François de Bulkeley

The count François de Bulkeley , is an officer of English origin, lieutenant general with the service of king de France and governor of Saint-Jean-Foot-of-Port, born with London the September 11th 1686 and deceased the January 14th 1756. He was knight of the Saint Spirit (February 2nd, 1748).

He came to France in 1700 and was used under the marshal as Berwick, passing by all the ranks until that of lieutenant-general. He took share with forwarding in Scotland of the old pretender in 1715 and 1716. He was colonel owner of a regiment of Irish infantry of his name which was illustrated in Fontenoy and which he had the permission to transmit to his son before dying.

States of service

  • 1702 : Aide-de-camp of the duke of Berwick,
  • 1703: Lieutenant with the Regiment of Berwick,
  • 1705: Captain reformed with known as the " regiment of Berwick" ,
  • 1706: Colonel reformed following the same regiment,
  • 1707: Colonel of the regiment of Irish infantry to her name (Regiment Bulkeley), made vacant by the resignation of the knight of Tessé,
  • 1715: Receipt knight of Saint-Louis,
  • 1719: Sergeant of the armies of the king in February 1719,
  • 1733: Colonel of the regiment of Irish infantry to her name (Regiment Bulkeley),
  • Named Brigadier in February 1734,
  • 1738: General lieutenant of the armies of the king,
  • 1748: Knight of the orders of the king,
  • 1751: Governor of Saint-Jean-Foot-of-port.

Family

Sources

  • Memories of the Marshal of Berwick, written by him even vol. 2 (in Switzerland, 1778), pp. 169,172

  • Letters historical, political, philosophical and particular of the Henri Saint-John, Lord Viscomte Bolingbroke, since 1710 until 1736, published by Grimoard, vol. 3 (Paris, 1808), p. 132n.
  • of Hozier, Collection of all the members composing the royal and military order of Saint-Louis, for the year 1693, time of its foundation has volume II p 71

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