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in 1740. Promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-general on 1 July 1742 and to general of the horse on 24 March 1746, he became
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491:"Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth"
280:, Molesworth served with his regiment at the
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386:in December 1736, he became colonel of the
188:Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth
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472:William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
396:Master-General of the Ordnance in Ireland
378:in May 1732 and, having been promoted to
235:Master-General of the Ordnance in Ireland
1024:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
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284:in August 1704, before being appointed
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452:Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere
337:Lieutenant of the Ordnance in Ireland
223:Lieutenant of the Ordnance in Ireland
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752:The British Field Marshals 1736â1997
636:"Henrietta Street Conservation Plan"
468:William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby
382:on 18 December 1735 and appointed a
1034:Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland
432:Entrance to Molesworth's town house
1004:9th Queen's Royal Lancers officers
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999:5th Royal Irish Lancers officers
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683:Lenox-Conyngham, Mina (2005).
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394:in Ireland in 1739, he became
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838:Inniskilling Regiment of Foot
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372:Inniskilling Regiment of Foot
294:War of the Spanish Succession
211:War of the Spanish Succession
173:War of the Spanish Succession
1039:Fellows of the Royal Society
994:Members of the Middle Temple
604:. 28 June 1737. p. 2.a.
351:in November 1715 during the
18:Anglo-Irish military officer
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361:Fellow of the Royal Society
259:Richard Coote, Lord Coloony
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388:5th Regiment of Dragoons
384:Lord Justice for Ireland
253:Born the younger son of
102:Kingdom of Great Britain
231:Jacobite rising of 1715
225:and was wounded at the
201:before being appointed
177:Jacobite rising of 1715
25:The Viscount Molesworth
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140:Years of service
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318:Battle of Malplaquet
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956:Viscount Molesworth
435:14 Henrietta Street
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359:, he was elected a
316:in 1708 and at the
298:Battle of Ramillies
290:Duke of Marlborough
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366:Molesworth became
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239:Commander-in-Chief
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162:Commander-in-Chief
90:Kingdom of England
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798:1715â1727
782:Robert Molesworth
565:Heathcote, p. 212
524:Heathcote, p. 211
349:Battle of Preston
306:Coldstream Guards
271:Orkney's Regiment
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989:1758 deaths
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864:Colonel of
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209:during the
978:Categories
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926:1751â1758
923:, Ireland
898:1737â1758
886:Owen Wynne
870:1732â1737
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702:15 January
661:"No. 9744"
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478:References
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70:Kensington
876:John Cope
462:, MP for
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237:and then
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143:1702â1758
314:Brussels
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158:Commands
108:Service/
72:, London
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288:to the
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