Facts:   - caption: frederick or after adam as painted by william salter , 1848    - battles: peninsular biar , ordal war of the seventh coalition : waterloo war : battles of castalla , alicante ,    - death date: 1853    - allegiance: kingdom of great britain ukgbi    - commands: 3rd -lrb- light -rrb- brigade    - relations: father : william adam -lrb- mp -rrb-      - birth date: 1781    - serviceyears: 1795 - ?    - name: frederick adam    - branch: uk , artillery    - laterwork: lord high commissioner , ionian islands governor of madras    - image: sir frederick adam by william salter.jpg    - birth place: scotland    - rank: general   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of frederick adam .
Answer:
general sir frederick adam gcb gcmg -lrb- 1781 -- 1853 -rrb- was a scottish major-general at the battle of waterloo , in command of the 3rd -lrb- light -rrb- brigade .he was the fourth son of william adam of blair adam and his wife eleanora , the daughter of charles elphinstone , 10th lord elphinstone .