▁the ▁ranks ▁during ▁his ▁ 5 0 - year ▁career ▁from ▁his ▁start ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁sub - lie utenant . ▁Less ▁than ▁ 3 ▁years ▁later ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁he ▁followed ▁his ▁fellow ▁officers ▁to ▁kiss ▁the ▁King ' s ▁hand ▁on ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁captain . ▁ ▁Made ▁colon el ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁regiment ▁of ▁drag o ons ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 5 ▁he ▁retired ▁aged ▁ 6 5 ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁General ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁App oint ments ▁gaz ett ed ▁in ▁London : ▁ ▁colon el ▁major ▁general ▁lieutenant ▁general ▁general ▁ ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Su cc ession ▁and ▁Seven ▁Years ▁War ▁M och er ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Font eno y ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁and ▁there ▁his ▁ability ▁was ▁recogn ised . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁M inden ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁and ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁his ▁caval ry ▁regiment ▁but ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁regiment , ▁his ▁rank ▁was ▁Lieutenant - Col onel , ▁were ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁by ▁Lord ▁George ▁S ack ville ▁for ▁which ▁S ack ville ▁was ▁later ▁court - mart ial led ▁and ▁c ash ier ed . ▁ ▁M och er ▁continued ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁third ▁regiment ▁of ▁drag oon - gu ards ▁( S ir ▁Charles ▁Howard '