Suffolk, Helmingham - died of wounds
1694 Thomas Tollemache, Lieutenant General ........ second son of William Tollemache 3rd Bart 1651 and wife Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart eldest daughter and heir of William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart and Catherine Bruce ..."
He was the grandson of Lionel Tollemache 1640 2nd bart www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14079371311/
In 1678 he became captain in the Guards, serving in Tangier; in 1685 he was made lieutenant-colonel of a regiment of fusiliers, but gave up his commission shortly after the accession of James II. abandoning King James in favour of the Protestant William of Orange who in 1688 successfully gained the English throne during the Glorious Revolution. For his services to William lll he was made governor of Portsmouth and colonel of the Coldstream Guards; in 1689 he became an MP. He served with his regiment during the War of the Grand Alliance, seeing action at the Battle of Walcourt in August 1689. In 1691 he served in Ireland with the rank of major-general, gaining fame at the Battle of Aughrim and at the sieges of Athlone, Galway and Limerick. In the Netherlands he added to his high reputation with his conduct at the battles of Steenkirk and Neerwinden.
In 1694 Tollemache proposed and led an expedition against the French port of Brest. The French however, had gained intelligence of the proposed attack and had reinforced the garrison and strengthened the port's defences. Although he led the English troops with great gallantry, they were beaten off with heavy losses. Tollemache, himself wounded and died a few days later in Plymouth in June 1694. His body was brought here for burial
He was one of two older brothers who died before their mother, leaving a younger brother Sir Lionel Tollemache 1727
www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14079560192/ to inherit as 3rd Earl of Dysart
Suffolk, Helmingham - died of wounds
1694 Thomas Tollemache, Lieutenant General ........ second son of William Tollemache 3rd Bart 1651 and wife Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart eldest daughter and heir of William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart and Catherine Bruce ..."
He was the grandson of Lionel Tollemache 1640 2nd bart www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14079371311/
In 1678 he became captain in the Guards, serving in Tangier; in 1685 he was made lieutenant-colonel of a regiment of fusiliers, but gave up his commission shortly after the accession of James II. abandoning King James in favour of the Protestant William of Orange who in 1688 successfully gained the English throne during the Glorious Revolution. For his services to William lll he was made governor of Portsmouth and colonel of the Coldstream Guards; in 1689 he became an MP. He served with his regiment during the War of the Grand Alliance, seeing action at the Battle of Walcourt in August 1689. In 1691 he served in Ireland with the rank of major-general, gaining fame at the Battle of Aughrim and at the sieges of Athlone, Galway and Limerick. In the Netherlands he added to his high reputation with his conduct at the battles of Steenkirk and Neerwinden.
In 1694 Tollemache proposed and led an expedition against the French port of Brest. The French however, had gained intelligence of the proposed attack and had reinforced the garrison and strengthened the port's defences. Although he led the English troops with great gallantry, they were beaten off with heavy losses. Tollemache, himself wounded and died a few days later in Plymouth in June 1694. His body was brought here for burial
He was one of two older brothers who died before their mother, leaving a younger brother Sir Lionel Tollemache 1727
www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14079560192/ to inherit as 3rd Earl of Dysart