Alexander Gordon
Military Person
1669 – 1752
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Who was Alexander Gordon?
Alexander Gordon of Auchintool was a Scottish general who fought for the Russian army under Peter the Great, and for the Jacobites in the Jacobite rising of 1715.
He is mentioned as "Sandy Don" in the song Cam Ye O'er Frae France.
He wrote a history of Peter the Great, including a brief account of his own life, which is now available online.
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