George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton


The Earl of Dumbarton

Portrait by Henri Gascar
Born1635
Douglas Castle
Died20 March 1692
St Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France
Buried
Allegiance Kingdom of France 1648-1679
 Kingdom of England 1679-1688
Service / branchInfantry
Years of service1653 - 1688
RankMajor General
Maréchal de camp
UnitRégiment de Douglas or Dumbartons, later the Royal Scots
CommandsCommander in Chief, Scotland May to 1686
Battles / warsFronde 1648-1653
Franco-Spanish War 1653-1559
Third Anglo-Dutch War 1672-1674
Franco-Dutch War 1674-78
Argyll's Rising June 1685
AwardsKnight of the Order of the Thistle

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.