John Macleod (British Army officer)

Sir John Macleod
Born	29 January 1752
Died	1833
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Peninsular War Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Royal Guelphic Order

Lieutenant General Sir John Angus Macleod GCH (29 January 1752 - 1833) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial post in the Royal Artillery after the sovereign.

Military career

Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Macleod was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1771.^[1]

In 1781, he was ordered to join the force under Earl Cornwallis which was sent to North Carolina and which took part in the Battle of Guilford.^[2] He was, in 1782, appointed Commander of the Royal Artillery at a time when they had just five battalions.^[3] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Artillery, an honorary position, in 1795.^[4] Under Macleod's direction the Royal Artillery had been expanded to ten battalions by 1808.^[5] He also held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1808.^[6]

In 1809, he was involved in the expedition to Walcheren.^[7] After the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington appointed him Director-General of the Royal Artillery.^[8]

In April 1827, he was given command of the Field Train, again an honorary position.^[9]

He died in 1833.^[10]

References

1. Military Memoir of Lieutenant General Sir John Macleod, Page 5
2. Memoir, Page 7
3. Memoir, Page 12
4. The London Gazette: no. 13765. p. 293. 31 March 1795. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
5. Memoir, Page 19
6. Royal Artillery at Regiments.org at the Wayback Machine (archived January 12, 2008)
7. Memoir, Page 20
8. Memoir, Page 26
9. The London Gazette: no. 18355. p. 914. 24 April 1827. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
10. The London Gazette: no. 19018. p. 222. 1 February 1833. Retrieved 29 December 2009.