Day Hort MacDowall
Born3 July 1795
Died14 September 1870 (1870-09-15) (aged 75)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant General

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[1] and then served as a major in the 44th Regiment of Foot.[2] He became colonel of the 3rd (the East Kent) Regiment of Foot[3] and was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1866.[4] As the 22nd MacDowall of Garthland, MacDowall was also a Scottish laird.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The New Army List". 1867. p. 11. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "No. 3708". The Edinburgh Gazette. 16 December 1828. p. 303.
  3. ↑ "No. 22903". The London Gazette. 18 October 1864. p. 4904.
  4. ↑ "No. 7627". The Edinburgh Gazette. 27 March 1866. p. 372.
  5. ↑ "Day Hort MacDowall". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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