William Robe
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Colonel Sir William Robe KCB KCH |
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| Born | 1765 Woolwich, England |
| Died |
(aged 54 or 55) Woolwich, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1781–1820 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
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| Spouse(s) | Sarah Watt (died 1831) |
| Relations |
William Livingstone Robe (son) |
William Livingstone Robe (son)
Colonel Sir William Robe (1765–5 November 1820) KCB KCH was a British Army officer of the Royal Artillery who served in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was praised as an artillery commander in combat and an organiser of military operations, as well as starting the first regimental school for soldiers' children, and serving as the architect of Quebec's Anglican cathedral.
Robe was born at Woolwich in 1765, the son of William Robe, Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery's invalid battalion, and proofmaster in the Royal Arsenal, and Mary née Broom. He entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich on 20 October 1780 as an extra cadet, and was gazetted to a commission as second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 24 May 1781.
Robe served from June 1782 to July 1784 at Jamaica, acting as adjutant and storekeeper. After two years at home he was in 1786 sent to Canada. He was promoted to first lieutenant on 22 November 1787, and returned to England in 1790.
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