Sir David Dundas | |
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| Born | 1735 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 1820 (aged 84–85) Royal Chelsea Hospital, England |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1755–1820 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (1809–11) Northern District (1807–09) |
| Battles / wars | Seven Years' War French Revolutionary Wars |
General Sir David Dundas GCB, PC (1735 – 18 February 1820) was a British Army officer who fought in the Seven Years' War and French Revolutionary Wars, wrote important texts on the Principles of Military Movements and then served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1809 to 1811.