| 词条 | Albert Cunningham |
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Sir Albert Cunningham (or Conyngham) (died 5 September 1691) was the first Colonel of a regiment of dragoons which evolved to become the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. Military careerCunningham became Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in Ireland in 1660.[1] He stood down from that role in 1687 and went on to raise the a regiment of dragoons in 1689.[2] He fought on the side of Prince William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690 and the Siege of Limerick in August 1691.[3] He was killed by a Roman Catholic soldier while being held as a prisoner of war[4] near Collooney in County Sligo on 5 September 1691.[3] References1. ^{{cite book|title=Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries in Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vYsxAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA278|accessdate=6 August 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Albert}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D06Innis.htm |title=The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons) |publisher=Regiments.org |accessdate=6 August 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118141244/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D06Innis.htm |archivedate=18 January 2008 |df= }} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/1st-marquess-conyngham.html|title=Sir Albert Cunningham|publisher=Lord Belmont|accessdate=6 August 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://britishcavalryregiments.com/23-6D/6D.html|title=6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons|accessdate=6 August 2016}} 3 : 1691 deaths|Williamite military personnel of the Williamite War in Ireland|6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons officers |
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