| 词条 | Robert Gardiner (British Army officer) |
| 释义 |
| name =Sir Robert William Gardiner | image =Sir Robert William Gardiner by William Salter.jpg | caption =Gen. Sir Robert Gardiner | birth_date =2 May 1781 | death_date ={{d-da|26 June 1864|2 May 1781}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place =Esher, Surrey | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = | rank =General | unit = | commands = | battles =Peninsular War Napoleonic Wars | awards =Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order | relations = | laterwork = }} General Sir Robert William Gardiner {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCB|KCH}} (2 May 1781 – 26 June 1864) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior Ceremonial Post in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign. Military careerEducated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Gardiner was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 7 April 1797 and that October was sent to Gibraltar, which was under partial blockade by the French fleet.[1][2] In November 1798 he was present at the Capture of Minorca under Charles Stuart. The following May he was appointed to the staff of the island's Mosquito Fort, where the French General Duc de Crillon had landed in 1782, and subsequently became aide-de-camp to General Henry Fox.[3] Following the 1802 Treaty of Amiens he returned to England, was promoted to second-captain in 1804 and the following year commanded 12 guns in an advance corps under Lieutendant-general Don as part of Cathcart and Count Tolstoy's campaign in North Germany. The force advanced as far as Hanover before the Battle of Austerlitz forced their return home.[3] He joined the Marquis of Wellington's Army in 1812 and commanded a Field Battery at the Battle of Salamanca, the Capture of Madrid and the Siege of Burgos where with several of his men he volunteered for the trenches.[1][2] In 1813 he took command of E Troop Royal Horse Artillery and fought at the Battle of Vitoria, the Battle of Orthez and the Battle of Toulouse.[1] During the 1815 Corn Law Riots in London his troop helped to restore order then later that year he went to the Southern Netherlands.[1] At Quatre Bras "His troop was most severely pressed in covering the left of the army on the retreat" then on the 18th he commanded his troop at the Battle of Waterloo.[2] He became Principal Equerry to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in 1816 and remained in that role until 1831.[1] He was also aide-de-camp to the successive monarchs George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria.[2] He held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1840.[4] He was appointed Governor of Gibraltar in 1848 and died in Esher, Surrey on 26 June 1864.[1] FamilyHe was the youngest son of Captain John Gardiner of the 3rd Buffs and the brother of Lieutenant-General Sir John Gardiner, Colonel-in-Chief of the 61st Foot.[2] In 1816 Gardiner married Caroline Mary McLeod,[1] eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General John Macleod and they had issue.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Robert Gardiner at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite book |last=Dalton |first=Charles |year=1904 |title=The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes |location=London |publisher= Eyre and Spottiswoode |url=https://archive.org/details/waterloorollcall00daltuoft|page=214}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |title=Death of Sir Robert Gardiner |work=London Evening Standard |date=29 June 1864 |accessdate=19 December 2015 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18640629/032/0005| via = British Newspaper Archive|subscription=yes}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/art-eng-sig/RA.htm |title=Royal Artillery at Regiments.org |accessdate=31 October 2010 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112133926/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/art-eng-sig/RA.htm |archivedate=12 January 2008 |df= }} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Robert Wilson}}{{s-ttl|title=Governor of Gibraltar|years=1848–1855}}{{s-aft|after=Sir James Fergusson}}{{s-hon}}{{succession box | title=Master Gunner, St James's Park | before=Sir Alexander Dickson | after=Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross | years=1840–1864}}{{s-end}}{{Governors of Gibraltar}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardiner, Robert William}} 7 : 1781 births|1864 deaths|British Army generals|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|Knights Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order|Royal Artillery officers|Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。