Donald Stewart (Indian Army officer)

Sir Donald Stewart, Bt
Sir Donald Stewart
Born	1 March 1824 Forres, Moray, Scotland
Died	26 March 1900 (aged 76) Algiers, Algeria
Buried	Brompton Cemetery, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1840–1885
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief, India
Battles/wars	Indian Rebellion Second Anglo-Afghan War
Awards	See below

Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCSI, CIE (1 March 1824 – 26 March 1900) was a senior Indian Army officer. He fought on the Aka Khel Expedition to the North-West Frontier in 1854, took part in the response to the Indian Rebellion in 1857 and, after serving as commandant of the penal settlement of the Andaman Islands, fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War as Commander of the Quetta Army. In that role, he advanced through the Bolan Pass to Quetta, and then on to Kandahar in January 1879. In March 1880, he made a difficult march from Kandahar to Kabul, fighting on the way the Battle of Ahmed Khel and Battle of Arzu, and then holding supreme military and civil command in northern Afghanistan. He became Commander-in-Chief, India in April 1881 and a member of the Council of the Secretary of State for India in 1893.

Born the son of Robert Stewart and Flora Stewart (née Martin) at Mount Pleasant, near Forres, Moray in Scotland, Stewart was educated at schools at Findhorn, Dufftown and Elgin and at the University of Aberdeen.