Robert Sloper
General Sir Robert Sloper KB (8 May 1729 – 18 August 1802) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Sir Robert Sloper | |
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| Born | 8 May 1729 |
| Died | 18 August 1802 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Indian Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Mysore War Third Anglo-Mysore War |
| Awards | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Educated privately at Bishops Cannings in Wiltshire, Sloper was commissioned into the 10th Dragoons being promoted to major in 1755.[1] He was appointed commanding officer of 1st King's Dragoon Guards in 1759 and subsequently saw service in Flanders and Germany.[1] He was appointed Governor of Hurst Castle in 1767.[2]
In 1778 he was deployed to Ireland and from 1779 he was sent to India seeing service in the Second Anglo-Mysore War as well as the Third Anglo-Mysore War.[1] In 1785 he became Acting Commander-in-Chief in Madras and from July 1785 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, India.[1] In May 1788 he was invested KB and appointed Governor of Duncannon Fort in 1795. He was promoted to full general in 1796.[1]
He lived at West Woodhay House at West Woodhay in Berkshire and is buried at St. Martin's Church in East Woodhay in Hampshire.[3]
Family
He was married to Jane Willis with whom he had six sons and four daughters.[4]
References
- Biographies of People who worked in British India by Tom and Wendy Dailly
- Beatson, Robert. A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain & Ireland; Or ..., Volume 2. p. 165.
- Humphreys Family Tree
- Notes & Queries Oxford Journals, 1947
External links
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