Sir Robert Henry Sale

(1782-1845)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Sale Sir Robert Henry (1782-1845) Knight Colonel DNB: Sale, Sir Robert Henry (1782-1845), army officer LBT ID: RoSale1845 VIAF ID: 42571968	B/BAP: 1782-09-19 DIED: 1845
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File
Military officer who fought against Tipu Sultan (1798-99) and served in the Burmese War (1824); he commanded a brigade in the Afghan War in which he defeated Akbar Khan; he died of wounds received in the Sikh War.
REFERENCES TO Sir Robert Henry Sale: Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chap. XXXVI. Found 1: ¶ 49