Service/branch British Army Rank Lieutenant-general | Died 1 January 1741 | |
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain Battles/wars War of the Spanish Succession Battles and wars War of the Spanish Succession | ||
Lieutenant General Percy Kirke (1684 – 1 January 1741) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot.
Military career
Kirke was commissioned as an ensign in Trelawny’s Regiment in 1686. He was taken as a prisoner of war at the Battle of Almansa in April 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession. He went on to be colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot in 1710.
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