Protestant Exiles from France/Volume 2 - Book Third - Chapter 24 - Dejean
Dejean. — In 1737 Major Dejean was a subscriber for five copies of Laval’s “History of the French Protestant Church.” He stood in the French Chapel Royal of London, on 15th November 1739, as sponsor to Louis Duval; he was then registered as Major Louis Dejan of the second troop of grenadiers. On the 2nd July 1740 he was made a Director of the French Hospital; he was at that date Lieutenant-Colonel Louis (or Lewis) Dejean of the 1st or Grenadier Guards. In March 1744 several Swiss, in and about London and Westminster, offered to form a regiment to serve his Majesty in case of invasion. Their offer was at once accepted, and their uniform, “grey turned up with red,” was ordered. In April they were mustered to the number of 200, under the command of Colonel Dejean. The regiment of Switzers was summoned on 6th September 1745 to attend their Colonel, who, however, on 15th April 1746, obtained the Colonelcy of the 37th Foot, vacant by the death of Sir Robert Munro at the Battle of Falkirk. He became Colonel of the 14th Light Dragoons, on November 27, 1752, and was promoted to the rank of Major-General, 29th January 1756, and of Lieutenant-General, 29th March 1759. On April 7, 1757, he had been transferred to the Carabineers, or 3rd Regiment of Horse, after styled the 6th Dragoon Guards. Lieutenant-General Dejean died in Dublin, 29th September 1764.