| The Earl of Dundonald | |
|---|---|
 The Earl of Dundonald | |
| Born | October 29, 1852 |
| Died | April 12, 1935 (aged 82) |
| Place of birth | Britain |
| Place of death | Britain |
| Buried at | Achnaba Churchyard, Ardchattan near Benderloch, Lorndisambiguation needed, Argyll & Bute |
| Allegiance | British/Canada |
| Service/branch | Canadian Militia |
| Years of service | 1870-? |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada |
| Battles/wars |
Mahdist War Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Lieutenant-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald KCB KCVO (29 October 1852 – 12 April 1935), styled Lord Cochrane between 1860 and 1885, was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general.
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Background
Cochrane was the second but eldest surviving son of Thomas Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald, by Louisa Harriet Mackinnon, daughter of William Alexander Mackinnon. Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, was his younger brother.[1]
Military career
Cochrane was commissioned into the Life Guards in 1870.[2] He served in the Nile Expedition[2] the Desert March and the Relief of Khartoum in 1885.[3] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 2nd Life Guards in 1895.[2]
He served in the Second Boer War and in 1899 he was appointed Commander of the Mounted Brigade, part of the South Natal Field Force.[2] He took part in the Relief of Ladysmith in February 1900,[2] although his South African troops, unimpressed by his leadership, referred to him as “Dundoodle”.[4] He was appointed General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada in 1902.[2] He served in World War I as Chairman of the Admiralty Committee on Smoke Screens in 1915.[2] He is buried in Achnaba Churchyard, Ardchattan near Benderloch, Lorndisambiguation needed, Argyll & Bute. Dundonald Park, in Centretown, Ottawa, Ontario, is named after him.
Family
Lord Dundonald married Winifred Bamford-Hesketh, daughter of Robert Bamford-Hesketh, in 1878. They had two sons and three daughters. The family lived for many years at Gwrych Castle in North Wales, the seat of the Bamford-Hesketh family. The Countess of Dundonald died in January 1924. Lord Dundonald died in April 1935, aged 82, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Thomas.[1]
See also
- Earl of Dundonald
- Clan Cochrane
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [thepeerage.com Lt.-Gen. Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "King's College London Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives entry". http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/COCHRANE1.shtml. Retrieved 3 May 2006.
- ↑ The Peerage.com
- ↑ Farrar-Hockley 1974, p43
External links
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Books Used for Citations
- Farrar-Hockley, General Sir Anthony (1975). Goughie. London: Granada. ISBN -0246640596.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Richard O'Grady Haly |
General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada 1902–1904 |
Succeeded by Sir Percy Lake (as Chief of the General Staff (Canada)) |
| Preceded by The Lord Grenfell |
Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards 1907–1919 |
Succeeded by Sir Cecil Bingham |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Barnes Cochrane |
Earl of Dundonald 1885–1935 |
Succeeded by Thomas Hesketh Douglas Blair Cochrane |
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