词条 | John Rolt (British Army officer) |
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|name= Sir John Rolt |birth_date= |death_date=8 November 1856 |birth_place= |death_place=Southernhay, Exeter |placeofburial= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= |rank= Lieutenant General |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |commands= |unit= |battles=Napoleonic Wars |awards=Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order }} Lieutenant General Sir John Rolt KCB, GCH (died 8 November 1856) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot. Military careerRolt was commissioned as an ensign in the 58th Regiment of Foot on 1 March 1800.[1] He was wounded during the Egyptian Campaign in 1801.[1] He took part in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812 and the Battle of Badajoz in March 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] Rolt became commanding officer of the 2nd Regiment of Foot in 1823 and went on to be colonel of the regiment on 29 August 1853.[2] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url= http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels/025.html |title=Lieutenant General Sir John Rolt KCB GCH 1853-1856|publisher=Queen’s Royal Surreys|accessdate=24 February 2016}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box | title=Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot | before=Lord Saltoun | after=Sir James Schoedde | years=1853–1856}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rolt, John}}2. ^{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=21472|page=2417|date=2 September 1853}} 4 : 1856 deaths|British Army generals|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order |
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