John Forbes (Portuguese general)

John Forbes
1812 engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi after a portrait of John Forbes by Domenico Pellegrini
BornAberdeenshire, Kingdom of Great Britain
DiedRio de Janeiro, Portuguese colony of Brazil
Allegiance Great Britain
Kingdom of Portugal
Years of service1748–1808
RankGeneral
Battles / warsSeven Years' War
War of the Pyrenees

John Forbes, also known in Portuguese as João Forbes (1719[1] or 1733[2]–1808), of Skellater, usually known as Forbes-Skellater, was a Scottish general in the Portuguese service.

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