Francis Dundas

Francis Dundas
General Francis Dundas
Bornc.1759
Sanson, Berwickshire
Died15 January 1824 (aged approx. 65)
Dumbarton, Scotland
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1775–1824
RankGeneral
Battles / warsAmerican Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars

General Francis Dundas (c. 1759 – 15 January 1824) was a British general and acting governor of the Cape Colony between 1798 and 1803.

Francis Dundas was the second son of Robert Dundas of Arniston and Jean Grant, and the nephew of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville and War Secretary.


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