Lieutenant GeneralAlexander Mackenzie Fraser (1758 – 13 September 1809) was a British General. He was known as Mackenzie until he took additional name of Fraser in 1803.
The family of Fraser of Castle Fraser, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland are descended, on the female side, from the Honorable Sir Simon Fraser of Inverallochy, second son of Simon, eighth Lord Lovat, but on the male side their name is Mackenzie.[1]
Military service
Alexander Mackenzie (1758–1809), 9th Lord Fraser of Inverallochy
He commanded the Alexandria expedition in 1807, invading Egypt on 16 March 1807 with 6,000 British troops. Mackenzie Fraser did first occupy Alexandria to secure the port as a base for Mediterranean operations and to prevent the French from making strategic use of it. Attempts to push inland, however, were not a success, with Fraser losing the two engagements at Rosetta (modern Rashid) on 29 March and 21 April, with two battalions suffering very heavy casualties, particularly in the later ambush. An agreement with Mohammed Ali for British troops to leave Egypt was finally signed on 19 September 1807.[3]
alexander, mackenzie, fraser, lieutenant, general, 1758, september, 1809, british, general, known, mackenzie, until, took, additional, name, fraser, 1803, born1758aberdeenshire, scotlanddied13, september, 1809, 1809, aged, kingdom, hollandallegianceunited, kin. Lieutenant General Alexander Mackenzie Fraser 1758 13 September 1809 was a British General He was known as Mackenzie until he took additional name of Fraser in 1803 Alexander Mackenzie FraserBorn1758Aberdeenshire ScotlandDied13 September 1809 1809 09 13 aged 50 51 Kingdom of HollandAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1778 1809RankLieutenant GeneralBattles warsAmerican war of IndependenceNapoleonic Wars Contents 1 Family and early life 2 Military service 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksFamily and early life EditThe family of Fraser of Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire Scotland are descended on the female side from the Honorable Sir Simon Fraser of Inverallochy second son of Simon eighth Lord Lovat but on the male side their name is Mackenzie 1 Military service Edit Alexander Mackenzie 1758 1809 9th Lord Fraser of Inverallochy Educated at Aberdeen University 2 he was commissioned into the 73rd Regiment of Foot in 1778 2 He distinguished himself at the Great Siege of Gibraltar 1 He later served during the American war of Independence where he was wounded and serving during the British Campaign in Flanders where he temporarily commanded a brigade under Duke of York He participated in the Cape of Good Hope expedition in 1796 and served in India from 1796 to 1800 From 1803 to 1805 he was assigned to the Home Staff temporary commanding one of the infantry brigades Hanoverian of the King s German Legion in the Hanover Expedition in 1805 In 1806 he served under General James Henry Craig in the Anglo Russian invasion of Naples during his service in Sicily He commanded the Alexandria expedition in 1807 invading Egypt on 16 March 1807 with 6 000 British troops Mackenzie Fraser did first occupy Alexandria to secure the port as a base for Mediterranean operations and to prevent the French from making strategic use of it Attempts to push inland however were not a success with Fraser losing the two engagements at Rosetta modern Rashid on 29 March and 21 April with two battalions suffering very heavy casualties particularly in the later ambush An agreement with Mohammed Ali for British troops to leave Egypt was finally signed on 19 September 1807 3 After Egypt he was given command of the 1st Division which was intended to be sent to aid Sweden in 1808 during the Russo Swedish War in that year citation needed During the Peninsular War Mackenzie Fraser commanded the 3rd Division in Portugal and Spain during 1808 1809 and was present at the Battle of Corunna Death EditHe again commanded a division during the Walcheren Campaign of 1809 dying from complications brought on by the illness he suffered there 4 References Edit a b Scotland Fraser s History a b Alexander Mackenzie Fraser at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography History of the two empires timelines Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793 1815External links Edit Fraser Alexander Mackenzie Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Alexander Mackenzie FraserMilitary officesPreceded byFrancis Mackenzie 1st Baron Seaforth Colonel of the 78th Highlanders Regiment of Foot1796 1809 Succeeded byJames Henry CraigParliament of the United KingdomVacantalternating constituencyTitle last held byDuncan Davidson Member of Parliament for Cromartyshire1802 1806 Vacantalternating constituencyTitle next held byRobert Bruce Aeneas MacleodPreceded bySir Charles Lockhart Ross Bt Member of Parliament for Ross shire1806 1809 Succeeded byHugh Innes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Mackenzie Fraser amp oldid 1128172409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
