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.
Albert Cunningham | |
|---|---|
 Sir Albert Cunningham by Willem Wissing | |
| Died | 5 September 1691 County Sligo |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Regiment of dragoons |
He was one of the twenty-seven children of Alexander Cunningham, Dean of Raphoe, who emigrated to Ireland from Scotland, and Marian Murray, daughter of John Murray of Broughton, Edinburgh.[1] He married Margaret Leslie, daughter of Henry Leslie, Bishop of Meath, and Jane Swinton, and had one son, Henry.[2]
Military career edit
Cunningham became Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in Ireland in 1660.[3] He stood down from that role in 1687 and went on to raise a regiment of dragoons in 1689.[4] 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.[5] He was killed by a Roman Catholic soldier while being held as a prisoner of war[6] near Collooney in County Sligo on 5 September 1691.[7]
A portrait of Cunningham is at Springhill House.[8]
References edit
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor Burke's Peerage 107th edition Wilmington, Delaware 2003 Vol.1 p.879
- ^ Burke's Peerage Vol.1 p.879
- ^ Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Cannon, Richard (1847). Historical Record of the Sixth, Or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons. Parker, Furnivall and Parker. p. 25.
Albert Cunningham siege of limerick.
- ^ "6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Cannon, Richard (1847). Historical Record of the Sixth, Or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons. Parker, Furnivall and Parker. p. 30.
Albert Cunningham siege of limerick.
- ^ "Lieutenant-General Sir Albert Conyngham (d.1691) | Art UK". artuk.org.