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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.
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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Learn about the life and career of Lord George Murray, a professional soldier and Jacobite who fought in three uprisings against the British crown. Find out his role in the 1745 uprising, his disagreements with Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his exile in Europe.
Auf einem Kriegsrat, am Morgen des 5. Dezember, vertraten Lord Murray und die anderen Mitglieder die einhellige Meinung, dass die Armee nach Schottland zurückkehren sollte. Er wies darauf hin, dass sie im Begriff seien, von drei Armeen umzingelt zu werden, die zusammen etwa 30.000 Mann stark seien, während ihre eigenen ...
Sir George Murray, GCB, GCH, PC (* 6. Februar 1772 in Ochtertyre House bei Crieff in Perthshire; † 28. Juli 1846 in London) war General, Politiker, Generalquartiermeister, Kriegs- und Kolonialminister.
lord george murray : jacobite general 1694-1760 By seven o'clock on the morning of 16th April 1746, the Highland army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart had assembled on Drummossie Moor, near Inverness.
Lord George was the son of John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl. Along with two of his brothers, Murray joined the Jacobite uprising in 1715. Following its defeat in 1716, Murray fled to the Continent. He also took part in the invasion of Scotland in 1719.
