GeneralSir Archibald Alison, 2nd BaronetGCB (21 January 1826 – 5 February 1907) was a Scottish soldier who achieved high office in the British Army in the 1880s. He was a descendant of the Alison family presented by Francis Galton in Hereditary Genius (1869) as an example of genius inherited over several generations.[1]
He served as Military Secretary to Sir Colin Campbell during the Indian Mutiny in 1857, losing an arm at the relief of Lucknow,[4] and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General in the office of the Inspector General of Infantry in 1862, Assistant Adjutant General for the South Western District in 1864 and Assistant Adjutant General at Aldershot in 1870.[2] In 1873 Alison was given command of the British brigade in West Africa during the Anglo-Ashanti wars and fought at the Battle of Amoaful.[3]
He was given the colonelcy of the Essex Regiment in 1896, transferring to be colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders in 1897, a position he held until his death.[5][6]
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archibald, alison, baronet, general, january, 1826, february, 1907, scottish, soldier, achieved, high, office, british, army, 1880s, descendant, alison, family, presented, francis, galton, hereditary, genius, 1869, example, genius, inherited, over, several, ge. General Sir Archibald Alison 2nd Baronet GCB 21 January 1826 5 February 1907 was a Scottish soldier who achieved high office in the British Army in the 1880s He was a descendant of the Alison family presented by Francis Galton in Hereditary Genius 1869 as an example of genius inherited over several generations 1 Sir Archibald Alison BtGeneral Sir Archibald AlisonBorn 1826 01 21 21 January 1826EdinburghDied5 February 1907 1907 02 05 aged 81 LondonAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankGeneralCommands heldHighland BrigadeDeputy Adjutant General in Ireland 1874 1877 Staff College 1878 Intelligence Department at the War Office 1878 1882 British Troops in EgyptAldershot DivisionMilitary Member of the Council of India 1889 Battles warsCrimean WarIndian MutinyBattle of Tel el KebirAnglo Ashanti warsAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathMilitary career editBorn on 21 January 1826 in Edinburgh the son of Archibald Alison the advocate and historian and educated at the University of Glasgow 2 and the University of Edinburgh Alison was commissioned into the 72nd Regiment of Foot in 1846 3 He went on to serve at the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War in 1855 3 He served as Military Secretary to Sir Colin Campbell during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 losing an arm at the relief of Lucknow 4 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath CB He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General in the office of the Inspector General of Infantry in 1862 Assistant Adjutant General for the South Western District in 1864 and Assistant Adjutant General at Aldershot in 1870 2 In 1873 Alison was given command of the British brigade in West Africa during the Anglo Ashanti wars and fought at the Battle of Amoaful 3 He went on to be Deputy Adjutant General in Ireland in 1874 Commandant of the Staff College Sandhurst in February 1878 and Deputy Quartermaster General Intelligence in May 1878 3 He commanded the Highland Brigade during the Battle of Tel el Kebir in September 1882 3 In late 1882 he was appointed General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt and in 1883 he became GOC for Aldershot District 3 He was given the colonelcy of the Essex Regiment in 1896 transferring to be colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders in 1897 a position he held until his death 5 6 Alison was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB in 1874 7 and further raised to Knight Grand Cross GCB in 1887 8 nbsp Grave of Sir Archibald Alison 1826 1907 Dean Cemetery He died on 5 February 1907 and is buried at Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh 3 Family editIn 1858 he married Jane Black They had two sons and four daughters 3 References edit Willmer E N Brunet P C J 1985 John Randal Baker doi 10 1098 rsbm 1985 0002 S2CID 72173610 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives a b c d e f g h Sir Archibald Alison at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Plarr Victor 1899 Men and women of the time a dictionary of contemporaries G Routledge and sons limited p 17 The Essex Regiment regiments org Archived from the original on 25 December 2005 Retrieved 14 March 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Seaforth Highlanders Ross shire Buffs The Duke of Albany s Regiments org Archived from the original on 29 December 2005 Retrieved 15 May 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link No 24082 The London Gazette 31 March 1874 p 1921 No 25712 The London Gazette 21 June 1887 p 3362 Military offices Preceded byEdward Hamley Commandant of the Staff College SandhurstFebruary May 1878 Succeeded byCharles Creagh Osborne Preceded bySir Daniel Lysons GOC in C Aldershot Command1883 1889 Succeeded bySir Evelyn Wood Baronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded byArchibald Alison Baronet of Possil House 1867 1907 Succeeded byArchibald Alison Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Archibald Alison 2nd Baronet amp oldid 1220294896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
