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- ↑ "55th Regiment of Foot-Richard Lambart, 6th Earl of Cavan". British Empire (Stephen Luscombe]. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- 1 2 Lodge, John. The Peerage of Ireland:Volume I. p. 361.
- ↑ A New System of Military Discipline, Founded Upon Principle. R. Aitken. ISBN 978-0-608-43158-1.
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