Patrick Leonard MacDougall
- Patrick Leonard MacDougall
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name= Sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall
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rank=Lieutenant-General
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allegiance=Britain
born= 10 August 1819
died= 28 November 1894
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laterwork=Commandant, author
awards=medal and clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal
Sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall, KCMG (10 August 1819 – 28 November 1894) was a British General and author.
In 1836, he entered the army in the 79th highlanders. He served in the 36th regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles. He was major and superintendent of studies at the RMC. 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 lieutenant colonel and is the author
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).
Awards
He was awarded the medal and clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.
External links
* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=Dc8NAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=Major-General+Donald+Roderick+Cameron&source=web&ots=qKVfhueTVl&sig=sXB9NPRcNbt52BBdPFoRVba245Q&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA379,M1 The Colonial Office List By Great Britain Colonial Office]
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6251 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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