| John Adlercron | |
| Death Date: | 31 July 1766 |
| Death Place: | Blackrock, Dublin |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | Indian Army |
Lieutenant General John Adlercron (died 31 July 1766) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Born into a Huguenot family who had taken refuge in Dublin at the end of the seventeenth century, Adlercron joined the Royal Army: in 1754 he went to India as commanding officer of the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot to protect the interests of the East India Company.[1]
He became Commander-in-Chief, India that year.[1] On 16 May 1758 he was promoted to major-general, and on 18 December 1760 to lieutenant-general.[2]
Adlercron died of an apoplexy in July 1766 at his home at Blackrock in Dublin.[3]