Buried at Cockpen, Midlothian Died September 5, 1705 Allegiance Kingdom of England Service/branch English Army | Name George Ramsay Rank Lieutenant general Role English Army officer | |
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Battles/wars Jacobite rising
Nine Years' War Place of burial Cockpen and Carrington Parish Church, Midlothian, United Kingdom Battles and wars Jacobite risings, Nine Years' War Similar People James MacKenzie, Harry Blanshard Wood, Fred McNess, James McKechnie, George Boyd‑Rochfort | ||
Lieutenant-General Hon. George Ramsay (1652 – 5 September 1705) was Colonel of the Scots Regiment of Footguards, at that time a regiment on the establishment of the English Army.
Military career
Born the son of George Ramsay, 2nd Earl of Dalhousie, Ramsay fought at the Battle of Killiecrankie in July 1689 during the Jacobite rising and, having become Colonel of the Scots Regiment of Footguards in September 1691, he took part in the Battle of Steenkerque in August 1692 during the Nine Years' War. He became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in 1702. He lived at Carriden House near Falkirk in Scotland.
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