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Lord George Hamilton (c.1666–1737), Earl of Orkney, Field Marshal of Great Britain

Image credit: National Army Museum

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Orkney commanded an infantry regiment during the 1689–1690 Irish War between the forces of William III and the deposed King, James II. He served with distinction at the battles of the Boyne and Aughrim, and at the sieges of Athlone and Limerick, and went on to fight on the continent in the Nine Years’ War (1689–1697), being wounded at the Siege of Namur (1695). Orkney commanded an infantry brigade at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. In the closing stages of the battle, he persuaded the French garrison at Blenheim village to surrender, thereby making a significant contribution to the scale of the Allied victory. He served throughout the rest of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702–1713), playing an important part in all the major battles in Flanders.

Title

Lord George Hamilton (c.1666–1737), Earl of Orkney, Field Marshal of Great Britain

Date

1724

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 126 x W 101.3 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1961-08-27

Acquisition method

purchased from S. T. Dent, 1961

Work type

Painting

Signature/marks description

Signed and dated verso by Maingaud, 1724

Inscription description

Inscribed lower left 'Lord George Hamilton, Earle of Orkney, Field Marshall of Great Britain'

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