British Army Lieutenant General. A native of Kennethmont, Scotland, he commanded the 5th Division in the Duke of Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army at several critical battles during the Peninsular War between 1810 and 1813. Other commands held include Independent Company of Foot, the Aberdeen Fencibles, the 13th Battalion of Reserve, and Captain-General and Governor of the Leeward Islands. He participated in French Revolutionary Wars (Siege of Toulon), the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and the Napoleonic Wars (Peninsular War, Walcheren Campaign, Invasion of Guadeloupe). His awards and honors include the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Army Gold Cross, the Knight Commander of the Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal), and the Grand Cordon of the Royal Military Order of Merit (France). In February 1814 he was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands and he died from yellow fever on the Island of Barbados at the age of 53. His remains were returned to England a year later and was interred in the nave of Westminster Abbey.
British Army Lieutenant General. A native of Kennethmont, Scotland, he commanded the 5th Division in the Duke of Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army at several critical battles during the Peninsular War between 1810 and 1813. Other commands held include Independent Company of Foot, the Aberdeen Fencibles, the 13th Battalion of Reserve, and Captain-General and Governor of the Leeward Islands. He participated in French Revolutionary Wars (Siege of Toulon), the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and the Napoleonic Wars (Peninsular War, Walcheren Campaign, Invasion of Guadeloupe). His awards and honors include the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Army Gold Cross, the Knight Commander of the Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal), and the Grand Cordon of the Royal Military Order of Merit (France). In February 1814 he was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands and he died from yellow fever on the Island of Barbados at the age of 53. His remains were returned to England a year later and was interred in the nave of Westminster Abbey.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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