Alexander Dickson

(1777-1840)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Dickson, Alexander, Sir, 1777-1840 DNB: Dickson, Sir Alexander (1777-1840), army officer LBT ID: AlDicki1840 VIAF ID: 26912162 LOC ID: nr90002020	B/BAP: 1777-06-03 DIED: 1840-04-22
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He was lieutenant-colonel in command of the artillery at the Battle of Vittoria in the Peninsular War and fought at Waterloo.
REFERENCES TO Alexander Dickson: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 2: Childhood Found 1: ¶ 6