This article provides a comparative analysis of the tenure of John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, as a regional commander in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite uprising of 1745–6 and as commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America from January 1756 to December 1757. It challenges historiographical interpretations of Loudoun as an incompetent bully, instead emphasising his attempts to negotiate with local elites in both imperial fringes for the realisation of the state's aims, albeit within the confines of his own understanding of imperial subjecthood. This article argues that Loudoun's experiences of waging war and pacifying the Highlands directly influenced how he approached the challenges he faced in implementing British military strategy in North America. In doing so, it contributes to the growing body of scholarship investigating the role of the army in British imperial policymaking and the direct and indirect influence British army experiences in the Scottish Highlands had on the transatlantic implementation of empire.

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劳登勋爵，北美的高地和帝国附属国

本文对劳登第四伯爵约翰·坎贝尔 (John Campbell) 在 1745-6 年詹姆斯党起义期间担任苏格兰高地地区指挥官以及从 1 月起担任北美英军总司令的任期进行了比较分析1756 年至 1757 年 12 月。它挑战了劳登作为无能恶霸的历史解释，而是强调他试图与两个帝国边缘的地方精英进行谈判以实现国家的目标，尽管在他自己对帝国主体性的理解范围内。本文认为，劳登发动战争和平定高地的经历直接影响了他如何应对在北美实施英国军事战略时面临的挑战。在这样做，