Patrick Leonard MacDougall
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Sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall, KCMG (10 August 1819 – 28 November 1894) was a British
General and author. He was born at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, only son of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Duncan MacDougall (1787–1862) and Anne, daughter of Colonel Cornelius Smelt (1748–1832), Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
.
He married, firstly, Louisa Augusta Napier (third daughter of Sir William Francis Patrick Napier
and Caroline Ameila Fox) on 15 July 1844 in Guernsey and following her death on 8 September 1856, he married Marianne Adelaide Miles (born 1834), eighth daughter of Philip John Miles and Clarissa Peach at St George's Hanover Square on 21 June 1860. Marianne was described as "a charming woman and a well-known amateur water-colour artist" by Lady Glover who stayed with them in Canada. There were no children by either marrigae. His first wife's sister Pamela married Philip William Skinner Miles, a son of Philip John Miles.
Educated at a military academy in Edinburgh, then the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in 1836, he entered the army in the 79th Regiment of Foot, (Cameronian Highlanders)
. He then served in the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
and transferred in 1844 to The Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment
. He was promoted Major and Superintendent of Studies at the RMC Sandhurst
. At its formation, he was appointed commandant of the Staff College. He was adjutant general of the Canadian militia during the I Canadian raids. He was appointed deputy inspector general of reserve forces in England. He was president of the committee on the localization of the reserve force. He organized the intelligence branch of the quartermaster general's department on its first formation. He served on the quarter master general's staff in the Crimea during the siege of Sebastopol and the capture of Kerteh
. He was promoted Colonel by 1861 and ended his service as General.
In 1878, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America. Three times, in 1878, 1881 to 1882, and 1882 to 1883, he was the administrator of the government of Canada in the absence of the Governor General of Canada
.
He is the author of several military works: The Theory of War (1856), Campaigns of Hannibal (1858), Modern Warfare as influenced by Modern Artillery (1864), The army and its reserves (1869), and Modern infantry tactics (1873).
He died in 1894 at Kingson Hill, London having lived with his second wife at 22 Elvaston Place, London and Melbury Lodge, Kingston Hill, Surrey. He is buried at East Putney Cemetery.
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General and author. He was born at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, only son of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Duncan MacDougall (1787–1862) and Anne, daughter of Colonel Cornelius Smelt (1748–1832), Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
The Lieutenant Governor is the representative on the Isle of Man of the Lord of Mann . He/she has the power to grant Royal Assent and is styled His Excellency. In recent times the Governor has either been a retired diplomat or senior military officer...
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He married, firstly, Louisa Augusta Napier (third daughter of Sir William Francis Patrick Napier
William Francis Patrick Napier
General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB , Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian, third son of Colonel George Napier was born at Celbridge, near Dublin.-Military service:...
and Caroline Ameila Fox) on 15 July 1844 in Guernsey and following her death on 8 September 1856, he married Marianne Adelaide Miles (born 1834), eighth daughter of Philip John Miles and Clarissa Peach at St George's Hanover Square on 21 June 1860. Marianne was described as "a charming woman and a well-known amateur water-colour artist" by Lady Glover who stayed with them in Canada. There were no children by either marrigae. His first wife's sister Pamela married Philip William Skinner Miles, a son of Philip John Miles.
Educated at a military academy in Edinburgh, then the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in 1836, he entered the army in the 79th Regiment of Foot, (Cameronian Highlanders)
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1793. In 1961 it was merged with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders...
. He then served in the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
The 36th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1701 and amalgamated into The Worcestershire Regiment in 1881...
and transferred in 1844 to The Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment
The Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment
The Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment of the British Army was raised in 1840 for service in Canada. Its members were veterans of service in other regiments of the British Army. The concern which led to the creation of the Regiment was the continuing problem of desertion...
. He was promoted Major and Superintendent of Studies at the RMC Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
. At its formation, he was appointed commandant of the Staff College. He was adjutant general of the Canadian militia during the I Canadian raids. He was appointed deputy inspector general of reserve forces in England. He was president of the committee on the localization of the reserve force. He organized the intelligence branch of the quartermaster general's department on its first formation. He served on the quarter master general's staff in the Crimea during the siege of Sebastopol and the capture of Kerteh
Kerteh
Kerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman in southern Terengganu, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and...
. He was promoted Colonel by 1861 and ended his service as General.
In 1878, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America. Three times, in 1878, 1881 to 1882, and 1882 to 1883, he was the administrator of the government of Canada in the absence of the Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
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He is the author of several military works: The Theory of War (1856), Campaigns of Hannibal (1858), Modern Warfare as influenced by Modern Artillery (1864), The army and its reserves (1869), and Modern infantry tactics (1873).
He died in 1894 at Kingson Hill, London having lived with his second wife at 22 Elvaston Place, London and Melbury Lodge, Kingston Hill, Surrey. He is buried at East Putney Cemetery.