| 词条 | Neil Douglas |
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|name= Sir Neil Douglas |birth_place= |birth_date= 1779 |death_place= |death_date=1 September 1853 |image= Sir Neil Douglas.jpg |caption= Sir Neil Douglas |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= |rank=Lieutenant-General |unit= |commands= Commander-in-Chief, Scotland |battles=Napoleonic Wars |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order |laterwork= }} Lieutenant-General Sir Neil Douglas {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|KCH}} (1779 – 1 September 1853) was a British Army officer who fought at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo and later became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military careerDouglas was commissioned into the 95th Regiment of Foot on 28 January 1801.[1] Promoted to captain in the 79th Regiment of Foot on 19 April 1804, he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807, the Battle of Corunna in January 1809 and Battle of Bussaco in September 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] He went on to fight in the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813, the Battle of the Nive in December 1813 and the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814.[1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 3 December 1812, he commanded his regiment at the Battle of Quatre Bras in June 1815 and the Battle of Waterloo also in June 1815 during the Hundred Days.[1] He served as Commander-in-Chief, Scotland[2][3] and also as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 1842[4] to 1847.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7913?docPos=1|title=Neil Douglas|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|accessdate=29 October 2014}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|rows=2|before=Lord Greenock}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander-in-Chief, Scotland|years=1842–1847}}{{s-aft|rows=2|after=Henry Riddell}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/224/dalry_cemetery|title=Dalry Cemetery|publisher=Edinburgh City Council|accessdate=29 November 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vafPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA540&lpg=PA540&dq=%22Sir+Neil+Douglas%22+Commander-in-Chief+Scotland&source=bl&ots=Ut2b0v_jwx&sig=JsMKJ2LiWeQBKzoCXZJf_0Sx04k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HQh6VJSeA-mP7Abz2YD4Cw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Sir%20Neil%20Douglas%22%20Commander-in-Chief%20Scotland&f=false|title=The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 174|page=540|accessdate=29 November 2014}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=20095|page=1172|date=29 April 1842}} |-{{s-ttl|title=Governor of Edinburgh Castle|years=1842–1847}} |-{{s-bef|before= Paul Anderson}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot | years=1851–1853}}{{s-aft|after=Sir William Chalmers}} |-{{s-bef|before= Sir Colin Campbell}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders | years=1847–1851}}{{s-aft|after=John Aitchison}} |-{{s-bef|before= Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) | years=1845–1847}}{{s-aft|after=Thomas Evans}} |-{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Neil}} 7 : British Army generals|1779 births|1853 deaths|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Knights Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order|Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class|Recipients of the Waterloo Medal |
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