John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee

John Graham, Viscount Dundee
John Graham of Claverhouse, later Viscount Dundee
Nickname(s)Bluidy Clavers, Bonnie Dundee
Born21 July 1647
Glen Ogilvie, near Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Died27 July 1689(1689-07-27) (aged 41)
Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland
Buried
St Bride's Kirk, Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Allegiance Kingdom of France 1672–1674
Dutch Republic Dutch Republic 1674–1678
 Kingdom of Scotland 1678–1689
Service/branchInfantry and Dragoons
Years of service1672–1689
RankMajor-General
UnitLockhart's Regiment 1672–1674
Dutch Scots Brigade 1674–1678
Independent Company 1678–1689
Commands heldJacobite Commander in Chief for Scotland, 1689
Battles/warsFranco-Dutch War 1672-1678
Battle of Cassel
Battle of Saint-Denis
Battle of Drumclog
Battle of Bothwell Brig
Argyll's Rising
Jacobite rising of 1689
Battle of Killiecrankie

John Graham, 7th of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee (21 July 1648 – 27 July 1689) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian. He was responsible for policing southwest Scotland during and after the religious unrest and rebellion of the late 17th century, and went on to lead the Jacobite rising of 1689.

Later, as a general in the Scottish army, Claverhouse remained loyal to King James VII of Scotland after the Revolution of 1688. He rallied those Highland clans loyal to the Jacobite cause and, although he lost his life in the battle, led them to victory at Killiecrankie. This first Jacobite rising was unsuccessful, but Claverhouse became a Jacobite hero, acquiring the soubriquet "Bonnie Dundee".


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