In 1781, he was ordered to join the force under Earl Cornwallis which was sent to North Carolina and which took part in the Battle of Guilford.[3] He was, in 1782, appointed Commander of the Royal Artillery at a time when they had just five battalions.[4] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Artillery, an honorary position, in 1795.[5] Under Macleod's direction the Royal Artillery had been expanded to ten battalions by 1808.[6] He also held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1808.[7]
john, macleod, british, army, officer, lieutenant, general, john, angus, macleod, january, 1752, january, 1833, master, gunner, james, park, most, senior, ceremonial, post, royal, artillery, after, sovereign, john, macleodborn29, january, 1752died26, january, . Lieutenant General Sir John Angus Macleod GCH 29 January 1752 26 January 1833 was Master Gunner St James s Park the most senior ceremonial post in the Royal Artillery after the sovereign Sir John MacleodBorn29 January 1752Died26 January 1833 aged 80 1 Woolwich London EnglandAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankLieutenant GeneralBattles warsAmerican Revolutionary WarPeninsular WarNapoleonic WarsAwardsRoyal Guelphic OrderMilitary career EditEducated at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich Macleod was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1771 2 In 1781 he was ordered to join the force under Earl Cornwallis which was sent to North Carolina and which took part in the Battle of Guilford 3 He was in 1782 appointed Commander of the Royal Artillery at a time when they had just five battalions 4 He was appointed Deputy Adjutant General of the Royal Artillery an honorary position in 1795 5 Under Macleod s direction the Royal Artillery had been expanded to ten battalions by 1808 6 He also held the position of Master Gunner St James s Park from 1808 7 In 1809 he was involved in the expedition to Walcheren 8 After the Battle of Waterloo the Duke of Wellington appointed him Director General of the Royal Artillery 9 In April 1827 he was given command of the Field Train again an honorary position 10 Personal life Edit nbsp Emilia Kerr 1756 1832 by George RomneyOn 2 January 1783 Macleod was married to Lady Wilhelmina Emilia Kerr the daughter of William Kerr 4th Marquess of Lothian 11 He died in Woolwich in 1833 12 References Edit John Macleod death Dublin Observer 2 February 1833 p 12 Retrieved 18 February 2020 Military Memoir of Lieutenant General Sir John Macleod Page 5 Memoir Page 7 Memoir Page 12 No 13765 The London Gazette 31 March 1795 p 293 Memoir Page 19 Royal Artillery at Regiments org Archived from the original on 12 January 2008 Retrieved 31 October 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Memoir Page 20 Memoir Page 26 No 18355 The London Gazette 24 April 1827 p 914 Wilhelmina Emilia McLeod British Museum Retrieved 8 March 2023 No 19018 The London Gazette 1 February 1833 p 222 Honorary titlesPreceded byJoseph Walton Master Gunner St James s Park1808 1833 Succeeded bySir Alexander Dickson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Macleod British Army officer amp oldid 1164904499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
