military personnel
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll.
Scottish soldier and nobleman (1723-1806)
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About John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession, he was given command of a regiment and was redeployed to Scotland where he opposed the Jacobites at Loch Fyne at an early stage of the Jacobite Rebellion and went on to fight against them at the Battle of Falkirk Muir and then at the Battle of Culloden. He later became adjutant-general in Ireland and spent some 20 years as a Member of Parliament before retiring to Inveraray Castle.
Everything about John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll →- Occupation
- military personnel, politician
- Position held
- member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- June 1723
- Died
- May 24, 1806