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About John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier,, styled Sir John Ligonier from 1743 to 1757, was a British army officer and politician who served in the English and British armies for more than half a century. In 1757, he was appointed Commander-in-chief and raised to the peerage as Viscount Ligonier in 1757, and in 1766, further elevated as Earl Ligonier.
Everything about John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier →- Occupation
- politician, military personnel, Generalfeldmarschall
- Position held
- member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, Master-General of the Ordnance
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- November 7, 1680, October 17, 1680
- Died
- April 28, 1770