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McGrigor, James, 1st Baronet

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Scottish physician, military surgeon and botanist in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. McGrigor was a key figure in the founding of the Royal Army Medical Corps and served as Director-General of the Army Medical Department from 1815 to 1851. The British Empire was involved in a number of colonial conflicts during this period, including the First Ashanti War (1823-1831), the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842) and the Xhosa Wars.
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9 April 1771
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2 April 1858
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Statue of James McGrigor, Sandhurst