Loudon, John Campbell, fourth Earl of

Loudon, John Campbell, fourth Earl of
(1705-1782)
   General.
   Index: WM Made commander-in-chief of British forces in America, 33. Hd Commands Royal Americans, 11; his opinion of Pennsylvanians, 11.
   Bib.: Dict. Nat. Biog.; Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe; Bradley, Fight with France.

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