12 Facts About John Huske

John Huske commanded a brigade at Dettingen; during the Jacobite rising of 1745, he fought at Falkirk, Muir, and Culloden.

John Huske's brother Ellis emigrated to North America, and one of his relatives, another John Huske, was a delegate to the 1789 North Carolina Constitutional Convention.

John Huske was born in 1692, eldest son of John and Mary Huske ; little is known of his family background, other than they were members of the minor gentry in Newmarket, Suffolk.

John Huske's nephews included Ellis' son John, described by historian Lewis Namier as a 'tough, unscrupulous adventurer'.

John Huske worked closely with Charles Townshend, author of the Stamp Act 1765, a key milestone in the lead up to the 1775 American Revolution.

John Huske was sent to arrest Wyndham at his home near Minehead, who promised to accompany him after saying goodbye to his wife, before escaping through a window.

John Huske escaped blame and joined Cadogan in the Dutch Republic, where he helped arrange the transport of 6,000 Dutch troops to Scotland.

John Huske took part in a number of anti-Jacobite intelligence operations; during the 1719 Rising, he worked with diplomat Charles Whitworth to transfer five Dutch battalions to Britain, although the revolt collapsed before this became necessary.

The government dragoons charged the Jacobite right but were repulsed in disorder, scattering their own infantry who fled; the regiments under John Huske held their ground, allowing the bulk of the army to withdraw in good order.

The front rank gave ground, but John Huske brought his troops onto their flank, exposing the Highlanders to volleys of fire at close range from three sides.

John Huske ended his active military career after the 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and did not accompany his regiment when it was sent to Minorca in 1755.

The practice of delegating such offices was common; although appointed Governor of Jersey in 1749, John Huske appears to have visited the island only once, in 1751.