David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss
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David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss
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David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss was an army officer. He was the only son of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss and Jean Gray, daughter of Lord Gray.
As Lord Elcho, a title he held between 1633 and 1649, he commanded a regiment of Fife infantry in the Scottish army which reached Newcastle upon Tyne in August 1640. On 1 September 1644, at the head of about 6000 men, he was routed by Montrose at Tippermuir, and in August 1645, as supernumerary commander to Lieutenant-General William Baillie, again su
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Scottish earl (1610–1679)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wemyss,_2nd_Earl_of_Wemyss
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2007-03-06T17:50:05Z
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2024-09-11T11:30:29Z
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