General lewis mackenzie biography

Canadian general

For the British Army colonel who died in 1810, see Lewis Mackenzie, younger of Scatwell. For the Virginia politician, see Lewis McKenzie.

"General MacKenzie" redirects here.

For other uses, see General MacKenzie (disambiguation).

Lewis Wharton MacKenzieCM, MSC, OOnt, CD (born 30 April 1940) is a Canadian retired major general, author and media commentator.

General lewis mackenzie biography

MacKenzie is known for establishing and commanding Sector Sarajevo as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in the former Yugoslavia in 1992. MacKenzie was criticized for his role in the Somalia Affair and for Canada's peacekeeping failures in Bosnia.

He was later a vocal opponent of NATO's involvement in the Kosovo War.^[1][2]

Biography

MacKenzie was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, the son of Eugene and Shirley MacKenzie (nee Wharton.) He was raised in nearby Princeport.

He is named after his great uncle, Liverpool, Nova Scotia schooner captain Lewis W