Robert Brownrigg
John Wilson | |
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| Succeeded by | Alexander Cosby Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1758 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon |
General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet, GCB (8 February 1758 – 27 April 1833) was an Irish-born British statesman and soldier. He brought the last part of Sri Lanka under British rule.
Early career
Brownrigg was
In 1805 he was made Colonel of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment.Walcheren campaign
July 1809, he joined the expedition to the Schelt.[2] Brownrigg served as chief-of-staff to the commander Lord Chatham during the aborted operation to seize Antwerp that stalled on Walcheren island. On Chatham's instructions he drew up a memorandum assessing the situation for a council of war at which it was decided to abandon the attempt against Antwerp.[4]
Governor of Ceylon
He left his post as Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1811, and then, in 1813, he was appointed
Brownrigg fought the
He attained the rank of full
The gilded bronze ancient Statue of Tara was reputedly found on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. It was acquired by Brownrigg, who later donated it to the British Museum when he was living near Monmouth in 1830.[5] This account however is rejected by the authorities in Sri Lanka who believe that Brownrigg took the statue from the last King of Kandy when the British annexed Kandy.[6]
Brownrigg died near Monmouth in 1833.[2]
Family
In 1789, Brownrigg married Elizabeth Catharine Lewis and together they went on to have six sons and a daughter.[2] Then in 1810 he married Sophia Bissett.[2]
Legacy
In 2011, President
Arms
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References
- ^ D'Oyly, Sir John (1938). Letters to Ceylon, 1814-1824. W. Heffer & Sons, Limited. p. 118.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3718. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 15566". The London Gazette. 12 March 1803. p. 266.
- ^ Reiter p.157-58
- ^ figure, Collection Online, British Museum, retrieved 9 December 2013
- ISBN 0521477468.
Sources
- Reiter, Jacqueline. The Late Lord: The Life of John Pitt–2nd Earl of Chatham. Casemate Publishers, 2017.
- Stephens, Henry Morse (1886). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 7. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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