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ants Of Arthur. Count Dillon and ~ not. where !
may obtain the same THOMAS DEoNAN
The Dillon regiment first appeared In the French
service under James Dillon. Our French au-
thonty. Pierre Larousse. rectes that he issued
from an illustrious Irish family descended from
the ancient kings OF Ireland" In 1855. when Crom-
we'll was TO the fore. he took service under the
King Of France, raised the regiment and com
msnded II In the army OF Flanders. was made Brea-
der General for distinguished service at the battle
OF the Dunes. When the Stuarts were. restored
he returned 10 ireland in 1868. and the regiment
was disbanded: he died In 1854. The second regt.
ment OF the Dillon name was recruited by Theobald
Dillon. poor Of Ireland. at his own charges and
from his vast domains" for the defense Of the
stuart cause. James H. at the request Of Louis
XIV. sent three Irish regiments to FRANCE. Of
which the Dillon regiment was one. commanded by
Lord Dllon's son Arthur (bom In Roscommon.
1910; died al ST. GorInain en- LAye. i7ss). Lord
Dillon had hve nephevs. sons Of his sister. the
widowed Baroness Lally Tollendal. The youngest
he kept at home, the others went TO France with
Arthur. By brevet OF June I, 1890, Arthur Dillon
was made Colonel proprietary OF the Di!lonas,
and his cousin. James Laly. commander OF the
second battalion with che rank OF Colonel After
most brilliant service for twenty nve years. re-
warded by the title OF Count OF Earl from James H.
and the rank OF Lieutenant General from Louis
XIV. Arthur Dillon lost favor with the Regent
In i7io and Is los, TO view In l7SO he resigned the
regiment 10 his son. Charles, second Colonel Of
the Dillons,s. The third Colonel was his brother
Henry. These two were out In the rs. The fourth
Colonel was his brother James. killed al the head
of his regiment AT fontenoy. The NTH was yet
another brother. Edward. made Colonel by Louis
XIV. on the held OF Fontenoy. only 10 fall at Law
field. NO less elorously. the next year. For twenty
yeAn we lose sight Of the Diilonais until in 1901
Arthur Dillon, grandson OF the frst Arthur, be.
came Its Colonel. He was succeeded In 1857 by
his brother Theobaid. Arthur and Theobad
took no part In the Hmig ration. but remained to
night the enemies Of France. Theobaid was
butohered by his own troops At Lille April "a,
INA. bis body torn limb from limb and thrown to
the flames. Tho National Assembly decreed him
the honon Of the Pantheon and pensioned his
widow and children. ono Of whom was born at
Lille on the day Of the massacre, yet was saved
BY the devotion Of his mother. who Travelled 4
league on foot to md shelter. That was the end
ofthe Regiment du Dillon. which had served France
glortously for = century. We md no record OF
descendants Of Count Arthur
To whom did Stevenson refer In the following
must prenI word OF thanks to the gentleman VINO
70 borrow thu gist Of one OF my
stories. and even 70 honor y With the addition Of
sesi - . maze lie prs:.a Rp soisssn e@o 2nd
which story did Stevenson have IN mindi
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