Day Hort MacDowall | |
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Born | 3 July 1795 |
Died | 14 September 1870 | (aged 75)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant-General Day Hort MacDowall DL (3 July 1795 – 14 September 1870) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the 3rd (the East Kent) Regiment of Foot.
MacDowall was commissioned as an ensign on 15 April 1813[1] and then served as a major in the 44th Regiment of Foot.[2] He became colonel of the 3rd (the East Kent) Regiment of Foot[3] and was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1866.[4] As the 22nd MacDowall of Garthland, MacDowall was also a Scottish laird.[5]