George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton
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Major-General George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton, KT was a Scottish military officer who spent much of his career in the service of King Louis XIV. In 1678, he returned to England; as a Catholic, he was a trusted servant of King James II and went into exile with him after the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
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William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton (1634-1694); Dumbarton's elder brother
Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine, 1652; Dumbarton's regiment was part of the Royal Army that won this victory
The duel; a common practice of the period, Dumbarton was so badly injured in one that his death was reported in October 1669
The 1678 Battle of Saint-Denis which ended the Franco-Dutch War and Dumbarton's employment by Louis XIV
James, ca 1685 as head of the army, wearing a general officer's state coat
Earl of Melfort, leader of the Scottish Court Party, which included DumbartonIn their orbit 2
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Major-General George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton, KT was a Scottish military officer who spent much of his career in the service of King Louis XIV. In 1678, he returned to England; as a Catholic, he was a trusted servant of King James II and went into exile with him after the 1688 Glorious Revolution. He died at the palace of St Germain-en-Laye in March, 1692.
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