James Malcolm (Royal Marines officer)
LieutenantColonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB, was a Scottish officer of the British Royal Marines who served in the American Revolutionary War, in the Napoleonic Wars, and with noteworthy distinction in the Americas during the War of 1812.
James Malcolm was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, onJanuary 1767, and died in Minholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, onDecember 1849. James was the second son of George Malcolm of Burnfoot, and his wife, the former Margaret Pasley. James was thus the older brother of Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm RN MajorGeneral Sir John Malcolm, Madras Army and Vice Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, RN. The boys maternal uncle was Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley, 1st Baronet.
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