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James Stuart (died 2 February 1793) was a British Army officer who
served in various colonial wars of the 18th century. His service of the
British East India Company was marked by his conflict with Lord Pigot,
the governor of Madras; Stuart's arrest of the latter in 1776 resulted
in his suspension as commander-in-chief, and he was not vindicated until
1780. He later fought in the Second Anglo-Mysore War, but was suspended
from command in 1782 by Lord Macartney, an action that provoked a duel
between the two men. Stuart was a younger brother of the lawyer and
politician Andrew Stuart. Stuart was appointed captain in the 56th
Regiment of Foot on 1 November 1755. He first saw active service at the
siege of Louisbourg (present-day Nova Scotia) under Lord Amherst in
1758. On 9 May of the same year he was promoted to the rank of major,
and in 1761 was present with Colonel Morgan's regiment at the reduction
of Belle Île. During the course of the expedition he acted as
quartermaster-general, and in consequence obtained the rank of
lieutenant-colonel.
