John Stuart
British army officer
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| Intro | British army officer | |
| A.K.A. | John Ramsay Stuart | |
| A.K.A. | John Ramsay Stuart | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 18 June 1811, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Death | 18 October 1889Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, London (aged 78 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
General John Ramsay Stuart CBE (18 June 1811 – 18 October 1889) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.
Military career
Stuart was commissioned into the Royal Scots Fusiliers and served with his regiment at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 before taking command of his regiment and leading it at the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 and at the Siege of Sebastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean War. He went on to command the troops in the North British District from in 1875 before retiring in 1878.
Stuart also served as colonel of the Dorsetshire Regiment.