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Lieutenant general
Hay MacDowall
6th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office
19 July 1799 – 1804
Preceded byJosiah Champagne
Succeeded byDavid Douglas Wemyss
Personal details
BornDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
DiedMarch 1809
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankLieutenant general
CommandsGeneral Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Madras Army
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars
Kandyan Wars

Lt.-Gen. Hay MacDowall (died March 1809) was a Scottish officer in the British Army who was the sixth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed on 19 July 1799. He was succeeded by David Douglas Wemyss. Fort MacDowall in Matale was named due to his involvement during Kandyan Wars. Only the remnants of gateway and portion of the ramparts are exist today.[1]

  1. ^ "Fort MacDowall at Matale". AmazingLanka.com. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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