The Lord Rokeby | |
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Born | 2 February 1798 |
Died | 25 May 1883 | (aged 85)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1814–1877 |
Rank | General |
Commands held |
1st Division Brigade of Guards |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Legion of Honour (France) Sardinian Crimea Medal (Sardinia) Turkish Crimea Medal (Ottoman) Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman) |
General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby GCB (2 February 1798 – 25 May 1883) was a senior British Army officer of the 19th century.
Born the son of the 4th Baron, Rokeby was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1814. [1] He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. [1]
He fought in the Crimean War as Commander of the 1st Division in 1855. [2] After the war, in 1856, he was appointed to the new post [3] of major-general commanding the Brigade of Guards. [2] He retired from the post five years later in 1861. [4] He was promoted to general in 1869 and retired in 1877. [2]
The peerage became extinct on his death on 25 May 1883. [2] He lived at Hazelwood, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire from 1838 until his death. [5] [6]
In 1826 he married Magdalen Huxley or Hurley, the widow of Frederick Crofts. [1] [6] Their children included:
The Lord Rokeby | |
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Born | 2 February 1798 |
Died | 25 May 1883 | (aged 85)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1814–1877 |
Rank | General |
Commands held |
1st Division Brigade of Guards |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Legion of Honour (France) Sardinian Crimea Medal (Sardinia) Turkish Crimea Medal (Ottoman) Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman) |
General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby GCB (2 February 1798 – 25 May 1883) was a senior British Army officer of the 19th century.
Born the son of the 4th Baron, Rokeby was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1814. [1] He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. [1]
He fought in the Crimean War as Commander of the 1st Division in 1855. [2] After the war, in 1856, he was appointed to the new post [3] of major-general commanding the Brigade of Guards. [2] He retired from the post five years later in 1861. [4] He was promoted to general in 1869 and retired in 1877. [2]
The peerage became extinct on his death on 25 May 1883. [2] He lived at Hazelwood, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire from 1838 until his death. [5] [6]
In 1826 he married Magdalen Huxley or Hurley, the widow of Frederick Crofts. [1] [6] Their children included: