George Morrison (British Army officer)
| George Morrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1703 |
| Died |
26 November 1799 London |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | General |
General George Morrison (1703 – 26 November 1799) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career
Morrison joined the British Army as a gunner in 1722.[1] He was involved in suppressing the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745 and as a result was sent to Royal Military Academy, Woolwich as an Officer Cadet.[1]
Morrison led the construction of a series of roads in Scotland on the orders of Field Marshal George Wade.[1] In 1757 he was commissioned as a Captain-Lieutenant and in 1758 he served in the Seven Years' War in which he led the destruction of a number of forts in France.[1]
In 1763 he was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces,[1] although this was not gazetted until 1773,[2] In 1782 he was made Colonel of the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot and in 1792 was made Colonel of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), a command he held until his death.[3]
In 1796 he was promoted to full General.[4]
Family
He married Mary and together they went on to have six children.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 George Morrison at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 11319. p. 1. 16 January 1773. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ↑ "General George Morrison". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13892. p. 459. 14 May 1796. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Humphrey Bland |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1763–1796 |
Succeeded by David Dundas |
| Preceded by Lt-Gen. Sir John Burgoyne |
Colonel of the 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot 1792–1799 |
Succeeded by Gen. John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham |
| Preceded by Brig-Gen. Hon Robert Monckton |
Colonel of the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1792 |
Succeeded by Major-Gen. George Garth |