Andrew Wauchope

Major General

Andrew Gilbert Wauchope

CB, CMG
Born(1846-07-05)5 July 1846
Niddrie Marischal, Scotland
Died11 December 1899(1899-12-11) (aged 53)
Magersfontein, Cape Colony
Buried
Matjiesfontein cemetery
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankMajor General
UnitBlack Watch
Commands3rd (Highland) Brigade
ConflictsBattle of El Teb;
Battle of Kirbekan;
Battle of Belmont;
Battle of Modder River;
Battle of Magersfontein  †
AwardsCB
CMG
SpousesElythea Ruth Erskine (first wife)
Jane Muir (second wife)

Major-General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope CB CMG (5 July 1846 – 11 December 1899) was a British Army officer who was killed while commanding a brigade at the Battle of Magersfontein during the Second Boer War.

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