NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Jardine, Alexander, d. 1799 DNB: Jardine, Alexander (d. 1799), army officer and author LBT ID: AlJardi1799 VIAF ID: 107637007 LOC ID: nr92028224 | DIED: 1799-04-08 |
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The illegitimate son of Sir Alexander Jardine, fourth baronet; after service as an
artillery officer he spent his retirement as an officer and British agent in Spain, where
he became acquainted with Robert Southey. | |