John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee | |
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 Graham | |
| Nickname(s) | Bluidy Clavers, Bonnie Dundee |
| Born | 21 July 1648 Glen Ogilvie, near Glamis, Angus, Scotland |
| Died | 27 July 1689 (aged 41) Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Buried | St Bride's Kirk, Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France 1672–1674  Dutch Republic 1674–1678  Kingdom of Scotland 1678–1689 |
| Service | Infantry and Dragoons |
| Years of service | 1672–1689 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Lockhart's Regiment 1672–1674 Dutch Scots Brigade 1674–1678 Independent Company 1678–1689 |
| Commands | Jacobite Commander in Chief for Scotland, 1689 |
| Battles / wars | Franco-Dutch War 1672-1678 Battle of Cassel Battle of Saint-Denis Battle of Drumclog Battle of Bothwell Brig Argyll's Rising Jacobite rising of 1689 Battle of Killiecrankie |
John Graham, 7th of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee (21 July 1648 – 27 July 1689) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian. He was responsible for policing southwest Scotland during and after the religious unrest and rebellion of the late 17th century, and went on to lead the Jacobite rising of 1689.
Later, as a general in the Scottish army, Claverhouse remained loyal to King James VII of Scotland after the Revolution of 1688. He rallied those Highland clans loyal to the Jacobite cause and, although he lost his life in the battle, led them to victory at Killiecrankie. This first Jacobite rising was unsuccessful, but Claverhouse became a Jacobite hero, acquiring the soubriquet "Bonnie Dundee".