Great Britain · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
26Records
1716–1950Date range
16Named people
6Places
Chronological records
1716
George Anson Anson, 1st1716
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant
1743
James Wolfe1743
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant
1744
James Wolfe1744
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the 4th Foot Company
1749
James Wolfe1749
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel, acting, in the Twentieth Foot
1750
James Wolfe1750
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel, rank confirmed, in the Twentieth Foot
1755
Robert Clive Plessey, 1st1755
Fort St David · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
John Jervis St Vincent1755
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant
1785
William IV1785
Portsmouth · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant aboard the Hebe, 40 gun frigate
1787
Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st25 December 1787
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant
1793
Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st30 September 1793
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
Edward Codrington1793
Warfare / Military
Lord Howe selects Codrington him to be signal lieutenant on the flagship of the Channel fleet at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars
1800
Richard Pearson1800
Greenwich · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital
1821
Henry Havelock24 October 1821
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant
1825
James Thomas Brudenell Cardigan, 7th1825
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant
1863
Charles George Hamilton Gordon24 March 1863
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel with a force of 4,000 Chinese
1884
Thesiger Chelmsford, 2nd1884
Tower of London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London
1900
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill1900
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieuetenant in the South African Light Horse
1914
Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stAugust 1914
Shorncliffe · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant to a battalion at Shorncliffe, part of 10th Brigade
1916
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill4 January 1916
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
1939
Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st1939
London · Warfare / Military
Commands the forces in Egypt
1942
PhilipJuly 1942
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant
1943
PhilipJuly 1943
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant, 1st, on board the Wallace
1944
PhilipJuly 1944
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant, 1st, on board HMS Whelp
1949
PhilipOctober 1949
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant, 1st, on board the HMS Chequers
1950
Philip16 July 1950
Warfare / Military
Appointed Lieutenant Commander
PhilipOctober 1950
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the Magpie, based in Malta
Names involved
Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1stBernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stCharles George Hamilton GordonEdward CodringtonGeorge Anson Anson, 1stHenry HavelockHenry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1stJames Thomas Brudenell Cardigan, 7thJames WolfeJohn Jervis St VincentPhilipRichard PearsonRobert Clive Plessey, 1stThesiger Chelmsford, 2ndWilliam IVWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Provenance
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