Robert Bellew Adams
| Robert Bellew Adams | |
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Robert Adams, c1897 (IWM Q80464)
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| Born |
26 July 1856 Muree, British India |
| Died | 13 February 1928 (aged 71) Inverness, Scotland |
| Buried at | Glasgow |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
Bengal Army British Indian Army
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| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars |
Second Anglo-Afghan War Chitral Expedition Tirah Campaign |
| Awards |
Victoria Cross Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Edward Donald Bellew VC (second cousin) |
Major General Sir Robert Adams, VC, KCB (Muree, Punjab, India, 26 July 1856 – 13 February 1928, Inverness) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Robert Bellew Adams, the son of an officer of the Corps of Guides regiment of the British Indian Army, entered the Army in 1876 as a sub-lieutenant in the 12th Foot (later the Suffolk Regiment). His promotion to Lieutenant in 1878 was backdated to 1876. He transferred to the Bengal Staff Corps in 1879, served with his father's regiment in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and was promoted to Captain in 1887. In 1891 he was appointed to command the cavalry of the Guides. He took part in the Chitral Expedition and afterwards was promoted to Major in 1896 and brevet Lieutenant Colonel "in recognition of his services during the operations of the Chitral Relief Force, 1895."
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