Caroline Frederick Scott
Scottish soldier (c. 1711–1754) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieutenant-Colonel Caroline Frederick Scott (c. 1711 – 12 May 1754) was a Scottish soldier and military engineer who served in the British Army before transferring to the East India Company.
Lt-Colonel Caroline Frederick Scott | |
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Born | c. 1711 Dresden |
Died | 12 May 1754 (aged 42–43) Madras, now Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1737–1754 |
Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit | 29th, later Worcestershire Regiment 1749–1752 |
Commands held | Garrison commander, Fort William, March–August 1746 Engineer-General, East India Company 1752–1754 Major Commandant, Fort William, Calcutta |
Battles/wars | |
Relations | George Lewis Scott 1708–1780 (brother) James Stewart 1681–1727 (uncle) James Steuart 1707–1780 (cousin) |
During the 1745 Jacobite Rising, he successfully defended Fort William in March 1746 and later conducted the search for Prince Charles after Culloden in April. He gained a reputation for atrocities and reprisals against Highlanders and has been described as one of the most notorious 'Redcoats' of the Rebellion.[1]
In October 1752, he transferred to the East India Company as Engineer General of their settlements in India, based in Calcutta, modern Kolkata; he died of fever in Madras, modern Chennai, on 12 May 1754.