Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet

Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet

General Sir John William Floyd, 1st Baronet Floyd (22 February 1748-10 January 1818), was a British cavalry officer.

Born February 22 1748, he was the oldest child of Captain John Floyd and Mary Floyd (neé Bate).

Commissioned: April 5th 1760 as a Coronet in the Eliott's Light Horse brigade, which became the King's 15th Royal HussarCommissioned Lieutenant April 20 1763; Commissioned Captain-Lieutenant May 20 1770; Commissioned Captain May 25 1772 into the King's 15th Royal Hussars Commissioned Major of the 21st Light Dragoons May 5 1779Commissioned and gazetteered as Lieutenant-Colonel September 24 1779 of the newly formed cavalry regiment for duty in India called the 23rd Light Dragoons, and later renamed the 19th Light Dragoons Commissioned Colonel November 18 1790Commissioned Major-General October 5 1794Commissioned and reappointed Colonel of the 23rd Light Dragoons on September 14 1800Commissioned Lieutenant-General January 1 1801Appointed to the 8th Light Dragoons September 13 1804Commissioned General January 1 1812Became a Crown Baronet on March 30 1816.

Commanded, fought, and conquered Sultan Tipu and India for the crown from 1782-1800.Appointed to command all cavalry and military units on the coast of India by Lord Cornwallis in 1790.Returned to England and Ireland in 1800. Floyd was made a baronet in 1816. His arms featured a lion with the standard of Tipu in its paws.


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