John Vaughan (British Army officer, died 1795)

The Honourable Lieutenant-General Sir
John Vaughan
KB
The Honourable Lieutenant-General Sir John Vaughan KB
	Etching of Vaughan by Albert Rosenthal
Member of Parliament; for Berwick-upon-Tweed
	In office; 1774–1795
Member of Parliament; for St Johnstown
	In office; 1776–1783
Personal details
Born	c.1731
Died	30 June 1795; Martinique
Resting place	Mamhead, Devon
Political party	Whig
Parents	Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne (father); Elizabeth Watson (mother);
Occupation	Soldier and politician
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1748–1795
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	10th Dragoons
Commands	94th Regiment of Foot; 16th Regiment of Foot; 46th Regiment of Foot; Leeward Islands; Windward Islands
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War Invasion of Martinique; ; American Revolutionary War New York and New Jersey campaign Battle of Long Island; Battle of Fort Washington; Battle of White Plains; ; Philadelphia campaign Battle of Short Hills; ; Saratoga campaign Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery; Burning of Kingston; ; Northern theatre Second Hudson River expedition; ; ; Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Capture of Sint Eustatius; ; French Revolutionary Wars West Indies Campaign; ;

Lieutenant-General Sir John Vaughan KB (c. 1731 – 30 June 1795), styled The Honourable from 1741, was a British soldier and a Member of Parliament in both the British and Irish Parliaments. During the American Revolutionary War he served in both the American and West Indies theaters.

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