Alexander Stewart | |
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Born | c. 1739 Afton, Wigtownshire |
Died | 16 December 1794 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War Flanders Campaign |
Major-General Alexander Stewart (c. 1739 – 16 December 1794) [1] was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a politician.
Born the second son of John Stewart MP (died 1769) of Castle Stewart, and brother of William Stewart MP, [2] Stewart was commissioned as an ensign in the 37th Regiment of Foot on 8 April 1755. [3] He commanded a field force at Orangeburg and fought at the Battle of Eutaw Springs during the American Revolutionary War. [3] He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Foot on 7 July 1775 ; Colonel in the army on 16 May 1780 ; and promoted Major-General on 28 April 1790. He was granted the colonelcy of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot on 20 November 1793. [4] He served in the Duke of York's army during the Flanders Campaign., [3] commanding the First Brigade of infantry during the retreat to Holland in 1794. He returned home towards the end of the year and ‘fell a sacrifice to an illness contracted in consequence of the fatigues he had undergone’, dying 16 December 1794.' [5]
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcudbright Stewartry from 1786 to 1794. [1] [2]
Alexander Stewart | |
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Born | c. 1739 Afton, Wigtownshire |
Died | 16 December 1794 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War Flanders Campaign |
Major-General Alexander Stewart (c. 1739 – 16 December 1794) [1] was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a politician.
Born the second son of John Stewart MP (died 1769) of Castle Stewart, and brother of William Stewart MP, [2] Stewart was commissioned as an ensign in the 37th Regiment of Foot on 8 April 1755. [3] He commanded a field force at Orangeburg and fought at the Battle of Eutaw Springs during the American Revolutionary War. [3] He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Foot on 7 July 1775 ; Colonel in the army on 16 May 1780 ; and promoted Major-General on 28 April 1790. He was granted the colonelcy of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot on 20 November 1793. [4] He served in the Duke of York's army during the Flanders Campaign., [3] commanding the First Brigade of infantry during the retreat to Holland in 1794. He returned home towards the end of the year and ‘fell a sacrifice to an illness contracted in consequence of the fatigues he had undergone’, dying 16 December 1794.' [5]
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcudbright Stewartry from 1786 to 1794. [1] [2]