Alastair Macdonald (British Army officer)

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

Alastair Macdonald
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldCommander-in-Chief, Scotland
Battles/warsCrimean War

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. "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
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