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General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 – 27 April 1782) was a Scottish nobleman and British army officer. Early life and career.
7 de may. de 2024 · John Campbell was born at Loudoun Castle, near Galston. A professional soldier, he raised a regiment of Highlanders to fight the Jacobites during the 1745 Rising. He served as adjutant-general to Sir John Cope, commander-in-chief of the government forces.
British general. He entered the army as a cornet in 1727 and succeeded to his title in 1731. He was at Dettingen (1743) and fought against the Jacobites in 1745–1746.
Campbell began his military career in 1745 when he was appointed lieutenant in John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun’s Highlanders. He served in the British Army and saw action during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and was promoted to captain two years later.
The heir apparent to the Earldom uses the courtesy title Lord Mauchline. Campbell of Loudoun throughout history: Duncan Campbell of Reid Castle, (before 1300) Sir Andrew Campbell, (b. circa 1319, d. after 1367) George Campbell of Loudoun, (b. circa 1345) Sir Hugh Campbell of Loudoun, (b. circa 1370, d. 1483) George Campbell of Loudoun, (d. 1485)
Earl of Loudoun (pronounced "loud-on" / ˈlaʊdən / ), named after Loudoun in Ayrshire, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. [1] . It was created in 1633 for John Campbell, 2nd Lord Campbell of Loudoun, along with the subsidiary title Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline.
Biographical Information. John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 - 27 Apr 1782) was the only son of Hugh Campbell, Third Earl of Loudoun (b. before 1684 - 20 Nov 1731) and Lady Margaret Dalrymple (1677 - Apr 1777). Campbell gained peerage as Earl of Loudoun upon his father's death in 1731.
