James Douglas (English Army officer)

James Douglas
Died	1691
Allegiance	Kingdom of England
Service/branch	English Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	Williamite War in Ireland Nine Years' War

Lieutenant-General Hon. James Douglas (died 1691) 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 James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry, Douglas passed his advocate exams before entering the Army and, having become Colonel of the Scots Regiment of Footguards in June 1684,^[1] he went on to become Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in 1688.^[2] He commanded an army of 10,000 supporters of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690 during the Williamite War in Ireland^[3] and died at the Siege of Namur in 1691 during the Nine Years' War.^[4]

References

1. "Scots Guards Colonels". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
2. Charles Dalton, The Scots army, 1661-1688, with memoirs of the commanders-in-chief (London, 1909).
3. "Lt General James Douglas". The Douglas Archives. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
4. The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Scotland. p. 19. Retrieved 2 May 2014.