Robert Garrett (British Army officer)

Sir Robert Garrett
Born 1794
Died 13 June 1869
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank General
Commands held 46th Regiment of Foot
Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
South East District
Battles/wars Peninsular War
Crimean War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Garrett KCB KH (1794 13 June 1869) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

Military career

Educated at Harrow School, Garrett was commissioned into the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot in 1811.[1] He served in the Peninsular War and was present at the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro in 1811.[1]

In 1846 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 46th Regiment of Foot[2] and in 1854 was despatched to the Crimean War where he commanded a Brigade of the 4th Division at the Siege of Sevastopol.[1]

In 1858 he was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong before going on to India where he was General Officer Commanding a Division in Bengal and then in Madras.[1] He returned to England in July 1865 to take command of South-Eastern District.[3]

In retirement he lived in Pall Mall in London.[1]

He was also Colonel of the 43rd Regiment of Foot.[4]

Family

In 1814 he married Charlotte Georgina Sophia Cavendish-Bentinck[5] and in 1821 he married Louisa Davaynes with whom he had a son and a daughter.[1]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
William Jervois
Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
1854–1857
Succeeded by
Thomas Ashburnham
Preceded by
Arthur Dalzell
GOC South-Eastern District
18651866
Succeeded by
William McCleverty
Preceded by
James Fergusson
Colonel of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
18661869
Succeeded by
Hon. Sir Augustus Spencer
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