Maj. Gen. Archibald MacNab

1710 - 1790  (80 years)

• Name	Archibald MacNab
  Title	Maj. Gen.
  Born	1710	Kinnell, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jan 1790	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I9315	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert MacNab, 14th of MacNab,   b. Abt 1670, Kinnell, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Aft 1715  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Campbell, of Glenorchy,   b. Abt 1675, Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 6 Sep 1765, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	10 Oct 1697	Killin, Perthshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F2574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Christian MacNab,   b. Abt 1730, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F6181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The younger son, Archibald, obtained in 1740 a commission as ensign in the Black Watch (now the 42d Highlanders), on its embodiment, and served in Germany with that regiment. In June 1745 he was appointed captain of Loudoun?s Highlanders, and in 1757 he distinguished himself at the battle of Fellinghausen. Under General Wolfe, he was present at the battle of Quebec. He served also throughout the American Revolutionary war, and on its termination was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, and appointed Colonel of the 41st Welsh Regiment. He died in Edinburgh in 1791, and was buried at Killin.