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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
JOHN CAMPBELL, 4th EARL OF LOUDOUR (1705*1782) By Major A. McK. Annand Shortly after the battle of Fontenoy, fought on nth May, 1745, where the behaviour of the Black Watch had excited the admiration of the French, it was decided to raise a second regiment of Highlanders, authority to do so being granted to John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun,
Hace 5 días · 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.
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.
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.
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782) was commander-in-chief of British forces in America during the Seven Years War and Indian War and titular governor of Virginia. He was recalled to England in March of 1758, following the downfall of his patron, Duke of Cumberland. He served in Portugal in 1762 and was promoted to general in 1770.
