James Adolphus Oughton

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Lieutenant General Sir James Adolphus Oughton KB (1720 – 2 May 1780) was a British officer who was commander of forces in North Britain.

His monument in Westminster Abbey is by Richard Hayward.[1]

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Colonel of the 55th Regiment of Foot
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  1. Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis