Note 289 — No. 271. [Steele.[284] From Saturday, Dec. 30, 1710, to Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1710-1.
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George, Lord Forbes, admiral and diplomatist, was born in 1685, and succeeded his father as third Earl of Granard in 1734. He died in 1765 (see No. 61, note). In 1710 Lord Forbes was a captain in the navy, and a brigadier in the 4th troop of Horse Guards. He was wounded at the battle of Villaviciosa on the 10th of December.