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Michael Ian Eldon Scott (born 3 March 1941) is a retired

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officer who took part in the Falklands War, and held the office of the Military Secretary of the

Early life

Educated at

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Early military career

In 1965 he was made an equerry to the Duke of Gloucester. In 1966 he was appointed Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, before in 1968 becoming Aide-de-Camp to

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. In early 1981 he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of the

Falklands War

After the invasion of the Falkland Islands by

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in early April 1982, in mid-June 1982 Scott commanded the victorious attack of the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards and supporting units at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown against positions held by the Argentinian Marines' 5th Naval Infantry Battalion, which cleared the way to

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and ended the war. At the conclusion of the campaign he was awarded the

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Later military career

From 1984 to 1986 he commanded the 8th Infantry Brigade in

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during Operation Banner. In 1988 he became Deputy Military Secretary. In 1993 he was made General Officer Commanding Scotland and was Governor of Edinburgh Castle. In 1995 he was appointed to the office of Military Secretary.

Post-military life

On retiring from the British Army after thirty seven years service in 1997 he became the first lay Complaints Commissioner of the

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.Great Scott? Not quite, but showing promise
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Publications

* ''In Love & War, the Lives of General Harry and Lady Smith'' (2008). * ''Scapegoats: Thirteen victims of Military Injustice'' (2013). * ''Surrender at New Orleans: General Sir Harry Smith in the Peninsula and America'' (2014). * ''Royal Betrayal: The Great Baccarat Scandal of 1890''. (2017).

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Michael 1941 births Living people People educated at Bradfield College British Army major generals Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Scots Guards officers British Army personnel of the Falklands War Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)