The Duke of Argyll | |
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 Portrait by William Aikman | |
| Predecessor | Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll |
| Successor | Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll |
| Other names | Iain Ruaidh nan Cath or Red John of the Battles |
| Born | 10 October 1680[1] Ham House, Petersham, Surrey |
| Died | 4 October 1743 (aged 62) Sudbrook Park, Petersham |
| Buried | Westminster Abbey |
| Wars and battles | Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession Jacobite rebellion of 1715 |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Brown Jane Warburton |
| Issue | 4 daughters, including Caroline and Mary |
| Parents | Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll Elizabeth Tollemache |
Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich, KG, KT (10 October 1680 – 4 October 1743[1]), styled Lord Lorne from 1680 to 1703, was a Scottish nobleman and senior commander in the British Army. He served on the continent in the Nine Years' War and fought at the Siege of Kaiserswerth during the War of the Spanish Succession. He then went on to serve as a brigade commander during the later battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, and was subsequently given command of all British forces in Spain at the instigation of the Harley Ministry. After conducting a successful evacuation of the troops from Spain, he became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. During the Jacobite Rebellion, he led the government army against the Jacobite forces led by the Earl of Mar at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. Afterwards he served as Lord Steward and then Master-General of the Ordnance under the Walpole–Townshend Ministry.