James Leith (British Army officer)
LieutenantGeneral Sir James Leith GCB was a Scottish soldier who served in the British Army, commanding the 5th Division in the Duke of Wellingtons AngloPortuguese Army at several critical battles during the Peninsular War between 1810 and 1813.
He was born at Leith Hall, the third son of John Leith and his wife Harriot . His father was shot and killed during a drunken argument when he was only four months old. He was initially educated at home by a private tutor, before attending the grammar school at Elgin, and Marischal College in Aberdeen, and after deciding to join the army was sent to a military academy at Lille.
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