Lt-Colonel Caroline Frederick Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1711 Dresden |
| Died | 12 May 1754 (aged 42–43) Madras, now Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1737–1754 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 29th, later Worcestershire Regiment 1749–1752 |
| Commands | Garrison commander, Fort William, March–August 1746 Engineer-General, East India Company 1752–1754 Major Commandant, Fort William, Calcutta |
| Battles/wars | |
| Relations | George Lewis Scott 1708–1780 (brother) James Stewart 1681–1727 (uncle) James Steuart 1707–1780 (cousin) |
Lieutenant-Colonel Caroline Frederick Scott (c. 1711 – 12 May 1754) was a Scottish soldier and military engineer who served in the British Army before transferring to the East India Company.
During the 1745 Jacobite Rising, he successfully defended Fort William in March 1746 and later conducted the search for Prince Charles after Culloden in April. He gained a reputation for atrocities and reprisals against Highlanders and has been described as one of the most notorious 'Redcoats' of the Rebellion.[1]
In October 1752, he transferred to the East India Company as Engineer General of their settlements in India, based in Calcutta, modern Kolkata; he died of fever in Madras, modern Chennai, on 12 May 1754.
- ^ Campsie, Alison (7 March 2018). "Who was the most notorious 'Redcoat' of the 1745 rebellion?". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 September 2018.