Robert Lambert (Royal Navy officer)
Robert Lambert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1771 |
| Died | 16 September 1836 (aged 65) Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Cape of Good Hope Station
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Lambert joined the
Cape of Good Hope Station in 1820.[2] His responsibilities included command of the British garrison on Saint Helena where Napoleon died in May 1821.[3]
References
- ^ "A Skeleton in the (Bastille Day) Cupboard or the Fanciful Liberation of the 'Comte de Lorges'". French News online. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Hiscocks, Richard (17 January 2016). "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Robert Stuart Lambert". University College, London. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
External links
- . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 1, part 2. 1823. pp. 720–722.