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Reviewed newspaper notices
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named Second Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery · promoted to First Lieutenant in place of Francis Downman
Birth estimate / source
Second lieutenant role establishes adult status; assuming age 18+ by 1771, age unstated.
Occupation / trade
Published 1771-09-07 · The Caledonian Mercury · p. 1
Faithful bounded original viewer excerpt; provider search highlighting retained where visible. No reconstructed text. Issue metadata supplied by Newspapers.com. Source reference: The Caledonian Mercury · 1771-09-07 · p. 1. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
A Royal Regiment of Artillery promotion report names Second Lieutenant George Glasgow to be First Lieutenant in the room of Francis Downman, preferred.
Evidence and identity limits
Published 7 September 1771. A reported promotion in the explicitly named regiment; completed service, age and relatives are not established. Exact name and artillery context with progressive reported ranks support a provisional career study; individual continuity across the 22-year interval remains unproved. No checked existing profile is identified. The possible later chronological match George-1529 does not prove the early lieutenant’s identity. The 1774 unassigned Second Lieutenant notice remains a separate subject. Identity review (6 October 2026): Sept 1771: Second Lieutenant George Glasgow, Royal Artillery, to be First Lieutenant vice Francis Downman. This is an earlier RA officer, not the later Lt-Gen George Glasgow (only a cadet in 1771); no WikiTree profile. No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search for: George Glasgow (2nd Lt to 1st Lt, Royal Artillery).
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