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The Drum Major General was a royal appointment in the British Army used from the mid-17th century and into the 18th century. Under this appointment, all training and licensing of military drummers took place.
List of Drum Major Generals[edit]
The following individuals held the appointment of Drum Major General, with date of appointment:[1]
- 20 June 1660 – John Maugridge
- 1 May 1688 – John Maugridge
- 24 April 1705 – Robert Maugridge Jnr.
- 18 February 1720 – John Clothier
- 4 February 1754 – John Conquest
- c.1762 – L. Higgins[2]
- 1766 – H. Moore[3]
- 4 January 1777 – C. Stuart[4]
- 6 February 1791 – William Hood[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The artistic establishment: Drummers, harpers and fifers". British History Online. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Barrington, William Wildman (1988). An Eighteenth-Century Secretary at War: The Papers of William, Viscount Barrington. Bodley Head. ISBN 978-0-370-31227-9.
- ^ Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1984). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800. Vol. 10: M'Intosh to Nash. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-1130-9.
- ^ The Scots magazine. Vol. 39. 1777. pp. 55 v. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081660478.
- ^ The Scots magazine. Vol. 53. 1791. pp. 55 v. hdl:2027/njp.32101065087346.