John Forbes (Portuguese general)

John Forbes
1812 engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi after a portrait of John Forbes by Domenico Pellegrini
Born
Aberdeenshire, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died
Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese colony of Brazil
Allegiance Great Britain
Kingdom of Portugal
Service years1748–1808
RankGeneral
ConflictsSeven Years' War
War of the Pyrenees

John Forbes, also known in Portuguese as João Forbes (1719 or 1733–1808), of Skellater, usually known as Forbes-Skellater, was a Scottish general in the Portuguese service.

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