Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon
Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon (1670–1733) was a Jacobite soldier from Ireland who served as colonel of Dillon's Regiment in the Irish Brigade in French service. He fought in the Nine Years' War and in the War of the Spanish Succession where he excelled at the Battle of Cremona against Prince Eugene of Savoy.
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| Born | 1670 County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Died | 5 February 1733 Château-vieux de Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
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| Rank | Lieutenant général (French Army) |
| Battles/wars | Williamite War in Ireland; Nine Years' War (1688–97); War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) |
| Relations | Theobald, 7th Viscount Dillon (father) |
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