Forbes MacBean (British Army officer, born 1857)
Forbes MacBean | |
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 Macbean in 1917 | |
| Born | 1857 |
| Died | 1919 (aged 61–62) |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Commands | Highland Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | |
Major-General Forbes MacBean CB CVO (1857–1919) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Born the son of Colonel Forbes MacBean and educated at Uppingham School, MacBean was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1876.[1] 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.[2]
MacBean also served in the Second Boer War in 1899.[1] 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.[3]
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.[4]
He was Aide-de-camp to the King Edward VII from 1907 to 1911.[1]
References
- ^ a b c . . Vol. 14.1. 1915. p. 254.
- ^ "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.
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