erm outh ▁ 1 7 4 1 – 1 7 6 8 . ▁In ▁Parliament ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁stead fast ▁Wh ig ▁and ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Robert ▁Wal pole . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 9 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁found ing ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁M ord a unt ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁full ▁ ▁colon el ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁was ▁sent ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁against ▁French ▁invasion . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁re called ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁to ▁put ▁down ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁rising ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁and ▁M ord a unt ▁was ▁promoted ▁brig ad ier - general . ▁He ▁was ▁present ▁for ▁several ▁engag ements ▁of ▁that ▁campaign , ▁r ally ing ▁and ▁re - form ing ▁the ▁be aten ▁troops ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁F alk irk . ▁He ▁commanded ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁when ▁it ▁left ▁Edinburgh ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁C umber land . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁third ▁line ▁( res erve ) ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ull oden , ▁and ▁was ▁det ached ▁after ▁the ▁battle ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁High land ers . ▁C umber land ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁Bon nie ▁Prince ▁Charlie ▁as ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁favour . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 7 , ▁he