Forbes MacBean | |
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Born | 1857 |
Died | 1919 (aged 61–62) |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-general |
Commands held | Highland Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Major-General Forbes MacBean CB CVO (1857–1919) was a British Army officer.
Born the son of Colonel Forbes MacBean and educated at Uppingham School, MacBean was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1876. [1] After taking part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879, he was mentioned in dispatches for his actions in taking the heights of Dargai in 1897 during the Tirah campaign. [2]
MacBean also served in the Second Boer War in 1899. [1] John Stirling recorded in his book 'Our Regiments in South Africa 1899–1902' that The Gordons were led by Lieut.-Colonel Burney and by Colonel Forbes Macbean, who has perhaps seen more hard fighting than any officer now alive and with his regiment. [3]
He went on to be General Officer Commanding Highland Division in April 1908 and commander of the 21st Bareilly Brigade in India in September 1911 before retiring in January 1915. [4]
He was Aide-de-camp to the King Edward VII from 1907 to 1911. [1]
Forbes MacBean | |
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Born | 1857 |
Died | 1919 (aged 61–62) |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-general |
Commands held | Highland Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Major-General Forbes MacBean CB CVO (1857–1919) was a British Army officer.
Born the son of Colonel Forbes MacBean and educated at Uppingham School, MacBean was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1876. [1] After taking part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879, he was mentioned in dispatches for his actions in taking the heights of Dargai in 1897 during the Tirah campaign. [2]
MacBean also served in the Second Boer War in 1899. [1] John Stirling recorded in his book 'Our Regiments in South Africa 1899–1902' that The Gordons were led by Lieut.-Colonel Burney and by Colonel Forbes Macbean, who has perhaps seen more hard fighting than any officer now alive and with his regiment. [3]
He went on to be General Officer Commanding Highland Division in April 1908 and commander of the 21st Bareilly Brigade in India in September 1911 before retiring in January 1915. [4]
He was Aide-de-camp to the King Edward VII from 1907 to 1911. [1]