George Bernard Explained

George Bernard
Death Date:1820
Branch: British Army
Rank:General

General George Bernard (died May 1820) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Bernard was appointed a captain in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons on 7 July 1774 and then promoted to major in the 20th Light Dragoons on 3 December 1782 and to lieutenant colonel in the 86th Regiment of Foot on 8 April 1783.

He became Lieutenant-Governor of Kinsale and Charles Fort on 30 December 1786. He raised the 84th Regiment of Foot on 2 November 1793[1] and was appointed its lieutenant colonel commandant on 1 March 1794 before being promoted to full colonel on 15 March 1794. He was promoted to major-general on 14 May 1796, lieutenant-general on 1 October 1803 and to full general on 4 June 1813.[2]

He lived at Heaton Lodge in Kirkheaton.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 84th Regiment History . members.ozemail.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807123106/http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/84foot.htm . 7 August 2007.
  2. Book: Haydn's Book of Dignities . 1851. 321. Haydn. Joseph.
  3. Book: Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke's Irish Family Records. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage. 1976. 86.