in 1812, who would liberate Argentina, Chile and Perú from Spanish rule. In 1824, the General José de San Martin (today the national hero of Argentina and Perú) visited him at Duff House (see external link below). He was succeeded by his nephew, James Duff, the elder son of James Duff's only brother, General the Hon. Sir Alexander Duff, who commanded the 88th regiment, the Connaught Rangers, from 1798 to 1810. Duff founded the burgh of Dufftown, named after him, in 1817. The town was established to help develop the Earl's estate and provide both housing and employment for soldiers returning home from the Napoleonic War. Notes References Attribution Endnotes: Whittingham's Life of Sir S. F. Whittingham Gentlemen's Magazine April 1857 Royal Military Calendar, ed. 1820, iii. 169. for Sir Alexander Duff's military services External links San Martín Enigmático viajero en Europa - La Nacion |- 1776 births 1857 deaths Knights of the Thistle Duff, James Duff, James Duff, James Duff, James UK MPs who inherited peerages UK MPs who were granted peerages Lord-Lieutenants of Banffshire Earls Fife Peers of the United Kingdom created by George IV