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Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet
Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet JP (21 December 1687 – 14 August 1771) was the son of Sir James Agnew, 4th Baronet and Lady Mary Montgomerie. He was also Hereditary Sheriff of Wigton until the office was abolished in 1747. Succession He succeeded his father as 5th Baronet, of Lochnaw on the latter's death on 9 March 1735. On his death in 1771 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his 5th son, Stair. Family He married Eleanora Agnew, daughter of Captain Thomas Agnew and Florence Stewart on 12 May 1714, and had issue: he had seventeen children, including: * Sir Stair Agnew, 6th Baronet (1734–1809) Warfare Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw (5th Baronet) was commissioned as a Cornet into the Scots Dragoons on 11 May 1705 and served with them at the battles of Ramillies and Malplaquet. He was promoted Captain in the 2nd Battalion, 10th Foot in 1709 and in 1715 transferred to the 21st Foot (Royal North British Fusiliers, later Royal Scots Fusiliers), which he commande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant-General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general (or colonel general) and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. In the United States, a lieutenant general has a three star insignia and commands an army corps, typically made up of three Division (military), army divisions, and consisting of around 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers. The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a Major (rank), major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Tynemouth
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. In a federated state, the governor may serve as head of state and head of government for their regional polity, while still operating under the laws of the federation, which has its own head of state for the entire federation. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administered by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army Personnel Of The War Of The Austrian Succession
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Royal Scots Fusiliers Officers
Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family or Royalty (other), royalty Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * Royal (Jesse Royal album), ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), 2021 * Royal (Ayo album), 2020 * ''The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * ''The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army Lieutenant Generals
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobility From Dumfries And Galloway
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically hereditary and patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common in monarchies, but nobility also existed in such regimes as the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), the Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1771 Deaths
Events January– March * January 5 – The Great Kalmyk people, Kalmyk (Torghut) Migration is led by Ubashi Khan, from the east bank of the Lower Volga River back to the homeland of Dzungaria, at this time under Qing dynasty rule. * January 9 – Emperor Go-Momozono accedes to the throne of Tokugawa shogunate Japan following his aunt's abdication. * February 12 – Upon the death of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Adolf Frederick, he is succeeded as King of Sweden by his son Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III. At the time, however, Gustav is unaware of this, since he is abroad in Paris; the news of his father's death reaches him about a month later. * March – War of the Regulation: Royal Colony of North Carolina, North Carolina Governor William Tryon raises a militia to put down the long-running uprising of backcountry militias against North Carolina's colonial government. * March 12 – The North Carolina General Assembly establishes Wake County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1687 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – With the end of latest of the Savoyard–Waldensian wars in the Duchy of Savoy between the Savoyard government and Protestant Italians known as the Waldensians, Victor Amadeus III, Duke of Savoy, carries out the release of 3,847 surviving prisoners and their families, who had forcibly been converted to Catholicism, and permits the group to emigrate to Switzerland. * January 8 – Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, is appointed as the last Lord Deputy of Ireland by the English crown, and begins efforts to include more Roman Catholic Irishmen in the administration. Upon the removal of King James II in England and Scotland, the Earl of Tyrconnell loses his job and is replaced by James, who reigns briefly as King of Ireland until William III establishes his rule over the isle. * January 27 – In one of the most sensational cases in England in the 17th century, midwife Mary Hobry murders her abusive husband, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnew Baronets
There have been three Agnew baronetcies. The first was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The second and third were created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Agnew baronets of Lochnaw, Co. Wigtown (28 July 1629) *Sir Patrick Agnew, 1st Baronet (c. 1578–1661) * Sir Andrew Agnew, 2nd Baronet (died 1671) * Sir Andrew Agnew, 3rd Baronet (died 1702) *Sir James Agnew, 4th Baronet (c. 1660–1735) * Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet (1687–1771) *Sir Stair Agnew, 6th Baronet (1734–1809) * Sir Andrew Agnew, 7th Baronet (1793–1849) * Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet (1818–1892) * Sir Andrew Noel Agnew, 9th Baronet (1850–1928) * Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew, 10th Baronet (1900–1975) * Sir Crispin Hamlyn Agnew, 11th Baronet (born 1944) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Mark Douglas Noel Agnew (born 1991). Agnew baronets of Great Stanhope Street, London (2 September 1895) *Sir William Agnew, 1st Baronet (1825–1910) * Sir George William Agnew, 2n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746
The Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 (20 Geo. 2. c. 43) or the Sheriffs Act 1747 was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745 abolishing judicial rights (Scotland), judicial rights held by Scots heritors. These were a significant source of power, especially for Scottish clan chief, clan chiefs since it gave them a large measure of control over their tenants. The position of sheriff principal, sheriff-principal originated in the 13th century and still exists in modern Scotland. Originally appointed by the Crown, over the centuries the majority had become hereditary, the holders appointing legal professionals known as sheriff-deputes to do the work. The act returned control of these to the Crown. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Blair Castle
The siege of Blair Castle was a conflict that took place in Scotland in March 1746 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745. It was fought between Scottish forces loyal to the British-Hanoverian government of George II of Great Britain, which defended Blair Castle near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire, and Scottish Jacobite forces loyal to the House of Stuart. Background In February 1746, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, arrived at Perth in command of the king’s army. The Duke sent two detachments from several regiments of infantry to secure the area of Atholl. One detachment of 200 men, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Webster, was sent to occupy Castle Menzies, home of the chief of the Clan Menzies, Sir Robert Menzies of Weem. This was in order to secure passage of the Tay bridge. A second detachment of 300 men commanded by Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet, who was Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Scots Fusiliers (and chief of Clan Agnew), was sent to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
