John Macleod (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Sir John Angus Macleod GCH (29 January 1752 – 26 January 1833) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial post in the Royal Artillery after the sovereign.

[2] In 1781, he was ordered to join the force under Earl Cornwallis which was sent to North Carolina and which took part in the Battle of Guilford.

[4] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Artillery, an honorary position, in 1795.

[6] He also held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1808.

[8] After the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington appointed him Director-General of the Royal Artillery.

Emilia Kerr (1756–1832), by George Romney