Major General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope CB, CMG | |
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Born | Niddrie Marischal, Scotland | 5 July 1846
Died | 11 December 1899 Magersfontein, Cape Colony | (aged 53)
Buried | Matjiesfontein cemetery |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Black Watch |
Commands | 3rd (Highland) Brigade |
Battles / wars | Battle of El Teb; Battle of Kirbekan; Battle of Belmont; Battle of Modder River; Battle of Magersfontein † |
Awards | CB CMG |
Spouse(s) | Elythea 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.