"Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby, PC (2 January 1721 – 18 October 1770) was a British soldier and the eldest son of the 3rd Duke ...
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of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father and inherit the dukedom, he was known by his father´s subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby.
Manners served in the Seven Years´ War as overall commander of the British troops on the battlefield and was subsequently rewarded with the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. He was popular with his troops and many public houses are still named after him today." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)
