John O'Sullivan (soldier)
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Sir John William O'Sullivan (c. 1700 – c. 1760) was an Irish professional soldier, who spent most of his career in the service of France, but is best known for his involvement in the Jacobite rising of 1745, an attempt to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. During the Rising, he acted as adjutant general and quartermaster general of the Jacobite army and had a major influence on the campaign.
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Sir John William O'Sullivan | |
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Born | c. 1700 County Kerry, Ireland |
Died | c. 1760 (aged 59–60) |
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Allegiance | France Jacobites |
Rank | Colonel |
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Relations | John L. O'Sullivan (great-grandson) |
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Although many secondary works give his surname as "O'Sullivan", he used the form "Sullivan" in his own correspondence.[1]