Sir Hector MacDonald–"Fighting Mac"–and his downfall. The play is based on extensive research into newspapers of the period, both British and foreign, and all the relevant documents that have survived. Many have disappeared and the play reconstructs Sir Hector Macdonald's story in the light of the evidence that remains. 1857 births 1903 deaths British Army major generals British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War British military personnel of the First Boer War British Army personnel of the Mahdist War British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British military personnel who committed suicide People from the Black Isle Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Suicides by firearm in France Scottish military personnel Gordon Highlanders soldiers Gordon Highlanders officers Burials at the Dean Cemetery LGBT military personnel Scottish LGBT people Child sexual abuse in Sri Lanka British prisoners of war