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John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier

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Their eldest brother, Abel de Ligonnier (1669-1769), inherited his father's estates and stayed in Castres. He married Louise de Boileau, daughter of Jacques de Boileau de Castelnau, sister of Huguenot refugee Charles Boileau, the progenitor of the Boileau family in Britain, many of whom served in the
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it is impossible to commend too much the conduct of the generals both horse and foot. Sir John Legonier, who charged at the head of the British dragoons with that skill and spirit that he has shown on so many occasions, and in which he was so well
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in July 1747, where he led the charge of the British cavalry. He did this with such vigour that he overthrew the whole line of French cavalry. In this encounter his horse was killed and he was taken prisoner by
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to oppose the rebels. Having been promoted to the rank of general of horse on 3 January 1746, he was placed at the head of the British and British-paid contingents of the Allied army in the
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on the same date and a peer of Ireland on 10 December 1757 under the title of Viscount Ligonier of Enniskillen. He was notionally given command of British forces in the event of a
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in September 1709 where he received twenty-three bullets through his clothing yet remained unhurt. In 1712, he became governor of Fort St. Philip,
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Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis XIV: Or, The Huguenot Refugees and Their Descendants in Great Britain and Ireland
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in 1759 though it never ultimately occurred. He stood down as commander-in-chief in 1759 and became
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The Georgian Era: Military and Naval Commanders. Judges and Barristers. Physicians and Surgeons
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The new peerage, or, present state of the nobility of England, Scotland and Ireland, Volume 1
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The earldom became extinct but the Irish viscountcy and Cobham Park passed to his nephew
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His younger brother Antoine de Ligonnier followed in 1698. He served in several of the
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from 1743 to 1757, was a French-born British soldier and politician who fought for the
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Oeconomy and discipline: officership and administration in the British army, 1714-1763
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and died unmarried in 1767, with the rank of major. His youngest brother
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The French Hospital in England: Its Huguenot History and Collections
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Field Marshal Lord Ligonier: A Story of the British Army, 1702-1770
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British Army. Abel was recorded living in France as late as 1769.
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in 1719 he was adjutant-general of the troops employed in the
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on 10 February 1703, he commanded a company at the battles of
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in May 1745, Ligonier commanded the British, Hanoverian, and
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and was one of the first to mount the breach at the siege of
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which was underway at this time. Ligonier was also made a
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in the Rhine Campaign of 1742 to 1743. He was promoted to
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Jean-Louis de Ligonier, généralisme des armées anglaises
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where he led the storming of the covered way as well as
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for more than half a century. In 1757, he was appointed
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who sought his strategic advice in connection with the
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he was called home to command the British army in the
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In 1702, Ligonier volunteered to join a regiment in
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Oxford University Press. 1552: 1550: 1326: 1324: 1322: 1320: 1318: 1316: 2776:Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath 2257: 2243: 2235: 1823: 1732:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1566:Dictionary of British Sculptors, 1660–1851 1428: 1426: 1168: 1166: 1164: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1154: 1152: 46: 27: 975: 446:in 1757, and in 1766 further elevated as 19:"Lord Ligonier" redirects here. See also 1770:Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, Volume 1 1202: 813: 712: 599:Equestrian portrait of Lord Ligonier by 520:, the second son of Louis de Ligonnier, 461:for England in 1697, following the 1685 1477:. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 584 1061:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 943: 1959:The Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards 1725: 1367: 1365: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1039: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1029: 1004: 1002: 751:in October 1746 and, having been made 2761:Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain 2751:Peers of Ireland created by George II 1902:Sir John Ligonier's Regiment of Horse 1122:Agnew, David Carnegie Andrew (1866). 1109: 1097: 810:Great Britain in the Seven Years' War 534:. His grandfather built the family's 7: 2497:Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd 2444:Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 2116:The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh 1687:The British Field Marshals 1736–1997 1011:Miscellanea genealogica et heraldica 881:National Register of Historic Places 607:He fought, with distinction, in the 849:on 3 December 1757, Colonel of the 631:in August 1704, and was present at 2527:The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1931:Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance 1055:"John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier" 899:Ligonier spent his later years at 818:Coat of Arms of Lord Ligonier, at 753:Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance 615:in October 1702. After becoming a 14: 2801:Governors of Guernsey (1500–1835) 2282:Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces 2266:Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces 1380:Murdoch and Vigne, pp. 17 and 18. 1269:. Vol. 7. 1745. p. 535. 792:On 6 April 1750 he was appointed 781:in March 1748 and colonel of the 16:British field marshal (1680–1770) 2716:English people of French descent 2073:Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1582: 1530:"Ancient History of Cobham Park" 835:Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 500:from 1748 to 1763 and served as 407:John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier 261: 247: 81:Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 52:John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier 40:John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier 1772:. University of Georgia Press. 1253:. 12 November 1745. p. 10. 755:on 19 March 1747, he fought at 659:, where he led the stormers of 2131:Master-General of the Ordnance 1680:. Manchester University Press. 1233:. 22 February 1742. p. 3. 859:Master-General of the Ordnance 717:Monument to Earl Ligonier, by 483:Master-General of the Ordnance 362:War of the Austrian Succession 63:Master-General of the Ordnance 1: 1768:Pilkington, Laetitia (1997). 1689:. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. 1600:Ligonier, John Ligonier, Earl 1471:Boucher, John Newton (1906). 1442:. 3 December 1757. p. 1. 1419:. 30 January 1753. p. 2. 837:. He worked closely with the 653:War of the Quadruple Alliance 609:War of the Spanish Succession 570:François-Auguste de Ligonnier 566:War of the Spanish Succession 553:, was educated in France and 442:and raised to the peerage as 350:War of the Quadruple Alliance 318:War of the Spanish Succession 99:Military Governor of Plymouth 2796:Fellows of the Royal Society 1720:Jeffrey Amherst: A Biography 1718:Mayo, Lawrence Shaw (1916). 1289:. 1 January 1746. p. 1. 1085:UK public library membership 926:(son of his younger brother 457:refugee who fled his native 2791:Royal Horse Guards officers 2781:7th Dragoon Guards officers 2562:Chiefs of the General Staff 2270:Chiefs of the General Staff 2106:1st Regiment of Foot Guards 1828:Parliament of Great Britain 1349:. 15 March 1747. p. 1. 951:Agnew, David C. A. (1866). 666:Two years later, he became 2817: 2711:People from Cobham, Surrey 2426:Chief of the General Staff 1618:Albemarle, George (2009). 1399:. 3 April 1750. p. 1. 1309:. 24 June 1746. p. 5. 831:Convention of Klosterzeven 807: 21:Lord Ligonier (slave ship) 18: 2786:Grenadier Guards officers 2411: 2223: 2214: 2198: 2193: 2186: 2175: 2168: 2159: 2154: 2147: 2137: 2128: 2122: 2112: 2102: 2094: 2079: 2070: 2062: 2052: 2042: 2029: 2019: 2010: 2002: 1992: 1983: 1975: 1965: 1955: 1947: 1937: 1928: 1920: 1910: 1898: 1890: 1885: 1871: 1845: 1833: 1826: 1669:J. L. Ligonier, une Ă©tude 682:in 1739, and accompanied 397: 154: 143: 122: 104: 86: 68: 57: 45: 2149:Peerage of Great Britain 1796:Walpole, Horace (1822). 1787:Rabaud, Camille (1893). 1685:Heathcote, Tony (1999). 1641:. A. Fullarton & Co. 877:Ligonier Valley Railroad 690:on 26 February 1742 and 564:'s campaigns during the 2665:Sir Mark Carleton-Smith 2046:Royal Horse Guards Blue 1815:Whitworth, Rex (1958). 1613:DNB00: "Ligonier, John" 1605:Encyclopædia Britannica 855:planned French invasion 839:Pitt–Newcastle ministry 730:Jacobite rising of 1745 487:Pitt–Newcastle ministry 424:Jean Louis de Ligonnier 168:Jean Louis de Ligonnier 2721:British field marshals 2418: 2098:The Duke of Cumberland 2066:The Duke of Cumberland 1667:Combes, Émile (1866). 1637:Browne, James (1838). 1620:Fifty Years of My Life 1070:10.1093/ref:odnb/16653 1052:Wood, Stephen (2004). 896: 869:Ligonier, Pennsylvania 822: 771: 725: 604: 463:Edict of Fontainebleau 2746:British MPs 1761–1768 2741:British MPs 1754–1761 2736:British MPs 1747–1754 2477:Sir William Robertson 2452:Sir William Nicholson 2434:Sir Neville Lyttelton 2417: 1941:Lord George Sackville 894: 871:and lent its name to 817: 808:Further information: 716: 598: 508:Early life and family 276:Years of service 2472:Sir Archibald Murray 2038:The Duke of Richmond 2013:Governor of Plymouth 1986:Governor of Guernsey 1979:The Duke of Somerset 1848:Member of Parliament 833:, Ligonier was made 794:Governor of Guernsey 775:Member of Parliament 502:Governor of Guernsey 481:, he also served as 134:Member of Parliament 117:Governor of Guernsey 36:The Right Honourable 2706:People from Castres 2670:Sir Patrick Sanders 2645:Sir Richard Dannatt 2625:Sir Charles Guthrie 2547:Sir Francis Festing 2512:Sir Edmund Ironside 2462:Sir Charles Douglas 2310:Duke of Marlborough 2300:Earl of Marlborough 2006:The Earl of Dunmore 1996:The Lord De La Warr 1951:The Duke of Montagu 829:who had signed the 601:Sir Joshua Reynolds 572:emigrated in 1710. 562:Duke of Marlborough 504:from 1750 to 1752. 475:Austrian Succession 2650:Sir David Richards 2635:Sir Michael Walker 2585:Sir Michael Carver 2580:Sir Geoffrey Baker 2542:Sir Gerald Templer 2502:Sir Cyril Deverell 2419: 2385:Duke of Wellington 2375:Duke of Wellington 2340:Marquess of Granby 2335:Viscount Ligionier 2330:Duke of Cumberland 2188:Peerage of Ireland 2141:Marquess of Granby 2088:Marquess of Granby 2084:Title next held by 2056:Marquess of Granby 2034:Title last held by 1676:Guy, Alan (1985). 1439:The London Gazette 1416:The London Gazette 1396:The London Gazette 1346:The London Gazette 1306:The London Gazette 1286:The London Gazette 1266:The Scots Magazine 1250:The London Gazette 1230:The London Gazette 932:Peerage of Ireland 913:John Francis Moore 897: 827:Duke of Cumberland 823: 803: 798:Royal Horse Guards 783:2nd Dragoon Guards 747:He was present at 726: 719:John Francis Moore 700:field of Dettingen 696:Knight of the Bath 688:lieutenant general 605: 471:Quadruple Alliance 467:Spanish Succession 440:Commander-in-chief 299:7th Dragoon Guards 231:Knight of the Bath 2683: 2682: 2675:Sir Roland Walker 2630:Sir Roger Wheeler 2610:Sir Nigel Bagnall 2600:Sir Edwin Bramall 2575:Sir James Cassels 2507:The Viscount Gort 2487:The Earl of Cavan 2400:Viscount Wolseley 2395:Duke of Cambridge 2390:Viscount Hardinge 2290:Duke of Albemarle 2233: 2232: 2224:Succeeded by 2217:Viscount Ligonier 2201:Viscount Ligonier 2138:Succeeded by 2113:Succeeded by 2053:Succeeded by 2020:Succeeded by 1993:Succeeded by 1966:Succeeded by 1938:Succeeded by 1911:Succeeded by 1886:Military offices 1879:Sir John Sebright 1872:Succeeded by 1856:1748–1763 1807:978-1-151-57118-2 1779:978-0-8203-1719-9 1760:978-0-9524322-7-2 1659:978-1-143-36646-8 1629:978-1-103-47382-3 1508:978-1-4185-6064-5 1214:Pilkington p. 546 1135:978-0-267-34860-2 1083:(Subscription or 934:six years later. 917:Westminster Abbey 723:Westminster Abbey 702:in June 1743. 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Index

Lord Ligonier (slave ship)
Field Marshal
The Right Honourable

Master-General of the Ordnance
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Military Governor of Plymouth
Governor of Guernsey
Bath
Castres
London
Cobham, Surrey
Francis Ligonier
Knight of the Bath
England
Great Britain
Field marshal
7th Dragoon Guards
Grenadier Guards
War of the Spanish Succession
Schellenberg
Blenheim
Ramillies
Oudenarde
Malplaquet
War of the Quadruple Alliance
Capture of Vigo
War of the Austrian Succession
Dettingen
Fontenoy

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