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COMMANDER // 1764–1812

Robert Craufurd

major generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1764 – 1812

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Active service 1810 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 46.

Profile

Major-General Robert Craufurd was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. After a military career which took him from India to the Netherlands, in 1810 in the Peninsular War he was given command of the Light Division, composed of the elite foot soldiers in the army at the time, under the Duke of Wellington. Craufurd was a strict disciplinarian and somewhat prone to violent mood swings which earned him the nickname "Black Bob". He was mortally wounded storming the lesser breach in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo on 19 January 1812 and died four days later.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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