Field Marshal George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney KT (9 February 1666-29 January 1737) was a British soldier and Scottish nobleman and the first British Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
Field Marshal George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney KT (9 February 1666-29 January 1737) was a British soldier and Scottish nobleman. He was the first British Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.