John Stuart (British Army officer, born 1811) explained

John Ramsay Stuart
Birth Place:Blair Atholl, Perthshire
Birth Date:18 June 1811
Death Place:Upper Norwood, London
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:General
Commands:Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Battles:Crimean War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath

General John Ramsay Stuart (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 was also appointed Regimental Colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot in 1880, continuing as Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment from 1881 to his death.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical record and regimental memoir of the Royal Scots fusiliers, formerly known as the 21st Royal North British fusiliers. Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678 and its subsequent services until June 1885. 29 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Colonels. British Empire. 29 November 2014.