Notable Commanders
The Colonel of the regiment from 1742-1748 was Major-General Sir Ambrose Villiers, a nephew of the eighth Duke of Buckingham. He has been with the regiment since he was a young Ensign at the Battle of Malplaquet (1709). He commanded a company of the regiment (indicating at least Captain's rank) during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.
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