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Alexander Dury
Dury painted by Joshua Reynolds
Born10 December 1704
Edinburgh
DiedSeptember 11, 1758(1758-09-11) (aged 53)
Saint Cast
RankMajor General
UnitFirst Regiment of Foot Guards
Battles/warsWar of the Austrian Succession
  • Battle of Fontenoy
  • Battle of Lauffeld
  • Siege of Maastricht
  • Raid on Cherbourg
  • Battle of Saint Cast
Spouse(s)Isabella Turnor (m. 1753)
Children3

Major-General Alexander Dury (1704 – 1758) was a British soldier who fought in the War of the Austrian Succession. Although he attended a religious academy he chose to make the army his career, rising to the rank of Major General in the First Regiment of Foot Guards. He was killed whilst leading the British rearguard at the Battle of Saint Cast in Brittany at the age of 54.

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