Percy Kirke (British Army officer)
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Lieutenant-General Percy Kirke (1684 – 1 January 1741) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot.
Percy Kirke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1684 |
| Died | 1 January 1741 (aged 56–57) |
Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
Branch |  British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Conflicts | War of the Spanish Succession |
Military career
Kirke was commissioned as an ensign in Trelawny's Regiment in 1686.[1] He was taken as a prisoner of war at the Battle of Almansa in April 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession.[1] He went on to be colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot in 1710.[2] As was usual at the time, this regiment was also named after its current colonel, from one of whom, Percy Kirke, it acquired its nickname Kirke's Lambs.[3]
Kirke died on 1 January 1741 and was buried at Westminster Abbey.[4]