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Jasper Clayton (185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant General Jasper Clayton (died 27 June 1743) was Governor of Gibraltar. Born the son of Sir John Clayton and Alice (Bowyer) Clayton, Jasper Clayton

Richard Dorrill (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Richard Dorill (c. 1719 – 1 January 1762) was a naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland, died in Bath, England. Dorill joined the Royal Navy

Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (525 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Admiral Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703 – 2 November 1787) was a Scottish naval officer and Commodore of Newfoundland. Douglas became a captain in

Peregrine Hopson (710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peregrine Thomas Hopson (5 June 1696 – 27 February 1759) was a British army officer who commanded the 40th Regiment of Foot and saw extensive service during

Philip, Duke of Parma (709 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Philip (Spanish: Felipe, Italian: Filippo; 15 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) was a Spanish infante who reigned as Duke of Parma from 18 October 1748 until

Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton (566 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton PC (24 July 1691 – 9 October 1759), known until 1754 as Lord Harry Powlett, was a British nobleman and Whig politician

Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leopold II Maximilian, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (25 December 1700 – 16 December 1751), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality

Chaloner Ogle (1,336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Chaloner Ogle KB (1681 – 11 April 1750) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer during the

William Franklin (3,203 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Franklin FRSE (22 February 1730 – 17 November 1813) was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator. He was the

Daniel Webb (British Army officer) (377 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Lieutenant General Daniel Webb (died 11 November 1773) was a British Army general made famous for his actions during the French and Indian War. He purchased

Nicholas Haddock (758 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 9780786482887. Reed Browning, The War of the Austrian Succession, p. 79-81. Reed Browning, The War of the Austrian Succession, p. 97. Bruce, Anthony; Cogar

Phoebe Hessel (402 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Phoebe Hessel, née Smith (March 1713 – 12 December 1821) was best known for disguising herself as a man to serve in the British Army, probably to be with

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield (1,815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, KB, PC (25 December 1717 – 6 July 1790) was a Scottish officer of the British Army, who served in three major

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond (552 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Murrough O'Brien, 5th Baron O'Brien of Burren, 1st Baron Thomond of Taplow, 10th Baron & 5th Earl of Inchiquin, 1st Marquess of Thomond KP, PC (Ire)

Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg (360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg (27 May 1684 – 26 May 1774) was an Austrian general. Born in Schwaigern, the residence of the Lordship, from 1766 County

Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1,104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet Bt PRS (10 April 1707 – 18 January 1782) was a British physician who has been called the "father of military medicine" (although

Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (326 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 September 1704 – 29 August 1763) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and commander of the Dutch forces in

Charles O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond (370 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles O'Brien, (17 March 1699 – 9 September 1761), titular 6th Viscount Clare and later titular 8th Earl of Thomond, was an Irish military officer in

Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau (836 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Joseph Patissier, Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau (8 February 1718 or 8 February 1720 – 7 January 1785) or Charles Joseph Patissier de Bussy was the

Roger Wolcott (Connecticut politician) (705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Roger Wolcott (January 4, 1679 – May 17, 1767) was an American weaver, statesman, and politician from Windsor, Connecticut. He served as colonial governor

John Prideaux (British Army officer) (228 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Prideaux (1718–1759) was a brigadier-general in the British Army. He was born 1718 in Devon, England the second son of Sir John Prideaux, 6th Baronet

Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels (532 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lothar Joseph Dominik Graf von Königsegg-Rothenfels (17 May 1673 – Vienna, 8 December 1751) was an Imperial Fieldmarshal. Lothar was the youngest son of

Louis Charles du Chaffault de Besné (678 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis Charles du Chaffault de Besné (Montaigu, 29 February 1708 — Nantes, 29 June 1794) was a French Navy officer. He notably took part in the Second Battle

Charles Ross (Ross-shire MP, born 1721) (125 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Charles Ross (1721–1745) was a Scottish soldier and Member of Parliament. He was the second son of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross and his wife Elizabeth,

Hubert de Brienne (820 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans (1690, in Paris – 27 January 1777, in Paris) was a French naval commander. The son of Henri Jacob marquis de Conflans

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin (685 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin (26 October 1684 – 6 May 1757) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, one of the leading commanders under Frederick the

William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (509 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (18 December 1719 – 1 April 1779) was a British politician and soldier. The son of William Stanhope, 1st

Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein (457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Karl Wilhelm Reichsgraf Finck von Finckenstein (11 February 1714 – 3 January 1800) was a Count of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, a Prussian

William Haviland (458 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Haviland (1718 – 16 September 1784) was an Irish-born general in the British Army. He is best known for his service in North America during the

Ann Mills (66 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ann Mills Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Battles/wars War of the Austrian Succession

François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery (537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery (24 August 1703 – 29 July 1759) was a colonial military leader in the French province of Canada. Active in the defense

Jacobus Deketh (1,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jacobus Deketh (or de Keth) (Harlingen, 1726 – Zeewijk (Almenum), 26 July 1764) was a captain in the Frisian Admiralty, one of the five admiralties of

Hans von Lehwaldt (722 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hans von Lehwald(t) (24 June 1685 – 16 November 1768), also known as Johann von Lehwald(t), was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He joined the military

José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montemar (492 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

José Carrillo de Albornoz y Montiel, 1st Duke of Montemar (8 October 1671 – 26 June 1747) was a Spanish nobleman and military leader, who conquered the

Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre (1,009 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre (October 24, 1701 - September 8, 1755) was a Canadian colonial military commander and explorer who held posts throughout

Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill (after 16 May 1688 – 25 November 1746) was a Scottish soldier. He was the fifth son of Francis Abercromby, Lord Glasford

Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (576 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Johann Adolf II (19 August 1685 – Leipzig, 14 May 1746) was the last Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels from 1736 to 1746. Following his death without surviving

Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross (936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rear-Admiral Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross (also spelled Colvill) (28 February 1717 – 21 May 1770), served as the Commodore and Commander

George Haldane (334 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Haldane was born in 1722 to the Clan Haldane. His father Patrick Haldane was a lawyer and politician, and his uncle Mungo Haldane was also a politician

Louis de Gramont, 6th Duke of Gramont (238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis de Gramont, 6th Duke of Gramont (29 May 1689 – Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745) was Duke of Gramont and a French general in the War of Austrian Succession

Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau (992 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau (9 August 1701 – 14 August 1777) was a Prussian lieutenant general and general inspector of the artillery. He participated in

Henri François, comte de Ségur (414 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henri François, comte de Ségur, baron de Romainville et de Ponchat, seigneur de Fougueyrolles (1 June 1689 – 18 June 1751) was a French military general

Adam Ferguson (2,465 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Adam Ferguson, FRSE (Scottish Gaelic: Adhamh MacFhearghais), also known as Ferguson of Raith (1 July N.S.[citation needed] /20 June O.S. 1723 – 22 February

Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock (452 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wilhelm Dietrich Freiherr von Buddenbrock (15 March 1672 – 28 March 1757) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and cavalry leader. Buddenbrock was born

Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic (270 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic (3 July 1730, Montauban - 28 July 1800, Port-Louis, Mauritius) was a French colonial governor and general

Frederick Augustus Rutowsky (827 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frederick Augustus, Count Rutowsky (also written Rutowski) (Warsaw/Dresden [?], 19 June 1702 – Pillnitz, 16 March 1764), was a Saxon field marshal who

Friedrich Wilhelm von Dossow (459 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Friedrich Wilhelm von Dossow (17 December 1669 – 28 March 1758) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and Governor of Wesel. Friedrich Wilhelm was a member

Philip Honywood (British Army officer, died 1752) (787 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

General Sir Philip Honywood KB (also spelt Honeywood; c.1677 – 17 June 1752) was a British Army officer. He was born the second son of Charles Ludovic

John Reid (British Army officer) (1,394 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Reid (13 February 1721 – 6 February 1807), previously known as John Robertson, was a British army general and founder of the chair of music at the

James Johnston (British Army officer, born 1721) (1,006 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Johnston (21 May 1721 – 26 November 1795) was a general of the British Army, colonel of the Royal Horse Guards (the Blues) then colonel of the Scots

Harry Pulteney (364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

General Harry Pulteney (14 February 1686 – 26 October 1767) was an English soldier and Member of Parliament. He was the younger son of Colonel William

John Norris (Royal Navy officer) (1,921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Norris PC (1670 or 1671 – 13 June 1749) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician. After serving as a junior officer during

Lord George Bentinck (British Army officer) (240 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Lord George Bentinck (1715–1759) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament (MP). The second son of Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland, he received

James Stewart (British Army general) (169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Stewart (c. 1699 – 27 April 1768) was a Scottish soldier and politician. He was the second son of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway and his wife

Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde (1,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde was a Prussian officer and commander-in-chief of Kolberg (born 1703 in the Lower Lusatia region of Brandenburg – 4 May

Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (1721–1797) (799 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (July 20, 1721 – December 11, 1797), his first name was also sometimes written Joseph-Gaspard. He was a military engineer

Hans Joachim von Zieten (2,561 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hans Joachim von Zieten, sometimes spelled Johann Joachim von Ziethen, (14 May 1699 – 26 January 1786), also known as Zieten aus dem Busch, was a cavalry

William Holburne (330 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Holburne (died 1 April 1760) (also known as William Holborne and William Holburn) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He entered the navy, and may

Flower Mocher (870 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mocher Born 1729 Died 1801 (aged 71–72) Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Rank General Battles/wars War of the Austrian Succession

Joseph du Pont Duvivier (233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Dupont Duvivier (12 November 1707 – 24 November 1760) was an Acadian-born military leader of the French. Joseph Dupont Duvivier was born in Port

Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz (1,114 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz (19 June 1718 – 16 February 1788) was a Prussian major general of the infantry and was especially honored by Frederick II for

Károly József Batthyány (365 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Count Károly József Batthyány of Németújvár (Hungarian: németújvári gróf Batthyány Károly József, Károly József Batthyány, German: Karl Josef Graf Batthyány

William Crichton-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries (252 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Crichton-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair, KT (1699 – 27 July 1768) was a Scottish peer. He inherited the title of Earl of Dumfries

John Munro, 4th of Newmore (544 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Munro, 4th of Newmore was an 18th-century Scottish soldier and politician from Ross-shire, Scotland. He was seated at Newmore Castle, in Easter Ross

Francis Ligonier (706 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francis Augustus Ligonier (1693 – 25 January 1746) was a French-born officer of the British Army. He was born François-Auguste de Ligonier at Castres,

Heinrich von Manteuffel (615 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Heinrich von Manteuffel (7 November 1696 – 10 July 1778), was a Prussian lieutenant general. He participated in the Pomeranian campaign of 1715 and the

Robert Melvill (722 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

General Robert Melvill (or Melville) FRSE FRS FSA(Scot) FSA LLD (12 October 1723 – 29 August 1809) was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, antiquary

Alexander Murray (British Army officer, died 1762) (175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Alexander Murray (ca. 1715 – 1762) was a British army officer who served in Father Le Loutre's War and the French and Indian War in Nova Scotia. He was

Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet (496 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet JP (21 December 1687 – 14 August 1771) was the son of Sir James Agnew, 4th Baronet and Lady Mary Montgomerie

Hendrik Gravé (412 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hendrik Gravé (Amsterdam, 5 December 1670- Amsterdam, 25 March 1749) was a Dutch admiral. On his eighteenth birthday, Gravé entered the service of the

Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet (1,141 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rear Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet (1727 – 17 March 1789) was a descendant of the Earls of Morton and a distinguished British naval officer

Paul von Werner (1,488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Johann Paul von Werner (11 December 1707 – 25 January 1785) was chief of the Prussian Hussar Regiment No. 6 (Brown Hussars); he also received the Prussian

Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers (226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers (25 June 1708 – 3 April 1750) was a French military officer from an influential military family in the King George's

Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Baronet (340 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir James Carnegie of Pittarrow, 3rd Baronet (1716 – 30 April 1765) was a Scottish politician, soldier and (but for the attainder of the 5th Earl) 6th

Archibald Douglas (British Army officer, born 1707) (289 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Lt-General Archibald Douglas of Kirkton (1707 – 8 November 1778) was a Scottish Army officer and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of William

John Fitzwilliam (British Army officer) (363 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

General the Honourable John Fitzwilliam (1714 – 31 July 1789) was a British Army officer. He was baptised on 28 March 1714, the third son of Richard Fitzwilliam

Vittorio Francesco, Marquis of Susa (246 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vittorio Francesco of Savoy (Vittorio Francesco Filippo; 10 December 1694 – 20 March 1762) was the illegitimate son of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and

Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz (1,313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joachim Bernhardt von Prittwitz and Gaffron (1726–1793) was a Prussian officer credited with saving the life of Frederick the Great at the Battle of Kunersdorf

Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil (214 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil (Quebec City, 22 September 1691 – Rochefort, 27 November 1763) was a French naval officer. Vaudreuil served

Johann Dietrich von Hülsen (1,491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Johann Dietrich von Hülsen (1 June 1693–29 May 1767) was a Prussian lieutenant general of the infantry. After a lifelong officer's career in various infantry

John Price (British Army officer) (312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Major-General John Price (died November 1747) was an officer of the British Army. He was the younger son of John Price of Tiptree in Essex, by his wife

Dubislav Friedrich von Platen (1,141 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dubislav Friedrich von Platen (23 August 1714 – 7 June 1787) was a Prussian officer in Frederick the Great's army. A cavalry general, he was also Governor

Bluett Wallop (193 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bluett (or Bluet) Wallop (27 April 1726 – 6 June 1749) was a British soldier and politician. The fourth son of John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth, Bluett

Leonard Smelt (British Army officer) (743 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Leonard Smelt (c. 1719 – 2 September 1800) was a British Army officer. He also served as sub-governor to Frederick, Duke of York and the future George

Roger Townshend (British Army officer, born 1708) (247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Roger Townshend (5 June 1708 – 7 August 1760) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament. Townshend was the youngest son of Charles Townshend, 2nd

Thomas Howard (British Army officer, born 1684) (1,072 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard (1684 – 31 March 1753) was an officer of the British Army and the ancestor of the family of the present Earls of Effingham

Carl Heinrich von Wedel (911 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carl Heinrich von Wedel (also spelled Wedell; 12 July 1712 – 2 April 1782) was a Prussian lieutenant general in the War of Austrian Succession (1740–1748)

François-Aymar de Monteil (793 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

François-Aymar de Monteil (Dauphiné, 1725 — Galluis, 10 September 1787) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence, earning

Digby Dent (Royal Navy officer, born 1710) (439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Captain Digby Dent (17 January 1713 – 5 June 1761) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station. Born 17 January 1713

Christian Moritz Graf Königsegg und Rothenfels (213 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Count Christian Moritz von Koenigsegg und Rothfels (November 24, 1705 – July 21, 1778 in Vienna) was a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Born into

Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière (1,696 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Michel-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière, 1st Marquis de Lotbinière (1723–1798), Seigneur of Vaudreuil, Lotbinière and Rigaud, Quebec etc. In 1757, on his advice

Pandur (835 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

used by the Kingdom of Hungary from 1741, fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Silesian Wars. Others to follow included Vladimirescu's

Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de l'Estenduère (277 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de L'Estenduère, was born in Angers around 1682 and died in Rochefort in March 1750. He was a Navy officer and aristocrat

Cyrus Trapaud (310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

General Cyrus Trapaud (18 August 1715 – 3 May 1801) was a British Army officer. Trapaud was born in Dublin, the son of a Huguenot refugee family, and a

Scipio Duroure (337 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Colonel Scipio Duroure (died 10 May 1745) was a British Army officer who was Adjutant-General of the British Army and Colonel of the 12th Regiment of Foot

Frederick William von Kleist (1,726 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Friedrich Wilhelm Gottfried Arnd von Kleist, (29 August 1724[citation needed] in Potsdam – 28 August 1767 in Jeschkendorf near Liegnitz) was a royal Prussian

Richard Lestock (2,204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Admiral Richard Lestock (22 February 1679 – 17 December 1746) was an officer in the Royal Navy, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral. He fought in

Francis Home (805 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francis Home FRSE FRCPE (17 November 1719 in Eccles, Berwickshire – 15 February 1813) was a Scottish physician, and the first Professor of Materia Medica

Friedrich Leopold von Gessler (737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Friedrich Leopold Graf von Gessler (or Geßler; (24 June 1688 – 22 August 1762) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and one of Frederick the Great's most

Ernest Crofts (1,632 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ernest Crofts RA (15 September 1847 – 19 March 1911) was a British painter of historical and military scenes. Born in Leeds on 15 September 1847, Ernest

Charles Newland Godfrey Jadis (130 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Newland Godfrey Jadis (6 November 1730 – March 1801) was a naval officer, army officer, and merchant in Canada. Jadis served as a naval officer

Robert Napier (British Army officer, died 1766) (273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Lieutenant-General Robert Napier (died 23 November 1766) was an officer of the British Army. He was appointed ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot on 9 May

Philip Saumarez (685 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Captain Philip de Saumarez (1710–1747) was a British naval officer, notable for his role as captain of HMS Nottingham in capturing the French ship Mars

Stephen Cornwallis (362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stephen Cornwallis (23 December 1703 – 12 May 1743) was a career British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1743

Sir William Green, 1st Baronet (2,108 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

General Sir William Green, 1st Baronet, of Marass, Kent (4 April 1725 – 10 January 1811) was an officer in the British Army. After receiving a private

Lodewijk van Bylandt (1,588 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lodewijk Count van Bylandt (Keken, 1718 – Hoeven, 28 December 1793) was a Dutch lieutenant-admiral. He gained a certain notoriety in the Affair of Fielding

William Graham (British Army officer) (293 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Brigadier-General William Graham (died 29 September 1747) was a British Army officer from Balliheridon, county Armagh, Ireland. Graham joined the Army

Johanna Sophia Kettner (241 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Johanna Sophia Kettner (24. January 1722 - 22 January 1802), was a German soldier. She was born in Titting, Franconia, in 1722. In 1743, she enlisted in

Caspar Otto von Glasenapp (382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Caspar Otto von Glasenapp (25 June 1664 at Gut Wurchow, Neustettin district–7 August 1747 in Berlin) was a Prussian officer, most recently Generalfeldmarschall

William Elliot of Wells (434 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Elliot of Wells (1701–1764) was an army officer, courtier, and Member of Parliament during the reign of George II. The son of William Elliot of

Ammi Ruhamah Cutter (minister) (455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Ammi Ruhamah Cutter (before May 6, 1705 – March 1746) was an American Congregational minister who served as the first pastor of the "Old Ledge" meetinghouse

Richard Jacques (military officer) (527 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Capt Richard Jacques (1704, Newbury, Massachusetts – 1745, Louisbourg, Cape Breton); an American colonial officer who served during Father Rale's War.

Battle of Negapatam (101 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Negapatam (1746) during the First Carnatic War (part of the War of the Austrian Succession) Battle of Negapatam (1758) during the Third Carnatic War (part

Robert Douglas (British politician) (343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Robert Douglas (c. 1703 – 30 April 1745) of St Ola, Orkney was a British Army officer and Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1730

Kaspar Ludwig von Bredow (569 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kaspar Ludwig von Bredow (born 1685 in Neu Zauche, Mittelmark, died 11 June 1773 at Schloss Ihlow) was a Prussian lieutenant general, Knight of the Black

Georg Ludwig von Puttkamer (776 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Georg Ludwig of Puttkamer (11 April 1715, Versin – 12 August 1759 at Kunersdorf) was a Prussian major general and squire of Pawonków and Pietrowice in

Siege of Louisbourg (112 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the capture of the settlement by British forces during the War of the Austrian Succession Siege of Louisbourg (1758), the capture of the settlement by

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (138 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Devolution Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), ending the War of the Austrian Succession Treaty of Aachen (2019) (aka Aachen Treaty), successor to the

Patrick Heron (British Army officer) (230 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Captain Patrick Heron was a British Army officer in Nova Scotia during King George's War. Patrick Heron was born in the town of Mains of Larg around the

Alexander Duroure (314 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant General Alexander Duroure (c. 1692 – 1 February 1765) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot

Wolf Frederick von Retzow (510 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wolf Frederick von Retzow, Prussian Lieutenant General during the Seven Years' War, was born in 1699 on the Estate Möthlow near Nauen in the Märkisch Luch

François-Marie Picoté de Belestre (2,199 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

François-Marie Picoté, sieur de Belestre II (17 November 1716 – 30 March 1793) was a colonial soldier for both New France and Great Britain. As a soldier

Franz Adam Karrer (320 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Franz Adam Karrer (1666 – 1740) was a Swiss officer, brigadier in French service, and founder and first colonel-proprietor of the Swiss regiment de Karrer

Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (829 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (18 June 1687 – 11 November 1749) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He

Richard Alchorne Worge (242 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Major-General Richard Alchorne Worge (1707 – 4 May 1774) was an English General in the British Army, Governor of Senegal, and a Member of Parliament for

Convention of Saint Petersburg (106 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

treaty between Russia, Britain and the Dutch Republic during the War of the Austrian Succession Saint Petersburg Declaration of 1868, a convention renouncing

Battle of Toulon (99 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Spanish Succession Battle of Toulon (1744) during the War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Toulon (1944), a liberation of the city by French

Siege of Pondicherry (103 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pondicherry (1748) during the First Carnatic War (part of the War of the Austrian Succession) Siege of Pondicherry (1760) during the Third Carnatic War (part

George Murray, 6th Lord Elibank (1,440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rear-Admiral George Murray, 6th Lord Elibank (died 11 November 1785) was a British naval officer. He joined the Royal Navy in the early 1720s and fought

Robert Scipio von Lentulus (1,183 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Scipio, Freiherr von Lentulus (18 April 1714 – 26 December 1786) was a military officer, first in Austrian service, later in Prussian service. He

Christian Nicolaus von Linger (1,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christian Nicolaus von Linger (5 April 1669 in Berlin, died 17 April 1755) was a Prussian general. He was chief of the Prussian artillery from 1716. In

Grand-Pré (178 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

battle in King George's War in the winter of 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession Siege of Grand Pre, a 1749 conflict during Father Le Loutre's

Gustav Bogislav von Münchow (888 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gustav Bogislav von Münchow (10 September 1686 in Kosemühl, Pomerania–20 June 1766 in Berlin) was a Prussian general. In the early years of the reign of

Pierre Morpain (833 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Morpain (c. 1686 - 20 August 1749) was a French ship's captain, privateer, and naval officer. Active in the waters of the West Indies, Morpain is

Robert Clerk (disambiguation) (85 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Robert Clerk was a British engineer officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Robert Clerk may also refer to: Sir

Reed Browning (277 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Constitutional Ideas of the Court Whigs (1982), and The War of the Austrian Succession (1993). A baseball fan, he has also penned two sports history

Ernst Christoph von Nassau (1,058 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ernst Christoph von Nassau, sometimes called Christoph Ernst, (1686 in Hartmannsdorf (Jaczków) near Glogau–19 November 1755 in Sagan) was a Prussian general

David-Louis Constant de Rebecque (1,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

David-Louis Constant de Rebecque, seigneur d'Hermenches and Villars-Mendraz, also known as David-Louis Constant d'Hermenches (Lausanne, 17 November 1722

Hans Friedrich von Platen (693 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hans Friedrich von Platen (21 January 1668 at his family's estate at Sagar on Ruegen, 17 May 1743 in Mohrungen, Prussia) was a royal Prussian general of