John Parslow (British Army officer)

John Parslow
Died 15 November 1786
Bath, Somerset
Allegiance  Great Britain
Service/branch British Army
Rank General

General John Parslow (died 15 November 1786) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Parslow served as a junior officer with the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards.[1] He became colonel of the 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot in April 1758,[2] colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot in September 1760[3] and colonel of the 30th Regiment of Foot in April 1770.[4] He was promoted to full general on 20 November 1782.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "General John Parslow 1758 - 1760". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Haydn's Book of Dignities (1851) p. 318.
Military offices
Preceded by
New post		 Colonel of the 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot
1758–1760		 Succeeded by
Cyrus Trapaud
Preceded by
John Grey		 Colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot
1760–1770		 Succeeded by
Mariscoe Frederick
Preceded by
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun		 Colonel of the 30th Regiment of Foot
1770–1786		 Succeeded by
William Roy
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