Maj.-Gen. John Armstrong CRE, Chief Royal Engineer
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Historical records matching Maj.-Gen. John Armstrong CRE, Chief Royal Engineer
About Maj.-Gen. John Armstrong CRE, Chief Royal Engineer
Served with distinction under Marlborough at Blenheim, 1704.
Master-General of the Ordnance 17 March 1704, Deputy Quartermaster-General 1708, Quartermaster-General 22 December 1712 - John Armstrong, 'The pedigree of the family of Armstrong' (National Library of Ireland Ms 5216).
Founded the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, 1716.
When he died was Surveyor General of the Ordnance, Chief Engineer of England, Colonel of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, Quartermaster-General of the Forces, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Tower of London - John Armstrong, 'The Pedigree of the family of Armstrong', continued by the Rev. W. A. Armstrong (no imprint, 1813), p. 24.
- Wikipedia contributors. "John Armstrong (British Army officer)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Maj.-Gen. John Armstrong CRE, Chief Royal Engineer's Timeline
| 1674 |
March 31, 1674 |
Ballyard, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland |
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| 1712 |
December 22, 1712 Age 38 |
British Army, London, Great Britain (United Kingdom) |
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| 1718 |
February 28, 1718 |
Dunkirk, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France |
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| 1719 |
February 23, 1719 |
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| 1720 |
October 20, 1720 |
Saint James, Westminster, Greater London, England (United Kingdom) |
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| 1721 |
October 3, 1721 |
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| 1725 |
March 27, 1725 |
Ballyard, King's County, Irelant |
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| 1735 |
December 17, 1735 Age 61 |
British Army, Great Britain (United Kingdom) |
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| 1739 |
July 2, 1739 Age 65 |
British Army |