James Mackay (1718–1785) was a
captain in the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
during the
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the ...
. He was in command of an
Independent Company of South Carolina when he was sent by the Governor of South Carolina to assist Virginia's defense of the
Ohio Country from the French in the summer of 1754. He was co-commander of Fort Necessity along with George Washington during the
Battle of the Great Meadows on 3 July 1754.
References
Chronology of the Battle of the Great Meadows
British America army officers
1718 births
1785 deaths
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