1860 CHINA Sir Charles MacGregor to Assistant Adjutant General Martin Dillon

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1860 CHINA Sir Charles MacGregor to Assistant Adjutant General Martin Dillon
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1860 CHINA Sir Charles MacGregor to Assistant Adjutant General Martin Dillon, regarding the Grass Cutters and Looting with Martin
Dillons
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Major General Sir Charles
Metcalfe
MacGregor
KCB
CSI
CIE
(12 August 12, 1840 – 5 February 1887) was a British explorer, geographer and officer of the British Indian Army. He was the Quartermaster General for the British Army in India, the head of the Intelligence Department for the British Indian Army and served under Frederick Roberts in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The MacGregor Medal is awarded in his honour.
Biography
Of Scottish descent, MacGregor was born in Agra, India, the son of Major Robert Guthrie MacGregor of the Bengal Artillery. His grandfather was Major-General James MacGregor of the Bengal Cavalry.[1] MacGregor was schooled at Marlborough College before returning to India at the age of 16 to join the Bengal Army.[1] Arriving just in time for the Indian Rebellion of 1857, MacGregor fought in a number of actions, including at
Lucknow
and was wounded twice
MacGregor earned successive promotions whilst serving variously in campaigns in China
, the Bhutan War (where he became the deputy assistant Quartermaster General) and Abyssinia including at the Battle of
Magdala
. In the Second Afghan War MacGregor served as Quartermaster General on the Khyber communication lines and commanded the 3rd Brigade of the Kabul-Kandahar field force at the Battle of Kandahar.[2] In the second phase of the Second Afghan War he became Commander Stewart's and Earl Roberts' chief of staff.[2] After the Second Afghan War, training of men in intelligence gathering became the responsibility of the Quartermaster General and MacGregor served in this role for the East Indies until 1885.
In 1870, MacGregor founded the United Service Institution of India for the "furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services."[4] The Institution awards the MacGregor Medal, founded in his memory, in recognition of valuable contributions to military intelligence that are of defensive importance to India.
MacGregor's The Defence of India (1884) attempted to alert the British public to the
geo
-strategic importance of India, and the threat posed to British interests by Russia.
MacGregor was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Companion of the Order of the Star of India and Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire).[7] He was promoted to Major General weeks before his death on 5 February 1887.
There is a memorial to him in St Paul’s Cathedral.
Family
In 1869, he married Frances Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Marion
Durand
; she died on 9 May 1873; they had one daughter. In February 1883, he married Charlotte Mary Jardine.
General Sir Martin Andrew Dillon
GCB
CSI
(19 June 1826–1913) was an Irish senior officer in the British Army.
Biography
Dillon was the son of Major Andrew Dillon and entered the British Army in 1843.
He was present as a captain at the Siege of
Lucknow
during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and as a major in the subsequent
Oudh
campaign of 1858.
In the China Campaign of 1860 he served as an assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Major-General Sir Robert Napier
and as the latter's military secretary in India and
Abbysinia
. He was Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria from 1868 to 1878 when, now promoted Major-general, he was appointed assistant military secretary to Prince George, Duke of Cambridge.
He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1887. Promoted lieutenant-general in 1887 and full general on 16 July 1892, he was given the colonelcy of The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) in 1897, transferring in 1913 to be briefly colonel-commandant of the 1st Battalion of the Rifle Brigade.
Dillon was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902, and was invested by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 8 August 1902
MILITARY SERVICE
Dillon, Gen Sir Martin (Andrew) G.C.C. (1932), K.C.B., (1887), S.I. (1872) Indian Army (retired); b. 1826; entered army, 1843; General, 1892; served in Punjab, 1848-49; Kohat Pass, 1850; Crimea, 1856; Indian Mutiny, 1857-59: China. I860; Abyssinia, 1867-68; Brigade-Major, Nepal Frontier; Assistant, Adjutant-General, China; Military Secretary, Bombay; Military Secretary, Abyssinia. (A.D.C. to the Queen); Military Sec. India; Adj-Gen. Gibraltar; commanded the Lucknow and the Rawalpindi Divisions, India, 1884-88; Col, West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales Own), 1897, Commissioner, Duke of York’s Royal Military School: Commandant. Rifle Brigade, 1915.
Address: 80, St. Cames Square, S.W. Clubs: United Service.
ARCHIVE MATERIAL FOR Dillon, Sir Martin Andrew (1826-1913) Knight, General is held at
1 1880-96: corresp National Library of Ireland MS 41.682 See Annual Return 2007
2 1890-1901: letters to Earl Roberts National Army Museum Templer Study Centre 7101/23, 8310/155-62 NRA 18656
3 1868-86: corresp British Library: Asian and African Studies MSS Eur F 114 NRA 10012
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1860 CHINA Sir Charles MacGregor to Assistant Adjutant General Martin Dillon, regarding the Grass Cutters and Looting with Martin Dillons replyMajor General Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor KCB CSI CIE (12 August 12, 1840 – 5 February 1887) was a British explorer, geographer and officer of the British Indian Army. He was the Quartermaster General for the British Army in India, the head of the Intelligence Department for the British Indian Army and served under Frederick Roberts in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The MacGregor Medal is awarded in his honour. BiographyOf Scottish descent, MacGregor was born in Agra, India, the son of Major Robert Guthrie MacGregor of the Bengal Artillery. His grandfather was Major-General James MacGregor of the Bengal Cavalry.[1] MacGregor was schooled at Marlbo
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Country
China
Family Surname
Macgregor
Era
1851-1860
Document Type
Manuscript letter
Year of Issue
1860