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For the Scottish physician, see Neil Douglas (physician).

Lieutenant-General Sir Neil Douglas KCB KCH (1779 – 1 September 1853) was a British Army officer who fought at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo and later became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.

Life

Family

He was the son of John Douglas, a Scottish merchant of the planter class of the West Indies, and the brother of plantation owner and art collector Cecilia Douglas,[1] who, by her marriage, became one of the wealthiest women in Scotland.[2]

Military career

Douglas was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the 95th Regiment of Foot on 28 January 1801.[3] Promoted to captain in the 79th Regiment of Foot on 19 April 1804, he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807, the Battle of Corunna in January 1809 and Battle of Bussaco in September 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars.[3]

He went on to fight in the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813, the Battle of the Nive in December 1813 and the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814.[3] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 3 December 1812, he commanded his regiment at the Battle of Quatre Bras in June 1815 and the Battle of Waterloo also in June 1815 during the Hundred Days.[3]

He served as Commander-in-Chief, Scotland[4][5] and also as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 1842[6] to 1847 at the rank of Major General.[3]

Family

In 1816 he married Barbara Robertson, daughter of George Robertson, a banker in Greenock. They had a son, General Sir John Douglas of Glenfinart GCB (7 July 1817 – 8 September 1888), a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.[7]

References

  1. ^ “Cecilia Douglas (nee Douglas) | Legacies of British Slavery”. www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth, ed. (2018). The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.
  3. ^ a b c d e “Neil Douglas”. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7913. Retrieved 29 October 2014. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ “Dalry Cemetery”. Edinburgh City Council. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ The Gentleman’s Magazine, Volume 174. 1843. p. 540.
  6. ^ “No. 20095”. The London Gazette. 29 April 1842. p. 1172.
  7. ^ Great Britain. Army. Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders; Mackenzie, Thomas Arthur; Ewart, John Spencer; Jameson, Robert (1887). Historical records of the 79th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. University of California Libraries. London, Hamilton, Adams.