Robert Arbuthnot (British Army officer)
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General Sir Robert Arbuthnot KCB |
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| 16th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon | |
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In office 1839 – ? |
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| Preceded by | John Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Colin Campbell |
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| Born | 19 November 1773 Rockfleet Castle, County Mayo |
| Died | 6 May 1853 (aged 79) Hanover Lodge, Regent's Park |
| Spouse(s) | 1 Susan Vesey (2) Harriet Smith |
| Relations | Son of John Arbuthnot of Rockfleet Castle; Brother of Rt Rev Alexander Arbuthnot and General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot and Charles Arbuthnot |
| Children | George Arbuthnot |
| Website | "Family tree". |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 76th Regiment of Foot |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon |
General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB (19 November 1773 – 6 May 1853) was a British military commander during the Napoleonic Wars. He was a General in the army, a colonel in the 76th Regiment. He was a Brigadier General in the Portuguese Service and was appointed a Knight of the Tower and Sword of Portugal (KTS).
He was awarded the Army Gold Cross, with three clasps, for the battles of Busaco, Albuera, Badajoz, Nivelle, Nive, Orthez, and Toulouse, and the Military General Service Medal, with two clasps, for Corunna and Ciudad Rodrigo.
Arbuthnot was born at Rockfleet Castle, County Mayo, Ireland, the fourth son of agriculturist John Arbuthnot Senior of Rockfleet, Co Mayo. He was the brother of the Right Honourable Charles Arbuthnot, Bishop Alexander Arbuthnot and of Lieutenant-general Sir Thomas Arbuthnot.
He entered the army as a cornet in the 23rd Light Dragoons on 1 January 1797, and was present at the Battle of Ballinamuck in the Irish rebellion on 8 September of the following year. He subsequently served with his regiment at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806, and in South America as aide-de-camp to General (afterwards Lord) William Beresford, with whom and the rest of the troops under General Beresford's command he was made a prisoner of war, and remained a prisoner for 18 months, until released under the convention made by General Whitelock. On his return from America, Arbuthnot, then a captain in the 20th Light Dragoons, resumed his position on General Beresford's staff at Madeira, and served with him as aide-de-camp, and afterwards as military secretary, throughout the greater part of the Peninsular War.
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