabeth in 1741 married
Henry Flower, 1st Viscount Ashbrook
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His arms were « quarterly first and fourth ar a crescent sa second and third gu a crescent ar Crest a greyhound sejant tied at the neck to a hawthorn tree ppr by a band or ».
[Berry, William. 1828 « Encyclopaedia Heraldica Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry » https://books.google.co.uk/books Retrieved 8 October 2015]
References
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1659 births
1736 deaths
British military personnel of the Nine Years' War
British army commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession
British Army generals
South Wales Borderers officers