William Dalrymple
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William Dalrymple (1736 - 1807)

Gen. William Dalrymple
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General William Dalrymple was the son of Hon. George Dalrymple and Euphame Myrton. He married Marianne Dorothy Harland, daughter of Admiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Bt., on 13 September 1783. He died on 23 February 1807.

From Wikipedia as accessed 30 June 2019: "He was educated at Glasgow University 1749. In 1752 he joined the British Army, becoming an ensign in the 52nd Regiment of Foot. He became a lieutenant in 1759 and a captain (in the 91st Regiment of Foot) from 1760. By 1762 he was a major, and served in the campaign against the Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762). After a period on half pay in 1763, he was appointed to the 14th Regiment of Foot in 1764. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1765.

Between 1766 and 1768, Dalrymple was in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1768, he was placed in command of a detachment of two regiments sent to Boston, Massachusetts, to support embattled royal officials who were having trouble enforcing the unpopular Townshend Acts. Troops in his command (although he was not directly involved) were involved in the Boston Massacre, in which five civilians were killed when those troops fired into a crowd. Amid continuing hostility, Dalrymple acceded to the request of Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson to remove his troops to Castle William, an island fortress in Boston harbour.

In 1772-1773 Dalrymple received a local promotion to major general and commanded a force which captured the West Indian island of St Vincent. He returned to Britain in 1773. He continued to be in touch with his American Loyalist friends in Boston. He was saddened but not surprised by the Boston Tea Party.

After the American War of Independence broke out in 1775, Dalrymple returned to North America. He served as quartermaster general 1779-1783. He was promoted to brigadier general (1779) and then major general (1782)." Dalrymple, William. Wikipedia citations: 1. "William Dalrymple (Agamemnon a great general, taken on the Steyne at Brighton')". National Portrait Gallery. Robert Dighton. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 2. "The Royal Hospital: Paymasters Generals and Officials". British History Online. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 3. George, M. Dorothy. "Agamemnon a great General. Taken on the Steyne at Brighton". British Museum. British Museum. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

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Marianne Dorothy Harland F, #26046, d. 28 October 1785 Marianne Dorothy Harland was the daughter of Admiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Bt.1 She married General William Dalrymple, son of Hon. George Dalrymple and Eupheme Myrton, on 13 September 1783.1 She died on 28 October 1785.1 Her married name became Dalrymple. Child of Marianne Dorothy Harland and General William Dalrymple John William Henry Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair1 b. 16 Nov 1784, d. 22 Mar 1840 Citations [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3712. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] Admiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Bt.1 M, #26047, b. 1715, d. 21 February 1784 Last Edited=27 Dec 2017 Admiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Bt. was born in 1715.1 He married Susanna Reynold, daughter of Colonel Rowland Reynold and Mary Ann Duncombe, on 12 October 1749 at St. George's Chapel, Mayfair, London, EnglandG. He died on 21 February 1784 at Sproughton, Suffolk, EnglandG.1 He gained the title of 1st Baronet Harland. Child of Admiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Bt. and Susanna Reynold Susannah Edith Harland+2 d. 21 Jan 1850 Child of Admiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Bt. Marianne Dorothy Harland+3 d. 28 Oct 1785 Citations [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S37] BP2003. [S37] John William Henry Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair M, #26048, b. 16 November 1784, d. 22 March 1840 Last Edited=28 Dec 2017 John William Henry Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair was born on 16 November 1784.1 He was the son of General William Dalrymple and Marianne Dorothy Harland.1 He married, firstly, Johanna Gordon, daughter of Charles Gordon of Cluny, on 28 May 1804.1 He married, secondly, Lady Laura Manners, daughter of John Manners and Louisa Tollemache, Countess of Dysart, on 2 June 1808.2,1 He and Johanna Gordon were divorced in 1809.1 He and Lady Laura Manners were divorced on 16 July 1811.2 He died on 22 March 1840 at age 55 at Paris, FranceG.1 His marriage to Johanna Gordon was annulled in June 1820.1 He succeeded as the 7th Lord Newliston, Glenluce and Stranraer [S., 1703] on 1 June 1821.2 He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Dalrymple [S., 1703] on 1 June 1821.2 He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Stair [S., 1703] on 1 June 1821.2 He succeeded as the 8th Viscount of Stair [S., 1690] on 1 June 1821.2 He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Dalrymple, of Stair [N.S., 1664] on 1 June 1821.2 He succeeded as the 8th Lord Glenluce and Stranraer [S., 1690] on 1 June 1821.2 Citations [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3712. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S37] BP2003. [S37] Johanna Gordon1 F, #26049 Last Edited=27 Dec 2017 Johanna Gordon was the daughter of Charles Gordon of Cluny.1 She married John William Henry Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair, son of General William Dalrymple and Marianne Dorothy Harland, on 28 May 1804.1 She and John William Henry Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair were divorced in 1809.1 Her married name became Dalrymple. Her marriage to John William Henry Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair was annulled in June 1820.1 Citations [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3712. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] Charles Gordon of Cluny1 M, #26050 Last Edited=27 Dec 2017 Charles Gordon of Cluny lived at Clunie, ScotlandG.1 Child of Charles Gordon of Cluny Johanna Gordon1 Citations [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3712. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

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