Colonels


Col Charles FitzCharles
1st Earl of Plymouth
13th July 1680 - 26th Nov 1680
Lt-General Piercy Kirke (senior)
27th Nov 1680 - 22nd April 1682
Maj-General Charles Trelawny
23rd April 1682 - 30th Nov 1688
Maj-General Sir Charles Orby
1st Dec 1688 - 30th Dec 1688
Maj-General Charles Trelawny
Re-appointed
31st Dec 1688 - 31st Dec 1691
Brig-General Henry Trelawny
1st Jan 1692 - 11th Feb 1702
Lt-General William Seymour
12th Feb 1702 - 24th Dec 1717
Brig-General Hon Henry Berkeley
25th Dec 1717 - 20th April 1719
General Charles Cadogan
2nd Lord Cadogan
21st April 1719 - 7th Aug 1734
Lt-General William Barrell
8th Aug 1734 - 21st Aug 1749
Lt-General Sir Robert Rich
22nd Aug 1749 - 11th May 1756
Lt-General Alexander Duroure
12th May 1756 - 22nd Jan 1765
Col Hon Robert Brudenell
23rd Jan 1765 - 6th Nov 1768
Field Marshal Studholme Hodgson
7th Nov 1768 - 6th June 1782
Lt- General John Burgoyne
7th June 1782 - 7th Aug 1792
General George Morrison
8th Aug 1792 - 4th Dec 1799
General John Pitt
2nd Earl of Chatham KG
5th Dec 1799 - 29th Sep 1835
General John Hodgson
30th Sep 1835 - 6th Feb 1846
General Sir Thomas Bradford GCB GCH
7th Feb 1846 - 25th Dec 1853
General Sir John Bell GCB
26th Dec 1853 - 20th Nov 1876
General Studholme John Hodgson
21st Nov 1876 - 31st Aug 1890


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