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COMMANDER // 1777–1849

Robert Wilson

generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland2 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1777 – 1849

1780179018001810182018301840Peninsular War · 1808-1814French invasion of Russia · 1812Battle of Puerto de Baños — August 12, 1809 · Portugal · Peninsular WarBattle of Krasnoi — November 15, 1812 · Russia · French invasion of Russia

Active service 1809–1812 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 32.

Profile

General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson was a British Army officer and politician who served in Flanders, Egypt, the Iberian Peninsula, Prussia, and was seconded to the Imperial Russian Army in 1812. He sat as the Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Southwark from 1818 to 1831. He served as the Governor of Gibraltar from 1842 until his death in 1849. He was also a military writer.

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Battles (2)

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