| 词条 | John Clavering (British Army officer) |
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| name =Sir John Clavering | image = | caption = | birth_date =bapt. 1722 | death_date =30 August 1777 (aged 55) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flag|Kingdom of Great Britain}} | branch =British Army | serviceyears = | rank =Lieutenant General | unit = | commands =Indian Army | battles =Seven Years' War | awards =Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant General Sir John Clavering KB (bapt. 1722 – 30 August 1777) was an army officer and diplomat. Military careerBaptised in Lanchester, County Durham, England in 1722, Clavering was the younger son of Sir James Clavering Bt and Catherine Yorke,[1] and younger brother of Sir Thomas Clavering, 7th Baronet.[2] He was commissioned as ensign in the Army in 1736, and was a captain of the Coldstream Guards by 1753.[1] During the Seven Years' War, Clavering served in the West Indies, commanding the attack on Guadeloupe, in 1759.[1] In 1762, he obtained a colonelcy on the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot.[1] Promoted to Lieutenant General, in 1770, Clavering was appointed as governor of Landguard Fort.[1] In 1773, Clavering travelled to India as a member of the Supreme Council of Bengal. In 1774, shortly after Warren Hastings was appointed Governor General, Clavering was appointed as Commander in Chief in India.[2] He was created a Knight of the Bath in 1775. He died at Calcutta, India,[2] and is buried there in South Park Street Cemetery.[3] FamilyClavering was married twice; firstly (in 1756) he married Lady Diana West, daughter of John West, 1st Earl De La Warr. Lady Diana died in 1766. In 1772, Clavering married his cousin, Catherine Yorke.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 T. H. Bowyer, ‘Clavering, Sir John (bap. 1722, d. 1777)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 26 May 2008 {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box | title= Colonel of the 52nd Regiment of Foot | before= Sir John Sebright| after=Cyrus Trapaud | years=1762–1777}}{{succession box | before=Robert Armiger | title=Governor of Landguard Fort | years=1770–1776 | after=Hon. Alexander Mackay}}{{succession box | title=Commander-in-Chief, India | before=Alexander Champion | after=Giles Stibbert | years=1774–1777}}{{succession box | before=Robert Monckton | title=Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed | years=1776–1777 | after=Sir John Mordaunt}}{{s-end}}{{Commander-in-Chief, India}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clavering, John, Sir}}{{UK-army-bio-stub}}2. ^1 2 The Peerage website 3. ^The South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta, published by the Association for the Preservation of Historical Cemeteries in India, 5th ed., 2009 10 : Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath|1777 deaths|Coldstream Guards officers|52nd Regiment of Foot officers|British Army generals|People from Lanchester, County Durham|British Army personnel of the Seven Years' War|British Commanders-in-Chief of India|1722 births|Younger sons of baronets |
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