Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby | |
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Born | 2 February 1798 |
Died | 25 May 1883 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands held | 1st Division Brigade of Guards |
Battles/wars | Hundred Days Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby GCB (2 February 1798 – 25 May 1883) was a British soldier.
Born the son of the 4th Baron, Rokeby was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1814.[1] He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.[1]
He fought in the Crimean War as Commander of the 1st Division in 1855.[2] After the War, in 1856, he was appointed to the new post[3] of Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards.[2] He retired from the post five years later in 1861.[4] He was promoted to General in 1869 and retired in 1877.[2]
The peerage became extinct on his death on 25 May 1883.[2] He lived at Hazelwood, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire from 1838 until his death.[5]
In 1826 he married Magdalen Hurley.[1]
Military offices | ||
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New title New Post
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Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards 1856–1861 |
Succeeded by James Craufurd |
Preceded by Sir John Aitchison |
Colonel of the Scots Guards 1875–1883 |
Succeeded by Sir William Thomas Knollys |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by Edward Montagu |
Baron Rokeby 1847–1883 |
Extinct |