Description: (Engineer)
Major General Sir James Ronald Leslie Macdonald had a diverse professional career as a British engineer, explorer, military officer, and cartographer. Throughout his career, he served in various roles such as a balloon observer, surveyed for railways in British India and East Africa, explored the upper Nile region, commanded balloon sections during the Second Boer War and Boxer Rebellion, and led the British expedition to Tibet. His expertise in mapping, military strategy, and exploration proved to be invaluable in numerous expeditions and conflicts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.