John Adlercron
Lieutenant General John Adlercron (died 31 July 1766) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
John Adlercron | |
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 John Adlercron | |
| Died | 31 July 1766 Blackrock, Dublin |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Indian Army |
Military career
Born into a Huguenot family who had taken refuge in Dublin at the end of the seventeenth century, Adlercron joined the Royal Army: in 1754 he went to India as Commanding Officer of the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot to protect the interests of the East India Company.[1]
He became Commander-in-Chief, India that year.[1] On 16 May 1758 he was promoted to major-general, and on 18 December 1760 to lieutenant-general.[2]
Adlercron died of an apoplexy in July 1766 at his home at Blackrock in Dublin.[3]
References
- Plassey 1757: Clive of India's Finest Hour by Peter Harringman, Page 36
- Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Thirty-Ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot (1853) p. 109-110
- Notes & Queries, Oxford Journals
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Stringer Lawrence |
Commander-in-Chief, India 1754 |
Succeeded by Robert Clive |
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