See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

MARQUESS See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• MANNERS, CHARLES (1857– )

MANNERS See also:

• MARQUESS JOHN MANNERS GRANBY

GRANBY  of (1721-1770), See also:

• BRITISH

British soldier, was the eldest son of the third See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• RUTLAND
• RUTLAND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• RUTLAND, JOHN JAMES ROBERT MANNERS, 7TH DUKE OF (1818-1906)

Rutland . He was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1721 and educated at See also:

• ETON

Eton and Trinity See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge, and was returned as member of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament for See also:

• GRANTHAM
• GRANTHAM, THOMAS ROBINSON

Grantham in 1741 . Four years later he received. a See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission as See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel of a See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment raised by the Rutland See also:

• INTEREST

interest in and about See also:

• LEICESTER
• LEICESTER, EARLS OF
• LEICESTER, ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL
• LEICESTER, ROBERT SIDNEY, EARL OF (1563-1626)
• LEICESTER, THOMAS WILLIAM COKE, EARL OF (1754-1842)

Leicester to assist in quelling the Highland revolt of 1745 . This See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps never got beyond See also:

• NEWCASTLE
• NEWCASTLE, DUKES OF

Newcastle, but See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young See also:

• GRANBY, JOHN MANNERS, MARQUESS

Granby went to the front as a volunteer on the duke of See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland's See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff, and saw active service in the last stages of the insurrection . Very soon his regiment was disbanded . He continued in parliament, combining with it military duties, making the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of See also:

• FLANDERS (Flem. Vlaanderen)

Flanders (1749) . Promoted See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general in 1755, three years later he was appointed colonel of the Royal See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

Horse See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards (Blues) . Meanwhile he had married the daughter of the duke of See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset, and in 1754 had begun his See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary connexion with See also:

• CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Cambridgeshire, for which See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county he sat until his See also:

• DEATH

death . The same See also:

• YEAR

year that saw Granby made colonel of the Blues, saw also the despatch of a considerable British contingent to See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany . See also:

• MINDEN

Minden was Granby's first See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• BATTLE

battle . At the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the Blues he was one of the See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry leaders halted at the See also:

• CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

critical moment by See also:

• SACKVILLE, GEORGE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1716-1785)
• SACKVILLE, MORTIMER

Sackville, and when in consequence that officer was sent See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home in disgrace, Lieut.-General See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord Granby succeeded to the command of the British contingent in See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand's See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army, having 32,000 men under his orders at the beginning of 176o . In the remaining See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns of the Seven Years' See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War the See also:

• ENGLISH

English contingent was more conspicuous by its conduct than the Prussians themselves .

On the 31st of See also:

• JULY

July 176o Granby brilliantly stormed Warburg at the head of the British cavalry, capturing 1500 men and ten pieces of See also:

• ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

artillery . A year later (15th of July 1761) the British defended the heights of Vellinghausen with what Ferdinand himself styled " indescribable bravery." In the last campaign, at Gravenstein and Wiihelmsthal, Homburg and See also:

• CASSEL
• CASSEL, or KASSEL

Cassel, Granby's men See also:

• BORE

bore the brunt of the fighting and earned the greatest See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share of the See also:

• GLORY (through the O. Fr. glorie, modern gloire, from Lat. gloria, cognate with Gr. KXebs, abets)

glory . Returning to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1763 the See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

marquess found himself the popular See also:

• HERO (Gr. open)
• HERO, THE YOUNGER

hero of the war . It is said that couriers awaited his arrival at all the home ports to offer him the choice of the See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

Ordnance or the Horse Guards . His See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment to the Ordnance bore the date of the 1st of July 1763, and three years later he became See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief . In this position he was attacked by " See also:

• JUNIUS
• JUNIUS, FRANZ (in French, Francois du Jon)

Junius," and a heated discussion arose, as the writer had taken the greatest pains in assailing the most popular member of the See also:

• GRAFTON
• GRAFTON, DUKES OF
• GRAFTON, RICHARD (d. 1572)

Grafton See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry . In 1770 Granby, worn out by See also:

• POLITICAL

political and See also:

• FINANCIAL

financial trouble, resigned all his offices, except the colonelcy of the Blues . He died at See also:

• SCARBOROUGH

Scarborough on the 18th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1770 . He had been made a privy councillor in 176o, lord See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant of See also:

• DERBYSHIRE

Derbyshire in 1762, and LL.D. of Cambridge in 1769 . Two portraits of Granby were painted by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOSHUA, BOOK OF

Joshua See also:

• REYNOLDS, JOHN FULTON (182o-1863)
• REYNOLDS, SIR JOSHUA (1723-1792)
• REYNOLDS, WALTER (d. 1327)

Reynolds, one of which is now in the See also:

• NATIONAL

National See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

Gallery . His contemporary popularity is indicated by the number of inns and public-houses which took his name and had his portrait as sign-See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board .