John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
| The Duke of Argyll | |
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| Born |
10 October 1680 Ham House, Petersham, Surrey |
| Died | 4 October 1743 (aged 64) Sudbrook Park, Petersham |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Other names | Iain Ruaidh nan Cath or Red John of the Battles |
| Wars and battles |
Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession Jacobite rebellion of 1715 |
| Predecessor | Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll |
| Successor | Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Brown Jane Warburton |
| Parents | Archibald Campbell and Elizabeth Tollemache |
Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich KG KT (10 October 1680 – 4 October 1743), styled Lord Lorne from 1680 to 1703, was a Scottish nobleman and senior commander in the British Army. He served on the continent in the Nine Years' War and fought at the Battle of Kaiserwerth during the War of the Spanish Succession. He went on to serve as a brigade commander during the later battles of the War of the Spanish Succession. Next he was given command of all British forces in Spain at the instigation of the Harley Ministry; after conducting a successful evacuation of the troops from Spain, he became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. During the Jacobite Rebellion, he led the government army against the Jacobites led by the Earl of Mar at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. He went on to serve as Lord Steward and then Master-General of the Ordnance under the Walpole–Townshend Ministry.
Born the son of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Campbell (née Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet), Campbell was privately tutored first by Walter Campbell of Dunloskin, then by John Anderson of Dumbarton and, finally, by Alexander Cunningham. He was commissioned, after his father given William III some encouragement, as colonel of Lord Lorne's Regiment of Foot, a regiment entirely raised by the Argyll family, on 7 April 1694. Campbell served briefly on the contintent in the Nine Years' War before the regiment was disbanded in 1698. He also served under the Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Kaiserwerth in April 1702 during the War of the Spanish Succession. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle later that year.
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