Charles Philip de Ainslie


Charles Philip de Ainslie was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Charterhouse School, Ainslie was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 10 April 1825. He transferred to the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons on promotion to lieutenant on 29 January 1826. He was promoted to captain on 16 March 1830 and transferred to the 1st Regiment of Dragoons on 29 June 1830.
Promoted to major on 14 October 1842, Ainslie transferred to the 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons on 3 February 1943. Promoted to lieutenant colonel on 22 October 1847, he was given command of the 7th Dragoon Guards on 23 February 1849 before being promoted to full colonel on 2 November 1854.
Ainslie was promoted to major general on 7 July 1862, to lieutenant general on 25 October 1871 and to full general on 1 October 1877. He changed his name from Ainslie to de Ainslie by deed poll in 1879. He served as colonel of the 1st Royal Dragoons from 1869 until his death in 1889.