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| Born in October 1729 at Howick in Northumberland, he entered the army as an ensign in the 6th Foot in 1744. He served in the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745. In 1755 he exchanged to the 20th Foot and fought in the Seven Years War, being wounded at Minden. He was a Lt-Colonel in the 98th Foot in 1761, and by 1772 he was a colonel and ADC to George III. He gained a name for himself in the American War of Independence where he was a Major-General in command at the battle of Paoli. He removed the flints from the men's muskets so that no shot would be fired to spoil the element of surprise. The bayonet and sword were the only weapons allowed to be used. He was nick-named 'No-Flint Grey' after that. He commanded at the battle of Martinique in 1794 and retired in 1799. He was created Earl Grey of Howick in 1806 and died on 14th Nov 1807. |
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