John Adlercron

Lieutenant General John Adlercron (died 31 July 1766) was Commander-in-Chief, India.

John Adlercron
John Adlercron
Died	31 July 1766 Blackrock, Dublin
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Indian Army

Military career

Born into a Huguenot family who had taken refuge in Dublin at the end of the seventeenth century, Adlercron joined the Royal Army: in 1754 he went to India as commanding officer of the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot to protect the interests of the East India Company.^[1]

He became Commander-in-Chief, India that year.^[1] On 16 May 1758 he was promoted to major-general, and on 18 December 1760 to lieutenant-general.^[2]

Adlercron died of an apoplexy in July 1766 at his home at Blackrock in Dublin.^[3]