Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod
He was educated at Harrow and in 1858, at the age of 19, was commissioned into the 74th Highlanders, immediately joining the regiment in India.He served as aide de camp to General Sir Hope Grant, Commander in Chief in the Presidency of Madras from 1862 to 1865.In 1878, Norman was appointed as political agent on the Transvaal border at the outbreak of the Zulu War.In 1879, he commanded a Swazi army of 8,000 attached with an undetermined number of British officers and NCOs, against the Pedis.[3] Norman married Emily Caroline, daughter of Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet, in 1881.