Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, KB, PC (born Jean Louis de Ligonnier; 7 November 1680 – 28 April 1770), styled Sir John Ligonier from 1743 to...

Earl Ligonier was a title that was created twice in British history, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first...

Ligonier may refer to: Ligonier (surname) Earl Ligonier, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain Ligonier, Indiana Ligonier, Pennsylvania Ligonier Township...

Lord Ligonier was an 18th-century British slave ship built in New England that unloaded enslaved Africans in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. The ship was...

Lieutenant General Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier KB (1740 – 14 June 1782) was a British soldier and courtier. He was the illegitimate son of Col...

Ligonier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier (1740–1782), British soldier and courtier Francis Ligonier...

Flanders by the 24-year-old Duke of Cumberland, advised by the experienced Earl Ligonier. In addition to British and Hanoverian troops, the Pragmatic Army included...

National Trust. The Cobham Park estate was the home of John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, once Head of the Armed Forces. In 1806, the estate was bought...

to retrieve their position. With the defeat of the Rising in April, Earl Ligonier returned from Scotland to assume command of the Hanoverian and British...

Lennox's or Richmond's Regiment) 1753–1758: Field Marshal The Rt Hon. The Earl Ligonier KB PC 1758–1770: Field Marshal The Most Hon. The Marquess of Granby...

Hon. Penelope Ligonier (née Pitt; later Brown; 23 February 1749 – March 1827), styled Viscountess Ligonier from 1766–1772, was an English aristocrat and...

25 October 1760, and created William Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh and Earl of Connaught on 19 November 1764.[citation needed] He had been made a Knight...

Granby, William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian, John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke and Maurice de Saxe. David Morier's...

married 1) Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, and 2) Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth. He was succeeded by his son Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington...

secure Tongeren, then held by Clermont-Tonnerre. The Allied cavalry under Ligonier were ordered to occupy the Tongeren-Maastricht road, which ran along a...

Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes Military offices Preceded by Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot 1788–1794 Succeeded by Alexander...

viscountcies are held by peers with higher titles, such as duke, marquess or earl; this can come about for a number of reasons, including the title being created...

during a major war. Four field marshals (Sir Evelyn Wood, Sir George White, Earl Roberts, and Lord Gort) had previously received the Victoria Cross (VC),...

and Wellington had a seat in Cabinet by virtue of holding this office; Ligonier and Granby were also in Cabinet during their time in office, but in both...

Admiral, Commodore Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier (1680–1770), general Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892–1944), air...

Lightburne Lieutenant-General Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier Brigadier-General Luke Lillingstone Lieutenant-General...

Longman, Orme & Co. Wood, Stephen (2004). Ligonier, John [formerly Jean-Louis de Ligonier], Earl Ligonier (Online ed.). Oxford DNB. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16653...

1st Earl Cadogan 1726–1742: General Sir Charles Wills 1742–1757: General Prince William, Duke of Cumberland 1757–1770: Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st...

marshal during the Napoleonic wars André Dacier - Scholar John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier - British general Paul de Rapin - Historian Roger Peyrefitte...

Chief of Staff Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq, Prussian general John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier (1680–1770), Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, fought against...

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1736–1785) (joint) John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier (1734–1750) Nathaniel Clements (1751–1777) James Trail (1806–1808)...

Anglo-Saxon "earl" in England. Until the reign of Edward III in the 14th century, the peerage of England consisted exclusively of earls and barons. It...

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, served as Prime Minister of Great Britain during 1762–1763. He was the first Tory Prime Minister since the Harley ministry...

3rd Earl Waldegrave 1755–1758: Gen. Sir Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover, KB 1758–1771: Lt-Gen. William Whitmore 1771–1782: Lt-Gen. Edward Ligonier, 1st...

Washington. He is sometimes known as the Hero of the Two Worlds. John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, British soldier who became Commander-in-Chief of the Forces...