Hay MacDowall

Major general Hay MacDowall

6th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office 19 July 1799 – ?
Preceded by	Josiah Champagne
Succeeded by	David Douglas Wemyss
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major general
Commands	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Battles/wars	Kandyan Wars

Major general Hay MacDowall was the sixth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed on 19 July 1799. He was succeeded by David Douglas Wemyss. Fort MacDowall in Matale was named due to his involvement during Kandyan Wars. Only the remnants of gateway and portion of the ramparts are exist today.^[1]

References

↑ "Fort MacDowall at Matale". AmazingLanka.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

Military offices
Preceded by Josiah Champagne	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon 1799–1804	Succeeded by David Douglas Wemyss

General Officer Commanding, Ceylon

1 Stuart 2 Doyle 3 Bonnevaux 4 de Meuron 5 Champagné 6 MacDowall 7 Wemyss 8 Maitland 9 Wilson 10 Brownrigg 11 Jackson 12 Barnes 13 Campbell 14 Lowe 15 Wilson 16 Arbuthnot 17 Campbell 18 Smelt 19 Bainbrigge 20 Reed 21 Lockyer 22 O'Brien 23 Hodson 24 Renny 25 Street 26 Wilby

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