Sir Robert Sloper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1729 |
| Died | 18 August 1802 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | 
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 |
General Sir Robert Sloper KB (8 May 1729 – 18 August 1802) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
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
- ^ a b c d e 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
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- Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath
- British Commanders-in-Chief of India
- 1st King's Dragoon Guards officers
- 10th Royal Hussars officers
- British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
- 14th King's Hussars officers
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