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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. Pardoned in 1725, he returned to Scotland, where he married and in 1739 took the oath of allegiance to ...
- Bonifaciuskerk, Medemblik
- 4 October 1694, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland
- Great Britain 1711–1715, Jacobite 1715–1725, 1745–1760
- 11 October 1760 (aged 66), Medemblik, the Netherlands
Sir George Murray GCB GCH FRS (6 February 1772 – 28 July 1846) was a British soldier and politician from Scotland . Background and education.
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- Tory
- British
- The Duke of Wellington
Murray served as Governor of RMC Sandhurst and Commander in Chief in Ireland. Following his election as MP for Perthshire, Wellington appointed him Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in his Government, resulting in the Murray River and Perth, Western Australia being named in his honour.
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. Pardoned in 1725, he returned to Scotland, where he married and in 1739 took the oath of allegiance to George II.
Aug 11, 2021 · At Falkirk on 17 January 1746, Lord George Murray attacked and defeated a Government force of 6,000 led by Lieutenant-General Henry Hawley. Hawley had ordered his dragoons to attack, but they were met with heavy musket-fire, and those riders who reached the enemy line found that the Jacobites ignored them and struck at their horses instead.
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May 18, 2018 · Murray, Lord George (1694–1760). Jacobite general. A younger son of the 1st duke of Atholl, a Whig, but an opponent of the 1707 Union, Lord George returned from France to fight for the Jacobites in the '15 under the leadership of his eldest brother, the marquis of Tullibardine.
The unfinished watercolour portrait of George Murray is by Thomas Heaphy (1775-1835), an artist who was skilled at capturing the likeness of his sitters. It was painted in 1814 when Major-General Sir George Murray had reached the height of his powers and achieved all the praise and respect from his army colleagues that a general could expect.
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