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Alexander Gordon (British Army officer, born 1786)
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For Gordon's contemporary namesake, hussar officer and journal writer, see Alexander Gordon (British cavalry officer).
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon KCB (1786 – 18 June 1815) was a Scottish officer in the British Army who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.[1][lower-alpha 1] His correspondence was collated and published early in the early 21st century.
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