Forbes MacBean (British Army officer, born 1857)
Forbes MacBean | |
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Born | 1857 |
Died | 1919 (aged 61–62) |
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Rank | Major-general |
Commands held | Highland Division |
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Major-General Forbes MacBean CB CVO (1857–1919) was a British Army officer.
Military career[]
Born the son of Colonel Forbes MacBean (c.1826–1900)[1] and educated at Uppingham School, MacBean was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1876.[2] 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.[3]
MacBean also served in the Second Boer War in 1899.[2] John Stirling recorded in his book 'Our Regiments in South Africa 1899–1902' 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.[4]
He went on to be General Officer Commanding Highland Division in April 1908 and commander of the 21st Bareilly Brigade in India in September 1911 before retiring in January 1915.[5]
He was Aide-de-camp to the King Edward VII from 1907 to 1911.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Forbes MacBean (abt. 1826–1900)". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Wikisource. . Indian Biographical Dictionary – via
- ^ "No. 26943". The London Gazette. 1 March 1898. p. 1263.
- ^ Stirling, John (1903). Our Regiments in South Africa 1899–1902. Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84734-065-8.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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