Alexander Cannon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander Cannon, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

2 records1689–16892 events2 places

Chronological biography

1689

Jacobite Leadership27 July 1689

Warfare / Jacobite Rising · Colonel · Jacobite commander · Scotland

Takes over Jacobite military leadership after Viscount Dundee is killed

Battle of Dunkeld21 August 1689

Warfare / Jacobite Rising · Colonel · Jacobite commander · Dunkeld

Leads Jacobite forces against the Cameronian regiment at Dunkeld

Titles and roles

Colonel · Jacobite commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.