The Lord Howard de Walden | |
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 John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden | |
| Birth name | John Griffin Whitwell |
| Born | 13 March 1719 Oundle, Northamptonshire |
| Died | 25 May 1797 (aged 78) Audley End House, Essex |
| Place of burial | St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Saffron Walden |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1739–1797 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles / wars | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War |
| Awards | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Field Marshal John Griffin Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, KB (13 March 1719 – 25 May 1797), was a British Army officer, politician and peer. He served as a junior officer with the Pragmatic Army in the Dutch Republic and Germany during the War of the Austrian Succession. After changing his surname to Griffin in 1749, he commanded a brigade at the Battle of Corbach in July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. He also commanded a brigade at the Battle of Warburg and was wounded at the Battle of Kloster Kampen.[1]
- ^ Rapson, Edward James (1890). . In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.