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{{About|a 19th century British General|the similarly named actor|Charles McGregor}} | {{About|a 19th century British General|the similarly named actor|Charles McGregor}} | ||
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| honorific_prefix = [[Major General]] Sir | | honorific_prefix = [[Major General]] Sir | ||
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1887|02|05|1840|8|12|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1887|02|05|1840|8|12|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Agra]], India | | birth_place = [[Agra]], [[North-Western Provinces]], [[Company Raj|Company's India]] | ||
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| branch = {{army|British India|23px}} | | branch = {{army|United Kingdom|23px}} <br> {{army|British India|23px}} | ||
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| rank = [[File:British_Army_OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]] | | rank = [[File:British_Army_OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]] | ||
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| battles = [[Siege of Lucknow|Lucknow]];<br>[[Battle of Magdala]];<br>[[Battle of Kandahar]] | | battles = [[Siege of Lucknow|Lucknow]];<br>[[Battle of Magdala]];<br>[[Battle of Kandahar (1880)|Battle of Kandahar]] | ||
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[[Major General]] '''Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]] [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] (12 August 12, 1840 – 5 February 1887) was a | [[Major General]] '''Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]] [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] (12 August 12, 1840 – 5 February 1887) was a British explorer, geographer and officer of the [[British Indian Army]]. He was the [[Quartermaster General]] for the British Army in India, the head of the Intelligence Department for the British Indian Army and served under [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Frederick Roberts]] in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The [[MacGregor Medal]] is awarded in his honour. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Arriving just in time for the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], MacGregor fought in a number of actions, including at [[Siege of Lucknow|Lucknow]] and was wounded twice.<ref name=rgs/> | Arriving just in time for the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], MacGregor fought in a number of actions, including at [[Siege of Lucknow|Lucknow]] and was wounded twice.<ref name=rgs/> | ||
MacGregor earned successive promotions whilst serving variously in campaigns in China, the [[Bhutan War]] (where he became the deputy assistant Quartermaster General) and [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia|Abyssinia]] including at the [[Battle of Magdala]]. In the [[European influence in Afghanistan#Return of Dost Mohammad and The Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1843–1880|Second Afghan War]] MacGregor served as Quartermaster General on the Khyber communication lines and commanded the 3rd Brigade of the Kabul-Kandahar field force at the [[Battle of Kandahar]].<ref name=laurie /> In the second phase of the Second Afghan War he became [[Donald Martin Stewart|Commander Stewart]]'s and Earl Roberts' [[Chief of staff (military)|chief of staff]].<ref name=laurie>Laurie, W.F.B. ''Sketches of Some Distinguished Anglo-indians'' (W.H. Allen & Co. 1888)</ref> After the Second Afghan War, training of men in intelligence gathering became the responsibility of the Quartermaster General and MacGregor served in this role for the East Indies until 1885.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=MacGregor, Charles Metcalfe|first=Samuel Pasfield|last=Oliver|volume=35}}</ref> | MacGregor earned successive promotions whilst serving variously in campaigns in China, the [[Bhutan War]] (where he became the deputy assistant Quartermaster General) and [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia|Abyssinia]] including at the [[Battle of Magdala]]. In the [[European influence in Afghanistan#Return of Dost Mohammad and The Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1843–1880|Second Afghan War]] MacGregor served as Quartermaster General on the Khyber communication lines and commanded the 3rd Brigade of the Kabul-Kandahar field force at the [[Battle of Kandahar (1880)|Battle of Kandahar]].<ref name=laurie /> In the second phase of the Second Afghan War he became [[Donald Martin Stewart|Commander Stewart]]'s and Earl Roberts' [[Chief of staff (military)|chief of staff]].<ref name=laurie>Laurie, W.F.B. ''Sketches of Some Distinguished Anglo-indians'' (W.H. Allen & Co. 1888)</ref> After the Second Afghan War, training of men in intelligence gathering became the responsibility of the Quartermaster General and MacGregor served in this role for the East Indies until 1885.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=MacGregor, Charles Metcalfe|first=Samuel Pasfield|last=Oliver|volume=35}}</ref> | ||
In 1870, MacGregor founded the [[United Service Institution]] of India for the "furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usiofindia.org/history.htm|title=History of the United Service Institution of India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232339/http://www.usiofindia.org/history.htm|archivedate=2008-05-11}}</ref> The Institution awards the MacGregor Medal, founded in his memory, in recognition of valuable contributions to military intelligence that are of defensive importance to India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usiofindia.org/mcgro.htm |title=The MacGregor Medal |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232257/http://www.usiofindia.org/mcgro.htm |archivedate=2008-05-11 }}</ref> | In 1870, MacGregor founded the [[United Service Institution]] of India for the "furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usiofindia.org/history.htm|title=History of the United Service Institution of India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232339/http://www.usiofindia.org/history.htm|archivedate=2008-05-11}}</ref> The Institution awards the MacGregor Medal, founded in his memory, in recognition of valuable contributions to military intelligence that are of defensive importance to India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usiofindia.org/mcgro.htm |title=The MacGregor Medal |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232257/http://www.usiofindia.org/mcgro.htm |archivedate=2008-05-11 }}</ref> | ||
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MacGregor was appointed [[Order of the Bath|Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]], [[Order of the Star of India|Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] and [[Order of the Indian Empire|Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]).<ref name=lg18-2>{{London Gazette|issue=25674|page=848|date=18 February 1887}}</ref> He was promoted to Major General weeks before his death on 5 February 1887.<ref name=lg18-2 /><ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=MacGregor, Charles Metcalfe |first=Samuel Pasfield|last=Oliver|volume=35}}</ref> | MacGregor was appointed [[Order of the Bath|Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]], [[Order of the Star of India|Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] and [[Order of the Indian Empire|Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]).<ref name=lg18-2>{{London Gazette|issue=25674|page=848|date=18 February 1887}}</ref> He was promoted to Major General weeks before his death on 5 February 1887.<ref name=lg18-2 /><ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=MacGregor, Charles Metcalfe |first=Samuel Pasfield|last=Oliver|volume=35}}</ref> | ||
There is a memorial to him in [[St | There is a memorial to him in [[St Paul's Cathedral]].<ref>"Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" [[William Sinclair (Archdeacon of London)|Sinclair, W.]] p. 460: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909</ref> | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||