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Spanish invasion of Portugal. General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 – 27 April 1782) was a Scottish nobleman and British army officer.
- 5 May 1705, Scotland
- British Army
7 de may. de 2024 · About this artwork. 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. At the battle of Prestonpans parts of his regiment were captured.
LOUDOUN, JOHN CAMPBELL, FOURTH EARL OF. (1705–1782). 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.
JOHN CAMPBELL, 4TH EARL OF LOUDOUN 23 On 13th May, 1747, the regiment embarked at Burntisland for Flanders where it joined the Duke of Cumberland but not until after his defeat at Laffeldt on 2nd July. It distinguished itself at Bergen-op-Zoom but at the peace of 1748 returned home and was reduced at Perth in June of the same year.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Major-General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 – 27 April 1782) was a British nobleman and army officer. Early career. Campbell inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1731, becoming Lord Loudoun. The earl raised a regiment of infantry that took part in the Jacobite Rising of 1745 on the side of the Hanoverian government.
General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 – 27 April 1782) was a Scottish nobleman and British army officer. Contents. Early life and career; Seven Years' War; North America; Benjamin Franklin's anecdotes of Lord Loudon; Portugal; Later life; See also; References; External links
