# Gerard Lally

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**Gerard Lally** or **O'Mullally** (? in [Tuam](/source/Tuam), County Galway – 1737) was an Irish [Jacobite](/source/Jacobitism) and French military officer.[1]

## Biography

Lally was the second son of Thomas Lally (or O'Mullally) of Tullaghnadaly, by his wife, Jane, sister of [Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon](/source/Theobald_Dillon%2C_7th_Viscount_Dillon), and younger brother of [James Lally](/source/James_Lally). He served with [James II](/source/James_II_of_England)'s forces in Ireland during the [Williamite War in Ireland](/source/Williamite_War_in_Ireland), and after the end of the [Siege of Limerick (1691)](/source/Siege_of_Limerick_(1691)) he fled to France.[1]

At [Romans](/source/Romans-sur-Is%C3%A8re) on 18 April 1701 Lally married Anne-Marie, the daughter of Charles Jacques de Bressac, seigneur de La Vache; they had a son [Thomas Arthur Lally](/source/Thomas_Arthur_Lally). On 7 July 1707 Lally was created a [baronet](/source/Lally_baronets), in the Jacobite [baronetage of Ireland](/source/Baronetage_of_Ireland), by James II's son, the titular [James III](/source/James_Francis_Edward_Stuart).[1]

On 28 July 1708 he was made Lieutenant Colonel of the famous Dillon's Regiment, named after his first cousin General [Arthur Dillon](/source/Arthur_Dillon_(1670%E2%80%931733)). On 20 February 1734 he was made a Brigadier General in the French army, with the promise of being appointed a *[Maréchal de camp](/source/Mar%C3%A9chal_de_camp)* at the next promotion. He died at [Arras](/source/Arras) in November 1737, and was succeeded by his son.[1]

His grandson was [Gérard de Lally-Tollendal](/source/G%C3%A9rard_de_Lally-Tollendal).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Massue_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Massue_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Massue_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Massue_1-3) [Massue, Melville Henry](/source/Melville_Henry_Massue) (1904). [*The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Grants of Honour*](https://ia803208.us.archive.org/18/items/jacobitepeerageb00ruvi/jacobitepeerageb00ruvi.pdf) (PDF). Edinburgh: TC & EC Jack. pp. 73–74. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

Baronetage of Ireland New creation — TITULAR — Baronet Jacobite baronetcy 1707–1737 Succeeded by Thomas Arthur Lally

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