Douglas (surname) - Military

Military

  • Captain Andrew Snape Douglas (1761–1797), Scottish sea captain in the Royal Navy
  • Lt. Col. Campbell Mellis Douglas (1840–1909), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • General Sir Charles W. H. Douglas (1850–1914), Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS)
  • General Sir Howard Douglas (1776–1861), British general and colonial administrator
  • Sir James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (James 'the Good', 1286–1330), Scottish soldier and knight in the Scottish wars of independence
  • Lord James Douglas (1617–1645), son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas
  • James H. Douglas, Jr. (1899–1988), United States Secretary of the Air Force and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703–1787), Commodore for Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Sir John Douglas (died 1814), Royal Marine officer
  • Admiral John Erskine Douglas (c. 1758–1847), British naval officer
  • Matthew Douglas, 7th Laird of Mains (c.1519–after 1571), Scottish soldier
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Douglas (1876–1939), British naval officer, Hydrographer of the Navy
  • Admiral Peter John Douglas (1787–1858), British naval officer
  • Field Marshal Robert Douglas (1727–1809), career soldier, field marshal of the Netherlands
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside (1893–1969), British air force officer
  • William Douglas of Fingland (1672–c.1760), Scottish soldier
  • Brigadier-General William Douglas of Kirkness(c1690-1747), a Member of Parliament and a soldier.

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