KIRKE, PERCY (c. 1646-1691)

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KIRKE, PERCY (c. 1646-1691) , English soldier, was the son of George

Kirke

KIRKE, PERCY (c. 1646-1691)

, a court official to Charles I. and Charles II. In 1666 he obtained his first commission in the Lord Admiral's regiment, and subsequently served in the Blues. He was with Monmouth at Maestricht (1673), and was present during two campaigns with

Turenne

TURENNE, HENRI DE LA TOUR

on the Rhine. In 168o he became lieutenant-colonel, and soon afterwards colonel of one of the Tangier regiments (afterwards the King's Own Royal

Lancaster

LANCASTER
LANCASTER,
HOUSE
- HOUSE
- HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
  Gothic
  - GOTHIC
  it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)
OF
LANCASTER, JOHN OF GAUNT
LANCASTER, JOSEPH (1778-1838)
LANCASTER, SIR JAMES (f1. 1591—1618)
THOMAS
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THOMAS
, EARL OF (c. 1277-1322)

Regt.) In 1682

Kirke

KIRKE, PERCY (c. 1646-1691)

became

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

of Tangier, and colonel of the old Tangier regiment (afterwards the Queen's Royal West Surrey). He distinguished himself very greatly as

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

, though he gave offence by the roughness of his manners and the wildness of his life. On the evacuation of Tangier " Kirke's Lambs " (so called from their badge) returned to England, and a year later their colonel served as a brigadier in

Faversham

FAVERSHAM

's army. After Sedgemoor the rebels were treated with

great

GREAT

severity; but the charges so often brought against the " Lambs " are now known to be exaggerated, though the regiment shared to the full in the ruthless hunting down of the fugitives. It is often stated that it formed Jeffreys's escort in the " Bloody Assize," but this is erroneous. Brigadier Kirke took a notable part in the Revolution three years later, and William III. promoted him. He commanded at the relief of Derry, and made his last campaign in Flanders in 1691. He died, a lieutenant-general, at Brussels in October of that year. His eldest son, Lieut.-General

Percy

Kirke (1684-1741), was also colonel of the " Lambs."

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