Allegiance United Kingdom Education Harrow School Name Robert Garrett Service/branch British Army | Role British Army officer Rank General Died June 13, 1869 | |
Commands held 46th Regiment of Foot
Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
South East District Battles/wars Peninsular War
Crimean War Awards Order of the Bath, Royal Guelphic Order Battles and wars Peninsular War, Crimean War | ||
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Garrett KCB KH (1794 – 13 June 1869) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.
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Military career
Educated at Harrow School, Garrett was commissioned into the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot in 1811. He served in the Peninsular War and was present at the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro in 1811.
In 1846 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 46th Regiment of Foot and in 1854 was despatched to the Crimean War where he commanded a Brigade of the 4th Division at the Siege of Sevastopol.
In 1858 he was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong before going on to India where he was General Officer Commanding a Division in Bengal and then in Madras. He returned to England in July 1865 to take command of South-Eastern District.
In retirement he lived in Pall Mall in London.
He was also Colonel of the 43rd Regiment of Foot.
Family
In 1814 he married Charlotte Georgina Sophia Cavendish-Bentinck and in 1821 he married Louisa Davaynes with whom he had a son and a daughter.