George Malcolm (Indian Army officer)

General Sir George Malcolm CB KCB GCB (10 September 1818 – August 1897) was an officer in the Bombay Army and British East India Company.

Early life

Malcolm was born in Bombay and educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton, Edinburgh University and at the Addiscombe Military Academy. He was commissioned into the East India Company on 10 June 1836, and was posted to the 1st Bombay Native Infantry on 18 July 1837.

1838-39 - Served in as Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General and Baggage Master with the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus in the First Anglo-Afghan War. He was present at the Battle of Ghazni and subsequent occupation of Kabul.
1840-1842 - Commanded the outposts of the Sind Irregular Horse in Eastern Kutchi and was constantly engaged in active operations against the Hill Beluchis. He became lieutenant on 31 August 1840 and, at the head of a detachment of Sind Irregular Horse, he joined the force sent under Major Clibborn to relieve Kahan in Baluchistan, took part in the attempt to force the Nafusk pass, and was mentioned in despatches for his gallantry. He was also engaged in the operations against Nusseer Khan and the Brahoes and the capture of their camp near Kanda on 1 December 1840.
1843 Served under Colonel John Jacob during the subjugation of Sind, and was present at the battle of Shadadpur and the capture of Shahpur.

1844-49 Served with the Sind Horse during Sir Charles Napier's campaign He commanded headquarters 2nd Regiment Sind Horse and a detachment of the 1st Sind Horse with the Bombay column in the Punjab campaign of 1846-49, including the siege and surrender of Multan, the battle of Gujarat, the pursuit and surrender of the Sikh army, and the occupation of Peshawar. He was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette, 19 April 1849), received the medal, and on becoming captain in his regiment (1st Bombay native infantry) he was given a brevet majority on 22 June 1849.
1854 Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 28 November 1854.

1856-7 – Served in the Anglo-Persian War of 1856-57 and the Indian Mutiny, commanding the field detachment of the Southern Mahratta Horse and two companies of the 28th Bombay Native Infantry, which stormed and captured Hulgullee on November 30, 1857.
1858 - Commanded the field force in the operations against Shorapur, which ended in the occupation of the fortress on February 9, 1858. He also commanded the field force in the operations against the rebel chief of Nurgoond, which ended in the capture of the town and fortress on June 1, 1858 (C.B. and medal).
Promoted to colonel on 30 August 1860.
Promoted to major-general on 15 December 1867.
1867-68 - Commanded the second division in the Abyssinian War, which guarded the line of communications (received the thanks of Parliament, K.C.B., and medal).
Promoted to lieutenant-general on 29 May 1875.
Promoted to general on 1 October 1877.
1881 Placed on the unemployed supernumerary list 1 July 1881.

Malcolm received the following awards:

Obituary of General Sir George Malcolm, The Times, Wednesday, 7 April 1897 (pg. 12; Issue 35171; col D)
Dictionary of National Biography, Supplement, Vol III, The Macmillan Company, London 1901