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Lieutenant-General (later General) Thomas Scott, Army Staff, 1817

Oil on canvas by William Nicholson (1781-1844), 1817.

Thomas Scott (1745-1842) was the second son of John Scott of Malleny in Midlothian; he was created lieutenant-general on 4 June 1813 and obtained the rank of general on 22 July 1830. He served in the American War of Independence (1775-1783), Flanders in 1793 and the 4th Mysore War (1799), including the fall of Seringapatam. On returning home he was captured by a French privateer (state sponsored pirate) but eventually made it back home to Scotland.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1966-11-4-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1966-11-4-1