General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

Robert Dalzell (1662–1758, sometimes spelt Dalziel) was a Scottish officer 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 ...

. He saw action in many of the Duke of Marlborough's campaigns. Dalzell married Anna Maria Gibson, the daughter of Sir John Gibson. They had a son, Gibson Dalzell. He was promoted to be general of foot on 24 March 1747.

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1662 births 1758 deaths British Army generals British Army personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession {{UK-army-bio-stub