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Lord George Murray (4 October 1694 – 11 October 1760), sixth son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who took part in the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1719 and played a senior role in that of 1745.
28 de mar. de 2024 · Lord George Murray was a Scottish Jacobite, one of the ablest of the generals who fought for Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, the Stuart claimant to the English throne, in the Jacobite rebellion of 1745–46. Murray joined the English army in 1711 but aided the Jacobites in their unsuccessful.
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Lord George Murray [Dunkeld (Escocia), 1761 - Londres, 1803]. Noble escocés. Obispo anglicano. Inventó un telégrafo óptico configurado por seis cortinillas, que se abrían y cerraban para componer letras y números. Con su sistema se instalaron las primeras líneas telegráficas en el Reino Unido.
25 de nov. de 2022 · Temeroso de un choque frontal contra las tropas gubernamentales, el general escocés Lord George Murray aconsejó hacer un ataque nocturno contra el campamento inglés para sorprender al enemigo e impedirle usar su superior potencia de fuego.
25 de ene. de 2019 · On the 17th March 1746, a Jacobite force under the command of Lord George Murray began the siege of Blair Castle in Blair Atholl, Perthshire. Blair Castle was the home of Lord George’s pro-Hanoverian brother, James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl.
Hace 5 días · Lord George Murray lived from 4 October 1694 to 11 October 1760. He was a professional soldier and Jacobite who was one of Bonnie Prince Charlie's commanders during the ill-fated 1745 uprising.
On the eve of the Jacobite rising of 1745 the duke of Perth made overtures to Lord George Murray on behalf of the Pretender; but even after the landing of Charles Edward in Scotland in July, accompanied by Tullibardine, Murray's attitude remained doubtful.
