Alexander Duroure
| Alexander Duroure | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1692 London |
| Died |
1 February 1765 Toulouse, France |
| Buried at | Westminster Abbey |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars |
War of Jenkins' Ear Jacobite rising |
Lieutenant General Alexander Duroure (1692 – 1 February 1765) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot.
Military career
Duroure was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 10th Regiment of Foot in 1715.[1] He took part in the first attack on Cartagena de Indias in March 1740 during the War of Jenkins' Ear and was deployed with a contingent of 500 men to assist James Oglethorpe in securing the Carolinas in 1742.[1] He became Quartermaster General to Field Marshal George Wade at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1745 during the Jacobite rising and Governor of St Mawes Castle later that year.[1] He was deployed to Scotland with reinforcements in 1746 and commanded the 38th Regiment of Foot in Antigua in 1752.[1] He was also colonel of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot (1756–65).[1]
He was buried in Westminster Abbey.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Lieutenant General Alexander Duroure". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Hughson, David (1807). "London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood". W Stratford. p. 295.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Robert Rich, 5th Baronet |
Colonel of the 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot 1756–1765 |
Succeeded by Robert Brudenell |
| Preceded by Richard Philipps |
Colonel of the 38th Regiment of Foot 1751–1756 |
Succeeded by Sir James Ross, Bt. |