| 词条 | Michael Scott (British Army officer) |
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| name =Michael Scott | image = | caption = | birth_date ={{birth date and age|1941|03|03|df=yes}} | death_date = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch ={{army|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears =1960–1997 | rank =Major General | unit = | commands =2nd Battalion Scots Guards 8th Infantry Brigade Scottish Command | battles =The Troubles Falklands War
| awards =Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order | relations = | laterwork = }} Major General Michael Ian Eldon Scott {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|CBE|DSO}} (born 3 March 1941) is a retired British Army officer who took part in the Falklands War, and held the office of the Military Secretary of the British Army. Early lifeEducated at Bradfield College[1] and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Scott was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1960.[2] Early military careerIn 1965 he was made an equerry to the Duke of Gloucester.[3] In 1966 he was appointed Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards,[1] before in 1968 becoming Aide-de-Camp to Earl Cathcart.[1] In early 1981 he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards Regiment.[1] Falklands WarAfter the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina in early April 1982, in mid-June 1982 Scott commanded the victorious attack of the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards and supporting units at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown against positions held by the Argentinian Marines' 5th Naval Infantry Battalion, which cleared the way to Port Stanley and ended the war. At the conclusion of the campaign he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[4] Later military careerFrom 1984 to 1986 he commanded the 8th Infantry Brigade in Ulster during Operation Banner.[2] In 1988 he became Deputy Military Secretary.[1] In 1993 he was made General Officer Commanding Scotland and was Governor of Edinburgh Castle. In 1995 he was appointed to the office of Military Secretary.[2] Post-military lifeOn retiring from the British Army after thirty seven years service in 1997 he became the first lay Complaints Commissioner of the General Council of the Bar.[5] Publications
References1. ^1 2 3 4 The Peerage.com {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Peter Graham}}{{s-ttl|title=GOC Scotland|years=1993–1995}}{{s-aft|after=Jonathan Hall}}2. ^1 2 Biography of Major General Michael Scott CB CBE DSO Buckingham Covers 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=43659|page=5069|date=25 May 1965}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=49134|supp=y|page=12844|date=8 October 1982}} 5. ^Great Scott? Not quite, but showing promise The Lawyer, 6 September 1998 |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Robert Hayman-Joyce}}{{s-ttl|title=Military Secretary|years=1995–1997}}{{s-aft|after=David Burden}}{{end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Michael}} 12 : 1941 births|Living people|People educated at Bradfield College|British Army generals|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order|Scots Guards officers|British Army personnel of the Falklands War|Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley|British military personnel of the Troubles |
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