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Colonel Sir J. C. M'Leod, K.C.B., 42nd Highlanders, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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Colonel Sir J. C. M'Leod, K.C.B., 42nd Highlanders, 1874. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Elliott and Fry. 'Her Majesty has conferred a knighthood upon Colonel John Chetham M'Leod, the commanding officer of the 42nd Royal Highlanders, the "Black Watch," in the Ashantee War...He...commanded the left attack at the battle of Amoaful, on Jan. 31, the expedition to Becqua and destruction of that place...He afterwards, with the 42nd Royal Highlanders, a gun, and rocket detachment, forced the position; and, pressing the fugitives with the Highlanders, entered Coomassie [ie Kumasi] the same evening. He was then appointed commandant of the place. This gallant officer served throughout the campaign of 1854 and 1855 in the Crimea, including the battles of Alma and Balaclava and the expedition to Kertch and to Yenikale, as well as the siege and fall of Sebastopol. He obtained the medal with three clasps, and was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honour, besides getting the Turkish medal. He served through the campaign of 1857-8 against the mutineers in India, including the actions at Cawnpore on Dec. 6, 1857; at the Serai-ghaut, where he was mentioned in a despatch; at Kala-Nuddy and Shurushabad; and in the siege and fall of Lucknow'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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