Alastair Macdonald (British Army officer)

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Alastair Macdonald
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Rank General
Commands Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Battles / wars Crimean War

General Alastair M'Ian Macdonald was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.

Military career

Macdonald was commissioned as an ensign in the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1846 and became aide-de-camp to Sir John Pennefather in 1854. [1] He fought at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 during the Crimean War. [1] He became Assistant-Adjutant-General at Dover and then aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cambridge. [1] Promoted to major-general, he went on to command the troops in the North British District in 1881 [2] before retiring in 1885. [1]

In August 1881 he oversaw and commanded the second Royal Volunteer Review in Holyrood Park with 44,000 soldiers parading in front of Queen Victoria. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The clan Donald (Volume 3)" . Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "No. 24954". The London Gazette . 25 March 1881. p. 1360.
  3. ↑ Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh; vol. 4, ch. 37
Military offices
Preceded by Commanding the troops in the North British District
1881–1885		Succeeded by
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