James Edward Alexander

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James Edward Alexander

Kt KStJ CB KLS FRSE FRGS
Sir; James Edward Alexander; Kt KStJ CB KLS FRSE FRGS
	James Edward Alexander, 1827; National Portrait Gallery, London
Born	16 October 1803; Stirling, Scotland
Died	2 April 1885 (aged 81); Ryde, Isle of Wight
Buried	Old Logie Kirkyard near Menstrie
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	East India Company Army; British Army
Rank	General
Unit	Madras Light Cavalry, 1820–; 1st Madras Light Cavalry, 1821–; 13th Light Dragoons, 1825–; 16th Light Dragoons, 1827–; 42nd Regiment, 1832–; 14th Regiment, 1840–;
Campaigns	First Burma War; Russo-Persian War; 6th Cape Frontier War; Crimean War Siege of Sebastopol; Battle of the Chernaya; New Zealand Wars First Taranaki War; Invasion of the Waikato;
Awards	Knight Bachelor, 1838; Order of Saint John, Knight of Justice, 1842; Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1873; Order of the Lion and the Sun (2nd Class), 1828; Order of the Crescent (2nd Class); Order of the Medjidie (5th Class), 1858; Army of India Medal, Ava clasp; Al Valore Militare Medal, 1828–29; South Africa Medal, 1853; Crimea Medal, Sebastopol clasp; Turkish Crimea Medal, Sardinian issue; New Zealand War Medal, 1860–66;
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Spouse(s)	Eveline Marie Mitchell (m. 1837)

General Sir James Edward Alexander Kt KStJ CB KLS FRSE FRGS (16 October 1803 – 2 April 1885) was a Scottish traveller, author and soldier in the British Army.

Alexander was the driving force behind the placement of Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment.

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