British Army General. The first Baron Blakeney, he was born at Mount Blakeney in County Limerick, Ireland, the eldest son of William and Elizabeth (Bowerman). He served in the army as General to King George II, and is reputed to have been the first to drill troops by signals of drums or colors. After service in the West Indies he went to Scotland and defeated a Jacobite assault on Stirling Castle. In 1747 he became Lieutenant-Governor of Minorca. This island fell to the French in 1756 after a gallant defense led by William. He was created a Knight of the Bath and his brass stall plate still exists in the Lady Chapel. It shows his coat of arms: sable, a chevron ermine between three leopards' faces, or (ie a black shield with an ermine patterned chevron between three golden leopard faces). His motto (translated from the Latin) is "My help is from above".
British Army General. The first Baron Blakeney, he was born at Mount Blakeney in County Limerick, Ireland, the eldest son of William and Elizabeth (Bowerman). He served in the army as General to King George II, and is reputed to have been the first to drill troops by signals of drums or colors. After service in the West Indies he went to Scotland and defeated a Jacobite assault on Stirling Castle. In 1747 he became Lieutenant-Governor of Minorca. This island fell to the French in 1756 after a gallant defense led by William. He was created a Knight of the Bath and his brass stall plate still exists in the Lady Chapel. It shows his coat of arms: sable, a chevron ermine between three leopards' faces, or (ie a black shield with an ermine patterned chevron between three golden leopard faces). His motto (translated from the Latin) is "My help is from above".
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