Humphrey Bland (original) (raw)

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Lieutenant General Humphrey Bland (1686 – 8 May 1763) was an Irish professional soldier, whose career in the British Army began in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession and ended in 1756. First published in 1727, his Treatise of Military Discipline was the most successful and widely used military drillbook to appear in English during the 18th century. It was reprinted nine times between 1727 to 1762, George Washington being among those who owned copies. He was twice Commander-in-Chief, Scotland, first from 1747 to 1751, then 1753 until 1756, when ill-health forced his retirement. He died in London in 1763. (en)

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Preston (en)
War of the Austrian Succession (en)
War of the Spanish Succession (en)
Dettingen; Fontenoy; Lauffeld (en)
Falkirk Muir; Culloden (en)
Siege of Alicante; Almenar; (en)

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Governor's House, Gibraltar; Bland's residence as Governor, 1751 to 1753 (en)

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British (en)

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Lieutenant General Humphrey Bland (en)

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Soldier and administrator (en)

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Elizabeth Dalrymple (en)

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1756 (xsd:integer)
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May 1754 (en)

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March 1749 (en)

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Colonel, 13th Dragoons (en)
Colonel, 36th Foot (en)
Colonel, 3rd Dragoons (en)
Colonel, King's Dragoon Guards (en)

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Colonel, 2nd King's Own Horse 1752-1763 (en)

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November 1753 to July 1756 (en)
September 1747 to December 1751 (en)

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Lieutenant General Humphrey Bland (1686 – 8 May 1763) was an Irish professional soldier, whose career in the British Army began in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession and ended in 1756. First published in 1727, his Treatise of Military Discipline was the most successful and widely used military drillbook to appear in English during the 18th century. It was reprinted nine times between 1727 to 1762, George Washington being among those who owned copies. (en)

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