| 词条 | Alastair Macdonald (British Army officer) |
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|name= Alastair Macdonald |birth_place= |birth_date= |death_place= |death_date= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= |rank=General |unit= |commands= Commander-in-Chief, Scotland |battles=Crimean War |awards= |laterwork= }} General Alastair M'Ian Macdonald was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military careerMacdonald was commissioned as an ensign in the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1846 and became aide-de-camp to Sir John Pennefather in 1854.[1] He fought at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 during the Crimean War.[1] He became Assistant-Adjutant-General at Dover and then aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Cambridge.[1] Promoted to major-general, he went on to command the troops in the North British District in 1881[2] before retiring in 1885.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/angus-macdonald/the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca/page-32-the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca.shtml|title=The clan Donald (Volume 3)|accessdate=29 November 2014}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Sir William Hope}}{{s-ttl|title=Commanding the troops in the North British District|years=1881–1885}}{{s-aft|after=Alexander Elliot}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Alastair}}2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=24954|page=1360|date=25 March 1881}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/angus-macdonald/the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca/page-32-the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca.shtml|title=The clan Donald (Volume 3)|accessdate=29 November 2014}} 1 : British Army generals |
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