George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton
Major-General George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton KT (1635 – 20 March 1692) 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.
Major General The Right Honourable The Earl of Dumbarton KT | |
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Portrait by Henri Gascar | |
| Born | 1635 Douglas Castle |
| Died | 20 March 1692 St Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France |
| Buried | Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France 1648-1679 Kingdom of England 1679-1688 |
| Service/ | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1653 - 1688 |
| Rank | Major General Maréchal de camp |
| Unit | Régiment de Douglas or Dumbartons, later the Royal Scots |
| Commands held | Commander in Chief, Scotland May to 1686 |
| Battles/wars | Fronde 1648-1653 Franco-Spanish War 1653-1559 Third Anglo-Dutch War 1672-1674 Franco-Dutch War 1674-78 Argyll's Rising June 1685 |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of the Thistle |
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