John Stuart (British Army officer, born 1811)

John Ramsay Stuart
Born 18 June 1811
Blair Atholl, Perthshire
Died 18 October 1889 (1889-10-19) (aged 78)
Upper Norwood, London
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Rank General
Commands held Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Battles/wars Crimean War
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

General John Ramsay Stuart CBE (18 June 1811 – 18 October 1889) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.

Military career

Stuart was commissioned into the Royal Scots Fusiliers and served with his regiment at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 before taking command of his regiment and leading it at the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 and at the Siege of Sebastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean War.[1] He went on to command the troops in the North British District from in 1875 before retiring in 1878.[1]

Stuart also served as colonel of the Dorsetshire Regiment.[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Douglas
Commanding the troops in the North British District
18751878
Succeeded by
Robert Bruce
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