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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Macdonald, John, -1850
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Description area
Dates of existence
- 28 March 1850
History
John Macdonald was a soldier in the British Army who enlisted in 1796. He was a trusted assistant to the 1st Duke of Wellington, and was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces in July 1830. He was awarded the C.B. (1815), K.C.B. (1827), and GCB (1847).