Sir Donald Stewart 1st Baronet - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 01, 1824 Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 26 Mar 1900 (aged 76)

British field marshal

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About Sir Donald Stewart 1st Baronet

  • Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, (1 March 1824 – 26 March 1900) was a senior Indian Army officer.
  • He fought on the Aka Khel Expedition to the North-West Frontier in 1854, took part in the response to the Indian Rebellion in 1857 and, after serving as commandant of the penal settlement of the Andaman Islands, fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War as Commander of the Quetta Army.
  • In that role, he advanced through the Bolan Pass to Quetta, and then on to Kandahar in January 1879.
  • In March 1880, he made a difficult march from Kandahar to Kabul, fighting on the way the Battle of Ahmed Khel and Battle of Arzu, and then holding supreme military and civil command in northern Afghanistan.
  • He became Commander-in-Chief, India in April 1881 and a member of the Council of the Secretary of State for India in 1893.

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