John Stuart (British Army officer, born 1811)

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

John Ramsay Stuart
Born	18 June 1811 Blair Atholl, Perthshire
Died	18 October 1889 (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

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]

References

1. "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". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
2. "Colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 29 November 2014.