Charles Sybourg

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Lieutenant-General Charles Sybourg (died 25 January 1733) was a British Army officer.

Biography

Sybourg was born Charles de Sibourg, a gentleman of French extraction and a Protestant, [1] and was said to have been an illegitimate son of Meinhardt, Duke of Schomberg. [2] He entered the English army soon after the Revolution of 1688, and proved a brave and meritorious officer. [1] On 1 May 1694 he was promoted to the rank of major in Schomberg's 8th Horse (later 7th Dragoon Guards), [2] and on 1 March 1703 was appointed to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment, [3] from which time he discontinued the de in his name, which was afterwards spelt Sybourg. [1] He was granted the brevet rank as a colonel of Horse on 1 January 1704. [4] He commanded the 8th Horse at the battles of Schellenberg, Blenheim and Ramillies, [1] [2] and was promoted to the rank of brigader-general on 1 January 1707. [5] In 1708 he commanded a brigade of cuirassiers at the battle of Oudenarde, [1] and he was also present at Malplaquet the following year. [6] On 1 January 1710 he was promoted to the rank of major-general, [7] and he succeeded the Earl of Orrery in the colonelcy of a newly raised regiment of foot on 8 December. [8] He commanded a brigade under the Duke of Marlborough during the campaign of 1711. [1] Following the decease of the Marquess of Harwich, on 12 October 1713 he obtained the colonelcy of the 8th Horse, [9] which he retained until 1720. [1] In April 1725 he was made governor of Fort William in Scotland, [10] [11] and it was reported that he amassed a fortune of £80,000. [1] He died on 25 January 1733, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Seventh, or Princess Royal's Regiment of Dragoon Guards (1839) p. 82.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661–1714, volume IV (1898) p. 12.
  3. ↑ Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. V (1902) p. 33.
  4. ↑ Dalton, vol. V, p. 111.
  5. ↑ Dalton, vol. V, p. 159.
  6. ↑ Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. VI (1904) p. 299.
  7. ↑ Dalton, vol. VI, p. 18.
  8. ↑ Dalton, vol. VI, p. 144.
  9. ↑ Dalton, vol. VI, p. 31.
  10. ↑ Dalton, vol. V, Part II, p. 22.
  11. ↑ "No. 6371". The London Gazette . 8–11 May 1725. p. 1.
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Preceded by Colonel of Sybourg's Regiment of Foot
1710–1713		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Horse
1713–1720		Succeeded by
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