General John Ligonier

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Duke_of_Marlborough
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkb:George_II_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Duke_of_Cumberland
gptkb:James_Wolfe
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:battle Battle of Culloden
Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Minden
gptkbp:birthDate 1702-01-01
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Ligonier
gptkb:Charles_Ligonier
gptkb:Elizabeth_Ligonier
Anne_Ligonier
Mary_Ligonier
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Louisbourg_Expedition
gptkbp:deathDate 1770-08-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John Ligonier
gptkbp:influence British_military_reforms
gptkbp:influenced military strategy
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Krefeld
gptkb:Battle_of_Warburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Kloster_Kampen
gptkb:Battle_of_Rossbach
gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham
War of the Austrian Succession
Jacobite risings
Siege of Louisbourg
Battle of Torgau
Battle of Emsdorf
Battle of Minden
Battle of Villinghausen
Battle of Lutterberg
gptkbp:knownFor Seven Years' War
gptkbp:legacy Ligonier's_contributions_to_military_tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dunkirk,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Loudoun
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:services gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1740-1770
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Ligonier
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_Amherst