Major-General Sir George Cathcart GCB (12 May 1794 – 5 November 1854) was a Scottish general and diplomat.

[1] After receiving his education at Eton and in Edinburgh, in 1810 he purchased a commission in the Life Guards regiment.

[1] When Napoleon returned in 1815, Cathcart served as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and was present at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo.

The British government gave him a "dormant commission," which meant that if something were to happen to Lord Raglan, Cathcart would take command.

[1] He took command of the 1st Brigade during the Battle of Inkerman, where there was great confusion, was told to "Support the Guards", and then led his men too far, and was shot through the heart while charging up a hill with a company of 50 men from the 20th Regiment of Foot on 5 November 1854.