Sir James Malcolm | |
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Born | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | 13 January 1767
Died | 27 December 1849 Milnholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | (aged 82)
Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Marines |
Years of service | 1779–1827 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Commands | 2nd Royal Marine Battalion |
Battles / wars |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB (13 January 1767 – 27 December 1849) was a Scottish officer of the British Royal Marines who served in the American Revolutionary War, in the Napoleonic Wars, and with noteworthy distinction in the Americas during the War of 1812.[1]