John Brown (British Army officer, died 1762)

Lieutenant-General John Brown (died 1762) was a British Army officer.

On the appointment of Lieutenant-General Lord Tyrawley to the Horse Grenadier Guards, the colonelcy of the 5th Horse was conferred on Colonel Brown, 1 April 1743.

He was promoted to the rank of major-general on 26 March 1754, and to that of lieutenant-general on 15 January 1758.

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Fourth, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards (1839) page 89.

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