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| Date transcribed | 2000-00-00 | | Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| | Surname | M'Leod | | | First names | John | | | Rank/ occupation | Major General & Lord | | | Unit | British service | | | Death date | 2 Apr 1789 | | | Place of death | Edinburgh  | | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | | Date | Apr 1789 | | | Page number | 374 | | | Detail | At Edinburgh, the Right Hon. John Lord M'Leod, major-general in the British service, and colonel of the 71st regiment of foot, also Count Cromartie, and a commandant of the order of the Sword, in the kingdom of Sweden. He was the eldest son of the late Earl of Cromartie, and at an early period of life entered into the Swedish army, where he for many years served with great reputation. On the breaking-out of the American war, he came home, raised a good regiment of two battalions of his own countrymen, with whom he went to the East Indies. On the forfeited estates being restored, in 1784, his Lordship had the family estate of Cromartie restored to him. He married, in 1786, the eldest daughter of Lord Forbes, but has left no issue. |
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