George Murray (general)

Lord George Murray
Lord George Murray
Born	4 October 1694 Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland
Died	11 October 1760 (aged 66) Medemblik, the Netherlands
Buried	Bonifaciuskerk, Medemblik[1]
Allegiance	Great Britain 1711–1715 Jacobite 1715–1725, 1745–1760
Years of service	1711–1715 (British Army) 1715–1719 (Jacobite) 1745–1746 (Jacobite)
Rank	Lieutenant (British Army) Lieutenant General (Jacobite)
Battles / wars	War of the Spanish Succession 1715 Jacobite Rising 1719 Jacobite Rising Glen Shiel 1745 Jacobite Rising Prestonpans Clifton Moor Falkirk Muir Atholl Culloden
Relations	John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl (father) John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (son)

Lord George Murray (4 October 1694 – 11 October 1760), sixth son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who took part in the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1719 and played a senior role in that of 1745.

Pardoned in 1725, he returned to Scotland, where he married and in 1739 took the oath of allegiance to George II. When the 1745 Rising began, Murray was appointed sheriff depute to Sir John Cope, government commander in Scotland but then joined the Jacobite army when it arrived in Perth on 3 September. As one of the senior commanders, he made a substantial contribution to their early success, particularly reaching and successfully returning from Derby.

However, his support for the 1707 Union set him apart from the majority of Scottish Jacobites, and previous links with the government meant that many viewed him with suspicion: combined with a perceived arrogance and inability to accept advice, this reduced his military effectiveness.

After the Battle of Culloden in April 1746, Murray went into exile in Europe and was excluded from the 1747 Act of Indemnity. He died in the Dutch town of Medemblik in 1760, and his eldest son, John, later became the 3rd Duke of Atholl.