John Macleod (British Army officer)
Sir John Macleod | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 January 1752 |
| Died | 1833 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War Peninsular War Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Royal Guelphic Order |
Lieutenant General Sir John Angus Macleod GCH (29 January 1752 - 1833) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial post in the Royal Artillery after the sovereign.
Military career
Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Macleod was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1771.[1]
In 1781, he was ordered to join the force under Earl Cornwallis which was sent to North Carolina and which took part in the Battle of Guilford.[2] He was, in 1782, appointed Commander of the Royal Artillery at a time when they had just five battalions.[3] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Artillery, an honorary position, in 1795.[4] Under Macleod's direction the Royal Artillery had been expanded to ten battalions by 1808.[5] He also held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1808.[6]
In 1809, he was involved in the expedition to Walcheren.[7] After the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington appointed him Director-General of the Royal Artillery.[8]
In April 1827, he was given command of the Field Train, again an honorary position.[9]
He died in 1833.[10]
Family Life
On 2 January 1783 Macleod was married to Lady Wilhelmina Frances Kerr, the daughter of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian, by whom he fathered five daughters and four sons.[11]
References
- ^ Military Memoir of Lieutenant General Sir John Macleod, Page 5
- ^ Memoir, Page 7
- ^ Memoir, Page 12
- ^ "No. 13765". The London Gazette. 31 March 1795. p. 293.
- ^ Memoir, Page 19
- ^ "Royal Artillery at Regiments.org". Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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- ^ Memoir, Page 26
- ^ "No. 18355". The London Gazette. 24 April 1827. p. 914.
- ^ "No. 19018". The London Gazette. 1 February 1833. p. 222.
- ^ "Wilhelmina Emilia Kerr". Geni. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
