s ▁Drag oon ▁Gu ards ) ▁in ▁Germany ▁until ▁the ▁peace ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁ ▁Ireland ▁" In ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁command ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Mun ster ▁until ▁the ▁peace ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 3 ." ▁ ▁" D uring ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁under ▁his ▁orders ▁and ▁so ▁well ▁were ▁those ▁orders ▁executed ▁that ▁the ▁' white bo ys ', ▁so ▁called ▁because ▁they ▁wore ▁white ▁sm ock s ▁or ▁sh ir ts , ▁who ▁were ▁then ▁in ▁form id able ▁force ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁guilty ▁of ▁great ▁dep red ations ▁and ▁enorm ous ▁cru elt ies ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁total ▁sub jection ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁the ▁fear s ▁of ▁internal ▁comm otion ." ▁ ▁" He ▁was ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁general ▁and ▁second ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁which ▁year ▁the ▁sole ▁command ▁de vol ved ▁on ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁for ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁several ▁months ▁when ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁seriously ▁al ar med ▁and ▁under ▁app reh ension ▁of ▁ins urre ction ▁on ▁which ▁occasion ▁the ▁General ' s ▁conduct ▁was ▁such ▁as ▁entitled ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Lord - lie utenant ' s ▁highest ▁appro b ation ▁and ▁to ▁universal ▁app la use ." ▁ ▁His ▁ret