COMMANDER // 1826–1907
Sir Archibald Alison
generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1826 – 1907
Active service 1882 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 56.
Profile
General Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet, was a Scottish soldier who achieved high office in the British Army in the 1880s. He was a descendant of the Alison family presented by Francis Galton in Hereditary Genius (1869) as an example of genius inherited over several generations.
Battles (1)
1882
Battle of Kafr-el-DawwarAnglo-Egyptian War · United Kingdom