Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes was a noted favourite general of the Duke of Marlborough. He served in Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse and Hugh Wyndham's Regiment of Carabiniers, eventually rising to become lieutenant-colonel of the latter regiment. He fought at the Battle of Blenheim in command of a brigade. Often employed as a diplomatic envoy as well as a soldier, Palmes died at Dresden in 1719.
- Occupation
- military personnel, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 1705-07 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- 1550
