George Bernard

George Bernard
Died 1820
Allegiance  Great Britain
Service/branch British Army
Rank General

General George Bernard (died May 1820) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Bernard was appointed a captain in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons on 7 July 1774[1] and then promoted to major in the 20th Light Dragoons on 3 December 1782[2] and to lieutenant colonel in the 86th Regiment of Foot on 8 April 1783.[3]

He became Lieutenant-Governor of Kinsale and Charles Fort on 30 December 1786.[4] He raised the 84th Regiment of Foot on 2 November 1793[5] and was appointed its lieutenant colonel commandant on 1 March 1794[6] before being promoted to full colonel on 15 March 1794.[7] He was promoted to major-general on 14 May 1796,[8] lieutenant-general on 1 October 1803[9] and to full general on 4 June 1813.[10]

He lived at Heaton Lodge in Kirkheaton.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 11472". The London Gazette. 5 July 1774. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "No. 12393". The London Gazette. 30 November 1782. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "No. 12429". The London Gazette. 5 April 1783. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "No. 12824". The London Gazette. 23 January 1787. p. 40.
  5. ↑ "84th Regiment History". members.ozemail.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007.
  6. ↑ "No. 13627". The London Gazette. 25 February 1794. p. 180.
  7. ↑ "No. 13631". The London Gazette. 11 March 1794. p. 227.
  8. ↑ "No. 13892". The London Gazette. 14 May 1796. p. 460.
  9. ↑ "No. 15624". The London Gazette. 27 September 1803. p. 1317.
  10. ↑ Haydn's Book of Dignities. 1851. p. 321.
  11. ↑ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976). Burke's Irish Family Records. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage. p. 86.
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