7th Light Dragoons


John William Egerton


1753 Born on 14th April, son of Bishop of Durham
1771 Jan 25th Cornet 7th Dragoons
1773 June 7th Lieutenant
1776 May 29th Captain
1777 MP for Morpeth (until 1780)
1779 Major in 25th Light Dragoons
1780 MP for Brackley (until 1803)
1781 transferred to 20th Light Dragoons
1782 Lieutenant-Colonel 21st Light Dragoons
1790 Nov 18th Commanded 7th Light Dragoons (until Mar 1794)
1793 Oct 12th Colonel
1795 Feb 26th Major-General
1796 on staff in Ireland and Eastern District of England
1797 June 1st Colonel of 14th Light Dragoons
1802 April 29th Lieutenant-General
1803 Inherits title of 7th Earl of Bridgewater
1812 General
1823 Oct 21st died


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