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Thomas Tollemache

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He was also associated with the Association of Protestant Officers, whose members included Trelawny, Churchill and Kirke, all of whom opposed James. In early 1688, he joined one of the regiments in the
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officer and politician. Beginning his military career in 1673, in 1686 he resigned his commission in protest at the commissioning of Catholic officers into the Army by
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According to his own account, Tollemache spent several years travelling in Europe before returning to England in 1668, when he attended
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TOLLEMACHE, Hon. Thomas (c.1650-94), of Leicester Fields, Westminster in "The History of Parliament; the House of Commons 1690-1715
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was disastrous for the English who were repulsed with heavy losses; Tollemache was wounded and later died of his injuries in
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which ended the war, he returned to Flanders where he took part in the battles of
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on 12 June 1694. He was buried in the church of St Mary's at Helmingham.
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reinforced the garrison and strengthened the defences. The ensuing
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and colonel of the Coldstream Guards, as well as being elected
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Williamite military personnel of the Williamite War in Ireland
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Wauchope, Piers (2004). "Tollemache, Thomas (c.1651–1694)".
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against James II, in early 1688 he joined a regiment of the
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In November 1688, he accompanied William to England in the
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During 1691, he served in 31: 188: 688: 615: 408: 692:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 306: – 12 June 1694) was an 900: 669: 658: 642: 627: 443:In 1678, he was commissioned into the 672:Marlborough; England's Fragile Genius 99:January 1689 – February 1690 983:Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge 424:, followed by legal training at the 13: 453:Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 404: 339:Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 237:Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 14: 1004: 399:John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale 395:Elizabeth, 2nd Countess of Dysart 60:January 1692 – June 1694 978:Soldiers of the Tangier Garrison 918:People from Mid Suffolk District 455:, with which he served with the 209: 190: 988:Military personnel from Suffolk 580:Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban 333:and shortly afterwards became 1: 958:17th-century English soldiers 888:Governor of the Isle of Wight 593: 483:on behalf of James' daughter 376: 357:, as well as being appointed 300: 709:UK public library membership 401:. Tollemache never married. 175:Military officer, politician 7: 522:His regiment was posted to 397:, whose second husband was 16:English general (1651–1694) 10: 1009: 923:Coldstream Guards officers 652: 422:Queens' College, Cambridge 416:, Tollemache's family home 322:, a mercenary unit in the 166:Queens' College, Cambridge 885: 877: 867: 857: 849: 839: 830: 822: 817: 803: 783: 771: 757: 737: 725: 718: 503:during the November 1688 287: 242: 232: 222: 204: 184: 179: 171: 159: 151: 140: 128: 112: 107: 103: 92: 82: 71: 64: 53: 43: 39: 30: 23: 943:Younger sons of baronets 928:Royal Fusiliers officers 670:Holmes, Richard (2009). 569: 361:in 1690 and elected for 794:1692–1694 748:1689–1690 665:. 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Chippenham
Governor of Portsmouth
Malmesbury
Helmingham Hall
Suffolk
Plymouth
Helmingham
Alma mater
Queens' College, Cambridge
England
English Army
Lieutenant-General
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
Nine Years' War
Battle of Walcourt
Battle of Aughrim
Athlone
Limerick
Steenkerque
Landen
Camaret
Lieutenant-General
English Army
James II of England
William of Orange
Anglo-Scots Brigade
Dutch States Army
Glorious Revolution
colonel

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