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Mordaunt, Sir John, (1697-1780), Knight, Knight General

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Surname: Mordaunt
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: John
Gender: Male
Date: 1697-1780
Title: Knight
History: Army officer (general): rallied troops at Falkirk and commanded the reserve at Culloden. Major general 1747; led unsuccessful attack on Rochefort 1757; subsequently court-martialled and acquitted. Full general 1770. MP for Cockermouth 1754-67.
Biography: ODNB link for Mordaunt, Sir John (1697-1780) Knight General
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P276065 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P165873 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1745 Aug 17: Newcastle to Cumberland, enclosing a copy of his letter to Crauford and Mordaunt with...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/19/152
2
1745 Aug 20: Newcastle to Cumberland, explaining the reason for his order to Crauford and Mordaunt to...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/19/153
3
1745 Aug 20: Cumberland to Newcastle: he has sent Crauford and Mordaunt to command the British...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/19/96
4
15 March 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: Sandwich and Bentinck have left for Aix. The British and...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/13
5
19 March 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle, enclosing an account [SP 87/24/15] by the prince of...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/14
6
11 March 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland: the king approves Cumberland's actions since his arrival. He is...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/18
7
8 April 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: he will inform the prince of Orange of the decision always to...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/54
8
29 April 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: progress of the siege of Maastricht. The imperial artillery has...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/92
9
29 July 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland, enclosing correspondence with Sandwich and Mordaunt. Dated at...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/25/49
10
4 June 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle, enclosing dispatches from Sandwich and a letter from Major...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/140
11
19 May 1748: Mordaunt to Cumberland: the Russians have arrived and he has impressed on Prince Repuin...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/141
12
12 March 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle, enclosing his answers [SP 87/24/12] to Mordaunt's queries. He...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/11
13
12 February 1748: Cumberland's answers to six questions submitted to Newcastle by Mordaunt concerning...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/12
14
26 February 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland, enclosing some queries from Mordaunt, who also requests a...
The National Archives, Kew
SP 87/24/6
15
1748: letters to Sir Thomas Robinson
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 23827-29