Forbes MacBean (British Army officer, born 1857)
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| Commands held | Highland Division |
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Military career
Born the son of Colonel Forbes MacBean and educated at Uppingham School, MacBean was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1876.[1] After taking part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879, he was mentioned in dispatches for his actions in taking the heights of Dargai in 1897 during the Tirah campaign.[2]
MacBean also served in the Second Boer War in 1899.[1] John Stirling recorded in his book 'Our Regiments in South Africa 1899โ1902' that The Gordons were led by Lieut.-Colonel Burney and by Colonel Forbes Macbean, who has perhaps seen more hard fighting than any officer now alive and with his regiment.[3]
He went on to be General Officer Commanding
He was Aide-de-camp to the King Edward VII from 1907 to 1911.[1]
References
- ^ a b c . Indian Biographical Dictionary – via Wikisource.
- ^ "No. 26943". The London Gazette. 1 March 1898. p. 1263.
- ISBN 978-1-84734-065-8.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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