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. | |