In August 1881 he oversaw and commanded the second Royal Volunteer Review in Holyrood Park with 44,000 soldiers parading in front of Queen Victoria.[3]
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^ abcd"The clan Donald (Volume 3)". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
alastair, macdonald, british, army, officer, general, alastair, macdonald, british, army, officer, became, commander, chief, scotland, alastair, macdonaldallegiance, united, kingdomservice, branch, british, armyrankgeneralcommands, heldcommander, chief, scotla. General Alastair M Ian Macdonald was a British Army officer who became Commander in Chief Scotland Alastair MacdonaldAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch British ArmyRankGeneralCommands heldCommander in Chief ScotlandBattles warsCrimean WarMilitary career editMacdonald 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 1 In August 1881 he oversaw and commanded the second Royal Volunteer Review in Holyrood Park with 44 000 soldiers parading in front of Queen Victoria 3 References edit a b c d The clan Donald Volume 3 Retrieved 29 November 2014 No 24954 The London Gazette 25 March 1881 p 1360 Cassell s Old and New Edinburgh vol 4 ch 37 Military offices Preceded bySir William Hope Commanding the troops in the North British District1881 1885 Succeeded byAlexander Elliot Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alastair Macdonald British Army officer amp oldid 1158163130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
