COMMANDER // 1784–1853
Frederick Adam
generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1784 – 1853
Active service 1813 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 29.
Profile
General Sir Frederick Adam was a Scottish major-general at the Battle of Waterloo, in command of the 3rd (Light) Brigade. He was the fourth son of William Adam of Blair Adam and his wife Eleanora, the daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone. He was later a Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, who built Mon Repos, Corfu and other important landmarks in that Protectorate.
Battles (1)
1813
Battle of OrdalPeninsular War · United Kingdom