James Malcolm (Royal Marines officer)

Sir James Malcolm
Born(1767-01-13)13 January 1767
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Died27 December 1849(1849-12-27) (aged 82)
Milnholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
AllegianceGreat Britain
United Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1779–1827
RankLieutenant colonel
Commands2nd 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]

  1. ^ Hart, H.G. (1850). Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List. London: J. Murray. p. 74. Retrieved 26 October 2013.