James Balfour (British Army officer)

General James Balfour (3 November 1743 – 18 March 1823) was a British Army General.

He was the son of Robert Balfour of Balbirnie and Ann Ramsay.[1]

Balfour entered the British Army on 22 March 1762.[2] He was commanding the forces at Bombay in 1794.[3] He became colonel of the 83rd Regiment on 18 November 1795 and took part in the Siege of Seringapatam. On 25 October 1809 received the rank of general.[2]

On 20 March 1823, following the death of James Balfour, John Hodgson succeeded to the colonelcy of the 83rd Regiment.[4]

References

  1. ^ Edward J. Davies, "The Balfours of Balbirnie and Whittingehame", The Scottish Genealogist, 60(2013):84-90.
  2. ^ a b Philippart, John (1815). The Royal military calendar, or Army service and commission book. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  3. ^ Great Britain India Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. Vol. I. Harrison. p. 127. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ Memoirs and Services of the Eighty-Third Regiment (London, 1908), 41.