George Hamilton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Hamilton, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

3 records1704–17163 events2 places

Chronological biography

1704

Battle of Blenheim13 August 1704

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Earl · Blenheim

George Hamilton leads the final assault into Blenheim and receives the surrender of French defenders.

1709

Battle of Malplaquet11 September 1709

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Earl · Malplaquet

George Hamilton leads infantry in the costly Allied assault against French entrenchments at Malplaquet.

1716

Alliance Scotland and France1716

Warfare / Military · General

Sent by Edward, the Pretender, to France but cannot rally any support

Titles and roles

Earl · General

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.