Forbes MacBean (British Army officer, born 1857)
Major-General Forbes MacBean CB, CVO (1857–1919) was a British Army officer.
Forbes MacBean | |
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 Major-General Forbes Macbean | |
| Born | 1857 |
| Died | 1919 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Highland Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Tirah campaign Second Boer War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Military career
Born the son of Colonel Forbes MacBean (c.1826–1900)[1] and educated at Uppingham School, MacBean was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1876.[2] After taking part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879, he was mentioned in dispatches for his actions in taking the heights of Dargai in 1897 during the Tirah campaign.[3]
MacBean also served in the Second Boer War in 1899.[2] John Stirling recorded in his book 'Our Regiments in South Africa 1899-1902' that The Gordons were led by Lieut.-Colonel Burney and by Colonel Forbes Macbean, who has perhaps seen more hard fighting than any officer now alive and with his regiment.[4]
He went on to be General Officer Commanding Highland Division in April 1908 and commander of the 21st Bareilly Brigade in India in September 1911 before retiring in January 1915.[5]
He was Aide-de-camp to the King Edward VII from 1907 to 1911.[2]
References
- "Forbes MacBean (abt. 1826 - 1900)". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "MacBean, Major-General Forbes". Indian Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "No. 26943". The London Gazette. 1 March 1898. p. 1263.
- Stirling, John (1903). Our Regiments in South Africa 1899-1902. Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1847340658.
- "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
| Military offices | ||
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| New title | GOC Highland Division 1908–1911 |
Succeeded by Charles Woollcombe |