John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier

Field Marshal The Right Honourable John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
Master-General of the Ordnance
In office 1759–1763
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
In office 1757–1759
Military Governor of Plymouth
In office 1752–1759
Governor of Guernsey
In office 1750–1752
Member of Parliament for Bath
In office 1748–1763
Personal details
Born	(1680-11-07)7 November 1680 Castres, France
Died	28 April 1770(1770-04-28) (aged 89) North Audley St, London
Resting place	St Andrews, Cobham, Surrey [1]
Relations	Francis Ligonier (1693–1746)
Awards	Knight of the Bath
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Years of service	1702–1759
Rank	Field marshal
Unit	Colonel, 7th Dragoon Guards 1720–1749 Grenadier Guards 1757–1770
Battles/wars	War of the Spanish Succession Schellenberg Blenheim Ramillies Oudenarde Malplaquet War of the Quadruple Alliance Capture of Vigo War of the Austrian Succession Dettingen Fontenoy Rocoux Lauffeld Seven Years' War

Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, KB, PC (7 November 1680 – 28 April 1770), was a French Huguenot exile, born Jean Louis de Ligonier in Castres, Southern France. He had a long and distinguished career in the British army and was appointed Commander-in-chief in 1757.

During the Seven Years' War, he also served as Master-General of the Ordnance, effectively acting as Minister of War for the Pitt–Newcastle ministry. He retired from active duty in 1763 and died at his home in London on 28 April 1770.