John Dalrymple Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Dalrymple, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

4 records1687–17084 events3 places

Chronological biography

1687

Lord Advocate1687

Government / Government of Scotland · Earl · Lord Advocate

Appointed Lord Advocate

1702

Siege of VenloSeptember 1702

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Earl · Venlo

John Dalrymple serves under Marlborough at the Siege of Venlo during the opening campaign in the Low Countries.

1706

Battle of Ramillies23 May 1706

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Earl · Ramillies

John Dalrymple commands a brigade at Ramillies as Marlborough defeats the French army.

1708

Battle of Oudenaarde11 July 1708

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Earl · Oudenaarde

John Dalrymple commands a brigade at Oudenaarde during Marlborough and Eugene's victory over the French.

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Lord Advocate

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.