Alexander Dury | |
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Born | 10 December 1704 Edinburgh |
Died | September 11, 1758 Saint Cast | (aged 53)
Rank | Major General |
Unit | First Regiment of Foot Guards |
Battles / wars | War of the Austrian Succession |
Spouse(s) | Isabella Turnor (m. 1753) |
Children | 3 |
Major-General Alexander Dury (1704 – 1758) was a British soldier who fought in the War of the Austrian Succession. Although he attended a religious academy he chose to make the army his career, rising to the rank of Major General in the First Regiment of Foot Guards. He was killed whilst leading the British rearguard at the Battle of Saint Cast in Brittany at the age of 54.