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Granby, John Manners, Marquis of
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
An English general, eldest son of the third Duke of Rutland; rose to be commander-in-chief of the British army in Germany during the Seven Years' War; distinguished himself at Warburg; in 1763 he was master-general of the ordnance, and in 1766 commander-in-chief of the army; was the victim of some of Junius's most scathing invectives (1721-1770).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Granby, John Manners, Marquis of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/granby-john-manners-marquis-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.