George Ludlow, 3rd Earl Ludlow

Ludlow served in the British Army as a captain during the American Revolutionary War.

Following the British surrender at Yorktown, he was held as a prisoner of war (POW) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

[1] He rose to Colonel of the 1st Foot Guards 21 August 1795, and Major General 18 June 1798.

In 1801 he served under Abercromby and Hely-Hutchinson in the Egyptian Campaign commanding the Guards Brigade, seeing action at Aboukir, and Alexandria (Canope).

However, in 1831 he was created Baron Ludlow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which enabled him to take a seat in the upper chamber of parliament.

Ludlow depicted (center of three) watching over the mortally wounded Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria