Scottish soldier, traveller and author (1803–1885)
For other people with the same name, see James Alexander (disambiguation).
Sir
James Edward Alexander
Kt KStJ CBKLSFRSE FRGS
James Edward Alexander, 1827 National Portrait Gallery, London
Born
(1803-10-16)16 October 1803 Stirling, Scotland
Died
2 April 1885(1885-04-02) (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–[1]
1st Madras Light Cavalry, 1821–
13th Light Dragoons, 1825–[1]
16th Light Dragoons, 1827–[1]
42nd Regiment, 1832–[1][2]
14th Regiment, 1840–[3][4]
Campaigns
First Burma War
Russo-Persian War
6th Cape Frontier War
Crimean War
Siege of Sebastopol
Battle of the Chernaya[5]
New Zealand Wars
First Taranaki War
Invasion of the Waikato
Awards
Knight Bachelor, 1838[6][7]
Order of Saint John, Knight of Justice, 1842[8]
Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1873[9][8]
Order of the Lion and the Sun (2nd Class), 1828[10]
Order of the Crescent (2nd Class)[8]
Order of the Medjidie (5th Class), 1858[5][8]
Army of India Medal, Ava clasp[8]
Al Valore Militare Medal, 1828–29[8]
South Africa Medal, 1853[8] Crimea Medal, Sebastopol clasp[5][8] Turkish Crimea Medal, Sardinian issue[8]
New Zealand War Medal, 1860–66[5][8]
Alma mater
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Spouse(s)
Eveline Marie Mitchell
(m. 1837)
General Sir James Edward AlexanderKt KStJ CBKLSFRSE FRGS[11] (16 October 1803 – 2 April 1885) was a Scottish traveller, writer and soldier in the British Army.
Alexander was the driving force behind the placement of Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment.[11]
^ abcdWO 25/784/143, Folio 293: Statement of the Services of Capt. James Edw. Alexander of the 42nd Regiment of Foot with a Record of such other Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death, The National Archives, Kew, 1829, pp. 293–294
^"War-Office, March 9, 1832". The Edinburgh Gazette. No. 4050. 16 March 1832. p. 71.
^"War-Office, 11 September 1840". The London Gazette. No. 19892. 11 September 1840. p. 2044.
^Hart, Henry George (1854). The New Annual Army List, and Militia List, for 1854. Vol. 15. London: John Murray. p. 165.
^ abcdHart, Henry George (1877). The New Annual Army List, Militia List and Indian Civil Service List, for 1877(PDF). Vol. 38. London: John Murray. p. 16.
^"St. James Palace". The London Gazette. No. 19833. 6 March 1840. p. 555.
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^ abcdefghijBonhams (2014). "Auction: Medals, Bonds, Banknotes and Coins, 12 November 2014, Knightsbridge, London. LOT 66: A C.B. and K.St.J. group of eleven to Major General Sir James Edward Alexander, 14th Foot, late 16th Lancers and 13th Light Dragoons". Bonhams. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^"War Office, May 24, 1873". The London Gazette. No. 232979. 24 May 1873. p. 2583.
^"Whitehall, March 26, 1834". The London Gazette. No. 19143. 4 April 1834. p. 616.
^ abWaterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index(PDF). Vol. 1. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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