Andrew Wauchope
Major-General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope CB CMG (5 July 1846 – 11 December 1899) was a British Army officer, killed commanding a brigade at the Battle of Magersfontein in the South African War.
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope | |
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| Born | 5 July 1846 Niddrie Marischal, Scotland |
| Died | 11 December 1899 (aged 53) Magersfontein, Cape Colony |
| Buried | Matjiesfontein cemetery |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 3rd (Highland) Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Battle of El Teb; Battle of Kirbekan; Belmont; Battle of Modder River; Battle of Magersfontein † |
| Spouse(s) | Elythea Ruth Erskine Jane Muir |
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