British Army Major General. The son of a Scottish doctor in the British East India's service, he entered the British Army in 1800, serving in the 75th Regiment. In 1804 he was a lieutenant in the 42nd Regiment of Foot and served as an officer in the Regiment during the Peninsular War (1807 to 1814) against Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France where he participated at the Battles of Buçaco, Fuentes de Onoro, and Salamanca. Following Napoleon's return to power in 1815, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Quatre Bras and finally at the Battle of Waterloo. He remained in the British Army and was eventually promoted to the rank of major general in 1837 and became the acting Commander-in-Chief at Madras, British India. In 1846 he assumed command of the Third Infantry Division in the Sikh War. He fell while leading a second charge against Sikh entrenchments at Sobraon, Punjab, British India at the age of 58 and was buried at Firozpur in Punjab, British India. Among his awards include the Companion of the Order of the Bath (1814), the Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Hanover (1832), and the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1838). A cenotaph in his honor resides at the Dunkeld Cathedral in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, the St. George's Cathedral in Chennai (Madras), India, and the Saint Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.
British Army Major General. The son of a Scottish doctor in the British East India's service, he entered the British Army in 1800, serving in the 75th Regiment. In 1804 he was a lieutenant in the 42nd Regiment of Foot and served as an officer in the Regiment during the Peninsular War (1807 to 1814) against Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France where he participated at the Battles of Buçaco, Fuentes de Onoro, and Salamanca. Following Napoleon's return to power in 1815, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Quatre Bras and finally at the Battle of Waterloo. He remained in the British Army and was eventually promoted to the rank of major general in 1837 and became the acting Commander-in-Chief at Madras, British India. In 1846 he assumed command of the Third Infantry Division in the Sikh War. He fell while leading a second charge against Sikh entrenchments at Sobraon, Punjab, British India at the age of 58 and was buried at Firozpur in Punjab, British India. Among his awards include the Companion of the Order of the Bath (1814), the Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Hanover (1832), and the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1838). A cenotaph in his honor resides at the Dunkeld Cathedral in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, the St. George's Cathedral in Chennai (Madras), India, and the Saint Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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