Andrew Wauchope

Major General

Andrew Gilbert Wauchope

CB, CMG
Born(1846-07-05)5 July 1846
Niddrie Marischal, Scotland
Died11 December 1899(1899-12-11) (aged 53)
Magersfontein, Cape Colony
Buried
Matjiesfontein cemetery
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor General
UnitBlack Watch
Commands3rd (Highland) Brigade
Battles/warsBattle of El Teb;
Battle of Kirbekan;
Battle of Belmont;
Battle of Modder River;
Battle of Magersfontein  
AwardsCB
CMG
Spouse(s)Elythea Ruth Erskine (first wife)
Jane Muir (second wife)
His second wife, Jane Wauchope, survived him
Wauchope's grave, Matjiesfontein
Memorial to Andrew Gilbert Wauchope at Memorial Cemetery, outside Matjiesfontein
Memorial window to Andrew Gilbert Wauchope, St Giles' Cathedral

Major-General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope CB CMG (5 July 1846 – 11 December 1899) was a British Army officer who was killed while commanding a brigade at the Battle of Magersfontein during the Second Boer War.