About Day Hort MacDowall
Lived 1795 – 1870 (aged 75). Day Hort MacDowall was a military leader.
Lieutenant-General Day Hort MacDowall DL (3 July 1795 – 14 September 1870) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the 3rd (the East Kent) Regiment of Foot.
Military career MacDowall was commissioned as an ensign on 15 April 1813 and then served as a major in the 44th Regiment of Foot. He became colonel of the 3rd (the East Kent) Regiment of Foot and was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1866. As the 22nd MacDowall of Garthland, MacDowall was also a Scottish laird.
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Who was Day Hort MacDowall?
British Army general
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Day Hort MacDowall was born on 3 July 1795.
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Day Hort MacDowall died on 14 September 1870.
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Day Hort MacDowall was a military leader.
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