Archibald Douglas (British Army officer, born 1707)
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Archibald Douglas (British Army officer, born 1707)
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Lt-General Archibald Douglas of Kirkton was a Scottish Army officer and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of William Douglas of Fingland and Elizabeth (Betty) Clerk. His father, a former Jacobite, had been forced to sell the family estate. He joined the army as a Cornet in the 4th Dragoons in 1739, rising to lieutenant in 1742, captain in 1745, major in 1746, lieutenant-colonel in 1746, colonel in 1756, major-general in 1759 and lieutenant-general in 1761. He took part in the Battles o
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Scottish Army officer and Member of Parliament
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2023-06-09T13:45:59Z
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