About Alastair Macdonald
Alastair Macdonald was a British military leader.
General Alastair M'Ian Macdonald was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.
Military career Macdonald was commissioned as an ensign in the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1846 and became aide-de-camp to Sir John Pennefather in 1854. He fought at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 during the Crimean War. before retiring in 1885.
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