GRANBY, MARQUIS OF. Joust llasixtas, commonly called Marquis of Granby, eldest son of John, third Duke of Rutland, was born January 2, 1720-21. having entered the army, he raised a regiment of foot at his own expense in the rebellion of 1745; was appointed Colonel of the Horse Guards (Blues) in 1758; raised to the rank of lieutenant-general In 1759; and sent in the same year &succeed In command, under Lord George Sackville, of the British troops co operating with the king of Prussia. Being present at the battle of Minden, he received the thanks of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick in the following terms : "Ilia serene highness further orders it to be declared to Lieutenant-General the Marquis of Granby, that he is persuaded that if he had had the good fortune to have had him at the bead of the cavalry of the right wing, his presence would have greatly contributed to make the decision of that day more complete and brilliant." This however is not so much a compliment to the marquis as a reflection on his superior, who, as is well known, was accused of reluctance and dilatoriness in obeying order, to bring for ward the British cavalry, and was ultimately broken for his conduct on this occasion. On Lord G. Sackville's resignation, the marquis was
appointed to the chief command of the British troops, which he retained during the rest of the Seven Years' War, and both they and be gained honour at the battles of Warburg (1760), of Kirch-denkern (1761), and of Grasbenstein and Homburg in 1762. After four years of warm service, he was rewarded with the post of Master of the Ordnance in May 1763, and in August 1766 was promoted to be com mander-in-chief. He resigned this office in January 1770, and died much regretted on the 19th of October following, without succeeding to the dukedom. He appears to have been a good soldier; brave, active, generous, careful of his men, and beloved by them ; a valuable second in command, but not possessed of the qualities which make a great general. His popularity was shown by the frequent occurrence of his portrait as a sign for public-houses.