Donald Macintyre (Indian Army officer)
Donald Macintyre | |
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| Born | 12 September 1831 Kincraig, Ross-shire |
| Died | 15 April 1903 Fortrose |
| Buried | Rosemarkie Churchyard |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Indian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Bengal Staff Corps |
| Battles / wars | Lushai Expedition Second Anglo-Afghan War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
| Relations | William Brydon CB (brother-in-law) |
Major General Donald Macintyre VC (12 September 1831 – 15 April 1903) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Early life
Macintyre was educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary.[1]
Career
Macintyre was 40 years old, and a major in the Bengal Staff Corps, British Indian Army, and 2nd Gurkha Rifles during the Lushai Expedition, India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 4 January 1872 during the Lushai Campaign, North-East India, Major Macintyre led the assault on the stockaded village of Lalgnoora. He was the first to reach the stockade, at that time about 9 feet high, and successfully stormed it under heavy fire from the enemy.[2]
He fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and was granted the rank of major general upon retirement.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Gurkha Museum in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
See also
- List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross
- William Brydon, Macintyre's brother in law, who became famous as the sole survivor of the Massacre of Elphinstone's Army
References
- ^ Philip A. Wilkins, The History of the Victoria Cross: Being an account of the 520 acts of bravery for which the decoration has been awarded and portraits of 392 recipients, Andrews UK Limited, 2012, ISBN 1781516731, 9781781516737
- ^ "No. 23902". The London Gazette. 27 September 1872. p. 4489.
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
External links
- Works by or about Donald Macintyre at the Internet Archive
- Location of grave and VC medal (Highland, Scotland)
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- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1831 births
- 1903 deaths
- People from Badenoch and Strathspey
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Indian Army generals
- Bengal Staff Corps officers
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- British military personnel of the Lushai Expedition
- Alumni of Addiscombe Military Seminary