James Durand (general)

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Lieutenant-General James Durant (d. 1766) was a British soldier.

He served as an officer in the 1st Foot Guards, rising to the rank of captain and lieutenant-colonel in May 1748, and to major (with the rank of colonel) in 1753. He was appointed major-general in 1759, and rose to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the 1st Foot Guards in 1760. In 1761 he was appointed lieutenant-general, and in June 1765 made the colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot. He died the following year

Military offices
Preceded by
William Keppel		 Colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot
1765-1766		 Succeeded by
Hunt Walsh
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[edit] References

  • Cannon, Richard (1844). Historical Record of the Fifty-Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot. London: Parker, Furnivall and Parker.  Digitised copy