Percy Kirke (1684–1741)

Percy Kirke
Born 1684
Died 1 January 1741
Allegiance  Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch  British Army
Rank Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars War of the Spanish Succession

Lieutenant General Percy Kirke (1684 – 1 January 1741) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot.

Military career

Kirke was commissioned as an ensign in Trelawny’s Regiment in 1686.[1] He was taken as a prisoner of war at the Battle of Almansa in April 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession.[1] He went on to be colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot in 1710.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lieutenant General Percy Kirke 1710-1741". Queen’s Royal Surreys. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. Cannon, p. 33

Sources

Military offices
Preceded by
The Earl Portmore
Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot
17101741
Succeeded by
Thomas Fowke
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