Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet

Sir Archibald Alison, Bt
General Sir Archibald Alison
Born	(1826-01-21)21 January 1826 Edinburgh
Died	London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Highland Brigade Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland (1874-1877) Staff College (1878) Intelligence Department at the War Office (1878-1882) British Troops in Egypt Aldershot Division Military Member of the Council of India (1889)
Battles/wars	Crimean War Indian Mutiny Battle of Tel el-Kebir Anglo-Ashanti wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet, GCB (1826–1907) was a Scottish soldier who achieved high office in the British Army in the 1880s.

Military career

Born on 21 January 1826, in Edinburgh, the son of Archibald Alison, the advocate and historian, and educated at Glasgow University, and Edinburgh University, Alison was commissioned into the 72nd Regiment of Foot in 1846. He went on to serve at the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War in 1855.

He served as Military Secretary to Sir Colin Campbell during the Indian Mutiny in 1857, losing an arm at the relief of Lucknow. He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General in the office of the Inspector General of Infantry in 1862, Assistant Adjutant General for the South Western District in 1864 and Assistant Adjutant General at Aldershot in 1870. In 1873 Alison was given command of the British brigade in West Africa during the Anglo-Ashanti wars and fought at the Battle of Amoaful. He went on to be Deputy Adjutant General in Ireland in 1874, Commandant of the Staff College, Sandhurst in February 1878 and Deputy Quartermaster General, Intelligence in May 1878. He commanded the Highland Brigade during the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in September 1882. In late 1882 he was appointed General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt and in 1883 he became GOC for Aldershot District.

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Grave of Sir Archibald Alison (1826-1907), Dean Cemetery

He died on 5th February 1907 and is buried near the southern end of "Lord's Row" near the west wall of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.

Family

In 1858 he married Jane Black. They had two sons and four daughters.

References

Military offices
Preceded by Edward Hamley	Commandant of the Staff College, Sandhurst February 1878–May 1878	Succeeded by Charles Creagh-Osborne
Preceded by Sir Daniel Lysons	GOC-in-C Aldershot Command 1883 – 1889	Succeeded by Sir Evelyn Wood