Thomas Buchan | |
|---|---|
| Born | ca 1641 Logie-Buchan, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Died | 1724 (aged 82–83) Fyvie |
| Buried | Logie-Buchan |
| Allegiance |  France 1668–1678  Dutch Republic 1678–1682  Scotland 1682–1688  Jacobite 1689–1692 |
| Years of service | 1668–1692 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Dumbarton's Regiment 1668–1678 Dutch Scots Brigade 1678–1682 Earl of Mar's Regiment 1682–1688 |
| Commands | Jacobite military commander in Scotland 1690–1692 |
| Battles / wars | Franco-Dutch War 1672–78 Argyll's Rising 1685 Williamite War in Ireland 1689–1690 Jacobite Rising Scotland 1690–92 |
Thomas Buchan (c.1641–1724) was a Scottish professional soldier from a Catholic family in Aberdeenshire who served in the armies of France, the Netherlands and Scotland. He remained loyal to James II after the 1688 Glorious Revolution and participated in the War in Ireland before taking command of Jacobite forces in Scotland in February 1690. After the Highland chiefs submitted to William III in early 1692, he was given safe passage to France and later allowed to return home in 1703. He maintained links with the Stuart exiles and played a small role in the 1715 Rising but escaped punishment and died at Fyvie in 1724.[1]
- ^ Hopkins, Paul (2004). "Thomas Buchan; 1641-1724". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3827. Retrieved 12 September 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)