Charles Trelawny was the fourth son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, baronet, of an ancient family, which derived its name from the lordship of Trelawny, in Alternon, in the county of Cornwall; he obtained a commission in the Duke of Monmouth's regiment of foot, raised in England in 1672, for the service of the King of France against the Dutch. In his first campaign he was engaged in the invasion of Holland; in 1673 the famous city of Maestricht was besieged and captured; and during the four succeeding years he served on the Rhine under Marshals Turenne, Luxemburg, and De Crequi, and having acquired the character of a brave and meritorious officer, he was promoted to the majority of his corps. When Monmouth's regiment was disbanded in 1679, he was placed on half-pay; but in the summer of 1680 he was appointed major of the Second Tangier regiment, for which corps he raised a company of sixty-five men in Devonshire, &c. Soon after his arrival in Africa he was promoted to the lieut.-colonelcy, and in 1682 he succeeded Colonel Kirke in the colonelcy of the regiment. He took an important part in bringing about the Revolution in 1688; and having joined the association formed in favour of the Prince of Orange, he induced his brother, the Bishop of Bristol, to engage in the same cause. In November, 1688, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general; after he had joined the Prince of Orange, King James deprived him of his regiment; but it was restored by the Prince on the 31st of December. He distinguished himself at the head of a brigade of infantry at the battle of the Boyne; and he was subsequently appointed governor of Dublin. His conduct while in charge of the metropolis of Ireland, was marked by zeal for the public good, and by the ability with which he performed the duties of his government. On the 2nd of December, 1690, he was promoted to the rank of major-general; and in 1691 he retired from his regiment, and was appointed to the government of Plymouth. The following character is given of this distinguished officer in history:—

"General Charles Trelawny was a gentleman of an ancient and honourable family, which he also ennobled by his actions. He served under the famous Turenne, and his gallantry and experience spoke him worthy of so great a master. His public actions in several instances redounded to his honour, but his modesty was too delicate to admit of his reciting them. He served with the troops which Charles II. sent to the assistance of France, when they and their country gained the greatest reputation, by covering the retreat of the French and repulsing the Germans, an action of such signal importance that it procured the thanks of Louis XIV.; and this may be said to his and the nation's honour, that the armies of France have been protected as well as conquered by the English. Nor did he shine less in his private than his active life; the reputation he acquired in public services he adorned with affability, tenderness, and charity to all about him; the bravery of the soldier being tempered with the politeness of the accomplished gentleman. In short, so generous and noble a spirit attended his whole course of life, and so much patience and resignation in his last illness, that he appeared in both equally the hero, and died great as he had lived." His decease occurred on the 24th of September, 1731.

SIR CHARLES ORBY.

Appointed 11th December, 1688.

This officer was a stanch adherent to the Roman Catholic cause; he was lieut.-colonel of the third troop of life guards and deputy adjutant-general, and King James II. rewarded him with the colonelcy of the Queen's regiment of foot, from which he was removed by the Prince of Orange.

CHARLES TRELAWNY.

Re-appointed 31st December, 1688.

HENRY TRELAWNY.

Appointed 1st January, 1692.

Henry Trelawny, seventh son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, and brother of General Charles Trelawny, raised a company of foot in the summer of 1680, for the Second Tangier regiment, in which corps he was appointed captain, and he served three years in Africa. In 1685, he was at the battle of Sedgemoor; and in December, 1688, he was promoted to the lieut.-colonelcy of the regiment. He served under King William in Ireland, and was appointed colonel of the regiment on the 1st of January, 1692. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general in 1696; and retired from the regiment in 1702.