John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair

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British diplomat (1673-1747)

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Field Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, was a British army officer and diplomat who served as the British ambassador to France from 1714 to 1720. He served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession and War of the Austrian Succession.

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George II at the Battle of Dettingen by John Wootton, 1743. Dalrymple led the allies to victory at Dettingen during the War of the Austrian Succession

The monument to John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Kirkliston

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Order of the Thistle

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FatherJohn Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair

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