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See also:

• ARCHIBALD, 5TH EARL OF DOUGLAS (c. 1391–1439)

ARCHIBALD

See also:

• ALISON, ARCHIBALD (1757-1839)

ALISON  , Bart . (1826-1907), the elder of the sons, entered the 72nd Highlanders in 1846 . He served at the siege of Sevastopol; and during the Indian Mutiny he was military secretary to Sir Colin Campbell and was severely wounded at the relief of Lucknow, losing an arm . From 1862 to 1873 he was assistant adjutant-general at headquarters, Portsmouth and Aldershot . He was second in command of the Ashanti expedition 1873—1874, and was made a K.C.B . For three years Alison was deputy adjutant-general in Ireland, and then, for a few months, commandant of the Staff College . He was promoted to be major-general in 1877, and was head of the intelligence branch of the war office (1878—1882) . He commanded the troops at Alexandria in 1882 until the arrival of Sir Garnet Wolseley, led the Highland brigade at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and remained in command of the army of occupation until 1883 . He commanded at Aldershot 1883—1888, was for some months adjutant-general to the forces during Lord Wolseley's absence in Egypt, was made G.C.B. in 1887, was promoted general, and became a military member of the Council of India in 1889 . He retired in 1893 and died in 1907 .