
Hunting down the past - Major Mitchell
We have a very limited knowledge of Sergeant-Major Dominick Mitchell, the-some-time 2-i-c of the original Prince Rupert’s Bluecoats. The sergeant-major, or, as we say today, major, of the regiment, was usually the third in command after the colonel and lieutenant-colonel. However, as we have shown earlier in this blog, in Prince Rupert’s Bluecoats the Lieutenant-Colonel, Russell, was the de facto commander from day to day, and Mitchell was his deputy. We have a fair history o