Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby
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Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby GCB
(2 February 1798 – 25 May 1883) was a British
soldier.
in 1814. He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras
and the Battle of Waterloo
in June 1815.
He fought in the Crimean War
as Commander of the 1st Division in 1855. After the War, in 1856, he was appointed to the new post of Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards
. He retired from the post five years later in 1861. He was promoted to General
in 1869 and retired in 1877.
The peerage became extinct on his death on 25 May 1883. He lived at Hazelwood, Abbots Langley
, Hertfordshire
from 1838 until his death.
General (United Kingdom)
General is currently the highest peace-time rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It is subordinate to the Army rank of Field Marshal, has a NATO-code of OF-9, and is a four-star rank....
Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby GCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(2 February 1798 – 25 May 1883) was a British
United Kingdom
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soldier.
Military career
Born the son of the 4th Baron, Rokeby was commissioned into the 3rd Foot GuardsScots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
in 1814. He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Quatre Bras
The Battle of Quatre Bras, between Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney, was fought near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815.- Prelude :...
and the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
in June 1815.
He fought in the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
as Commander of the 1st Division in 1855. After the War, in 1856, he was appointed to the new post of Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards
Major-General commanding the Household Division
The Major-General commanding the Household Division commands the troops of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is also General Officer Commanding London District.-Recent Commanders:The holders of this office include:...
. He retired from the post five years later in 1861. He was promoted to General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
in 1869 and retired in 1877.
The peerage became extinct on his death on 25 May 1883. He lived at Hazelwood, Abbots Langley
Abbots Langley
Abbots Langley is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is an old settlement and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Economically the village is closely linked to Watford and was formerly part of the Watford Rural District...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
from 1838 until his death.