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Major General Robert Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

General Robert DouglasRobert Douglas (1727–1809) was a Scottish-born soldier who replaced Ludwig Ernst von Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern as governor of the garrison city of 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands in 1784. He was major-general from 1778 and commander of the city from 1780 to 1794.

He was the son of George Douglas of Friarshaw and his wife, Elizabeth Scott (dau of Sir Patrick Scott, Bart of Ancrum).  Robert's grandfather was Henry Douglas, 6th laird of Friarshaw






He married Helena de Brauw in 1754. They had issue:

  • Mary Douglas, b. 10 Dec 1755, Bergen op Zoom = Caspar, Baron van Breugel.

  • Elisabeth Douglas, b. 29 Jun 1758, Bergen-op-Zoom = Pieter Jan van Ee. They had issue 

  • Archibald Douglas, b. 6 Sep 1759, Bergen op Zoom = Anna Juliana Maria Salontay van Salontha. They had issue

 

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