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Lord George Murray (4 October 1694 – 11 October 1760), sixth son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who took part in the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1719 and played a senior role in that of 1745.
Lord George Murray was a Scottish Jacobite, one of the ablest of the generals who fought for Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, the Stuart claimant to the English throne, in the Jacobite rebellion of 1745–46. Murray joined the English army in 1711 but aided the Jacobites in their unsuccessful.
Learn about the life and career of Lord George Murray, a professional soldier and Jacobite who fought in three uprisings against the British crown. Find out his role in the 1745 uprising, his disagreements with Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his exile in Europe.
Lord George Murray [Dunkeld (Escocia), 1761 - Londres, 1803]. Noble escocés. Obispo anglicano. Inventó un telégrafo óptico configurado por seis cortinillas, que se abrían y cerraban para componer letras y números. Con su sistema se instalaron las primeras líneas telegráficas en el Reino Unido.
25 de nov. de 2022 · Temeroso de un choque frontal contra las tropas gubernamentales, el general escocés Lord George Murray aconsejó hacer un ataque nocturno contra el campamento inglés para sorprender al enemigo e impedirle usar su superior potencia de fuego.
On the eve of the Jacobite rising of 1745 the duke of Perth made overtures to Lord George Murray on behalf of the Pretender; but even after the landing of Charles Edward in Scotland in July, accompanied by Tullibardine, Murray's attitude remained doubtful.
Lord George Murray. (1694—1760) Jacobite army officer. Quick Reference. (1694–1760). Jacobite general. A younger son of the 1st duke of Atholl, a Whig, but an opponent of the 1707 Union, Lord George returned from France to fight for the Jacobites in the '15. Escaping to France, he returned to Scotland with the Jacobite invasion of 1719.
