John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair

The Earl of Stair
The Earl of Stair
	Portrait, c. 1700
Born	20 July 1673; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	9 May 1747 (aged 73); Edinburgh, Scotland
Allegiance	Kingdom of Scotland; Kingdom of Great Britain;
Service/branch	Royal Scots Army; British Army;
Rank	Field marshal
Battles/wars	Nine Years' War Battle of Steenkerque; ; War of the Spanish Succession Battle of Ramillies; Battle of Oudenarde; Battle of Malplaquet; Siege of Douai; Siege of Bouchain; ; War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Dettingen; ; Jacobite rebellion of 1745;
Awards	Knight of the Thistle

Field Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, KT, PC (20 July 1673 – 9 May 1747) was a Scottish soldier and diplomat. He served in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession and, after a period as British Ambassador in Paris, became a military commander at the Battle of Dettingen during the War of the Austrian Succession.

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