ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt hiː wʌz mˌeɪd luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl ʌvðə fˈeɪməs dˈɪlənz ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ hɪz fˈɜːst kˈʌzən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈɑːɹθɚ dˈɪlən.
On 28 July 1708 he was made Lieutenant Colonel of the famous Dillon's Regiment, named after his first cousin General Arthur Dillon.