14th (King’s) Hussars – Commanding Officer’s

Between the period 1715 and 1887 it was not unusual for the Regiment to have several Lieutenant Colonels appointed at the same time, although only one of them commanded.

A number of those who commanded succeeded from positions of second or even third Lieutenant Colonel appointments.

1715 – Lieutenant Colonel Henry Killigrew

1716 – Lieutenant Colonel Solomon Rapin

1717 – Lieutenant Colonel William Boyle

1720 –  Lieutenant Colonel Beverly Newcomin

1731 – Lieutenant Colonel H. Desgrangues

1737 – Lieutenant Colonel William Wright

1749 – Lieutenant Colonel James Norris

1754 – Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Earle

1773 Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Burgoyne, Bart. (Later Major General)

1781 – Lieutenant Colonel Grice Blackeney (Later General)

1802 – Lieutenant Colonel John Michel (Later General)

1803-1811 Samuel Hawker
1803 –  Lieutenant Colonel Sir Samuel Hawker, G.C.H. (Later General)

1805 – Neil Talbot appointed second Lieutenant Colonel

1811 Lieutenant Colonel Felton Bathurst Hervey
1811 – Lieutenant Colonel Felton Bathurst Hervey

1819 – Lieutenant Colonel Charles Massey Baker

1829-1845 Col John Townsend ADC
1829 – Lieutenant Colonel John Townsend (Later Colonel)
1845 - Lt Col Havelock
1845 – Lt Col William Havelock

1845 – Edward Harvey appointed second Lieutenant Colonel (Later Major General)

1848 – Lieutenant Colonel John Wallace King C.B.

1850-1857 Col Henry E Doherty
1850 – Lieutenant Colonel Henry Edward Doherty C.B. (Later General)
1857 - Lieutenant Colonel Charles Steuart C.B.
1857 – Lieutenant Colonel Charles Steuart C.B. (Later Lieutenant General)

 1857 – Charles Philip de Ainslie appointed second Lieutenant Colonel (Later General)

1861- Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Scudamore
1861- Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Scudamore (Later Major General)
1861- Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Russell Bart C.B.
1861- Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Russell, Bart., C.B. (Later Colonel)
1864 - Lieutenant Colonel Pearson Scott Thompson C.B.
1864 – Lieutenant Colonel Pearson Scott Thompson C.B. (Later Major General)
1876 - Lieutenant Colonel Francis Pemberton Campbell
1876 – Lieutenant Colonel Francis Pemberton Campbell
1876 - Lieutenant Colonel William Arbuthnot
1876 – Lieutenant Colonel William Arbuthnot C.B. (Later Major General)
1881 - Lieutenant Colonel John Hunter Knox
1881 – Lieutenant Colonel John Hunter Knox (Later Colonel)

1881 – Francis Shirley Russell C.M.G. appointed second Lieutenant Colonel (Later Major General)

1885 - Lieutenant Colonel Charles Falkiner Morton
1885 – Lieutenant Colonel Charles Falkiner Morton (Later Colonel)

1885 James Dennis appointed second Lieutenant Colonel (Later Colonel)

1887 - Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blackburne Hamilton
1887 – Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blackburne Hamilton (Later Colonel)
1891 - Lieutenant Colonel The Hon George Hugh Gough C.B.
1891 – Lieutenant Colonel The Hon George Hugh Gough C.B. (Later Colonel)
1896 - Lieutenant Colonel Augustus John English
1896 – Lieutenant Colonel Augustus John English
1899 - Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Henry Claude Hamilton
1899 – Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Henry Claude Hamilton (Later Colonel)
1901 - Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Donough John O’Brien
1901 – Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Donough John O’Brien (Later Brigadier General)
1907 - Lieutenant Colonel Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson V.C., C.B.
1907 – Lieutenant Colonel Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson V.C., C.B. (Later Colonel)
1911 - Lieutenant Colonel Robert Campbell Stephen C.B.
1911 – Lieutenant Colonel Robert Campbell Stephen C.B. (Later Brigadier General)
1915 - Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ernest Lynedoch Hill-Whitson
1915 – Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ernest Lynedoch Hill-Whitson
1916 - Lieutenant Colonel Robert Westbrook Hewitt D.S.O.
1916 – Lieutenant Colonel Robert Westbrook Hewitt D.S.O.
1917 - Lieutenant Colonel Edgar James Bridges M.C.
1917 – Lieutenant Colonel Edgar James Bridges M.C.
1919 - Lieutenant Colonel The Hon. Hugh Edward Joicey D.S.O., J.P.
1919 – Lieutenant Colonel The Hon. Hugh Edward Joicey D.S.O., J.P.
1919 - Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Vincent Kempenfeldt Applin D.S.O.
1919 – Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Vincent Kempenfeldt Applin D.S.O.
1921 - Lieutenant Colonel John Gilbert Browne C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.
1921 – Lieutenant Colonel John Gilbert Browne C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.

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