| 词条 | Robert Nicholson (Indian Army officer) |
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| name =Robert Nicholson | image =Robert Nicholson.jpg | caption = | birth_date =1745 | death_date =1821 | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place =York Place, Marylebone, London | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch =Indian Army | serviceyears = | rank =Lieutenant-General | unit = | commands =Bombay Army | battles = | awards = | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant-General Robert Nicholson (1745–1821) was a British military officer on the Bombay establishment, who briefly commanded forces there in 1800. Military careerRobert Nicholson was the son of Alexander Nicholson and Mary Murray.[1] In about 1763, he joined the military establishment of the Honourable East India Company at Bombay. He lost his leg at the siege of Barouche in 1772, but continued serving, rising to the Chief Engineer at Bombay and, from 1800, Commanding the troops of the Bombay Army. He retired to England in 1803.[2][3] References1. ^Ancestry.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Robert}}2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=9MZnclDVK98C&pg=PA88 The Gentleman's Magazine vol 91 part 2, p. 88] 3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=toc&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false India List and India Office List, p.127] 5 : Commanders-in-chief of Bombay|Bombay Presidency|Military personnel of British India|1745 births|1821 deaths |
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