About James Durand
James Durand was a British military leader.
Lieutenant-General James Durand (died 1766) was a British soldier.
He served as an officer in the 1st Foot Guards, rising to the rank of captain and lieutenant-colonel in May 1748, and to major (with the rank of colonel) in 1753. He was appointed major-general in 1759, and rose to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the 1st Foot Guards in 1760. In 1761, he was appointed lieutenant-general, and in June 1765 made the colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot. Durand died in 1766 and was buried at St Mary's, Twickenham on 6 March; his wife Cornelia had been buried there on 12 January the same year.
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Who was James Durand?
British Army officer
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James Durand died in 1766.
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James Durand was a military leader.
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