Charles Philip de Ainslie

General Charles Philip de Ainslie (18 March 1808 – 23 March 1889) was a British Army officer.

Charles Philip de Ainslie
Charles Philip de Ainslie by Frederick Yeates Hurlstone
Born18 March 1808
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died23 March 1889
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
Unit1st Dragoons

Military career

Educated at Charterhouse School,[1] Ainslie was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 10 April 1825.[2] He transferred to the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons on promotion to lieutenant on 29 January 1826.[3] He was promoted to captain on 16 March 1830[4] and transferred to the 1st Regiment of Dragoons on 29 June 1830.[5]

Promoted to major on 14 October 1842,[6] Ainslie transferred to the 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons on 3 February 1943.[7] Promoted to lieutenant colonel on 22 October 1847,[8] he was given command of the 7th Dragoon Guards on 23 February 1849[9] before being promoted to full colonel on 2 November 1854.[10]

Ainslie was promoted to major general on 7 July 1862,[11] to lieutenant general on 25 October 1871[12] and to full general on 1 October 1877.[13] He changed his name from Ainslie to de Ainslie by deed poll in 1879.[14] He served as colonel of the 1st Royal Dragoons from 1869 until his death in 1889.[15]

References
  1. "Ainslie of Pilton, Great Torrington and The Rolls, baronets". Landed families of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "No. 18127". The London Gazette. 16 April 1825. p. 654.
  3. "No. 18223". The London Gazette. 25 February 1826. p. 425.
  4. "No. 18664". The London Gazette. 16 March 1830. p. 534.
  5. "No. 18699". The London Gazette. 29 June 1830. p. 1344.
  6. "No. 20150". The London Gazette. 14 October 1842. p. 2791.
  7. "No. 20193". The London Gazette. 3 February 1943. p. 380.
  8. "No. 20784". The London Gazette. 22 October 1847. p. 3742.
  9. "No. 20948". The London Gazette. 23 February 1849. p. 541.
  10. "No. 21634". The London Gazette. 28 November 1854. p. 3815.
  11. "No. 22645". The London Gazette. 18 July 1862. p. 3585.
  12. "No. 23810". The London Gazette. 22 December 1871. p. 5781.
  13. "No. 24508". The London Gazette. 2 October 1877. p. 5456.
  14. "Charles Philip Ainslie (1808 - 1889)". Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  15. "No. 23479". The London Gazette. 16 March 1869. p. 1696.


Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Arthur Clifton		 Colonel of the 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons
1869–1889		 Succeeded by
John Yorke
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