Andrew Gordon (British Army officer)

Born in Scotland, Gordon became a major in the 26th Regiment of Foot in 1777.^[2] He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1784, colonel in 1790,^[3] major-general in 1794,^[4] and lieutenant-general in 1801 (from brevet, 1799).^[5] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1797^[2][6] and died in office in 1806.^[2]

He was also Colonel of the 89th Regiment of Foot from 1795 to 1797, the 59th Regiment of Foot from 1797 to 1801 and Colonel of the 26th Regiment of Foot from 1801 to his death in 1806.^[2]

• Skelton, Constance Oliver; Bulloch, John Malcolm (1912). Gordons under arms; a biographical muster roll of officers named Gordon in the navies and armies of Britain, Europe, America and the Jacobite risings. University of Aberdeen. pp. 46-47.