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Major-General Robert Craufurd (5 May 1764 – 23 January 1812) was a British officer. After a military career which took him from India to the Netherlands, in 1810 in the Napoleonic Peninsular War he was given command of the Light Division, composed of the elite foot soldiers in the army at the time, under the Duke of Wellington.
Biografia. Referências. Bibliografia. Ligações externas. Robert Craufurd, “Black Bob” como era conhecido entre as suas tropas ( Newark Castle, 5 de maio de 1764 – Cidade Rodrigo, 23 de janeiro de 1812) foi um dos mais brilhantes oficiais do Exército de Sir Arthur Wellesley na Guerra Peninsular.
Major-General Robert Craufurd was an extraordinary man with an extensive military career who commanded a light brigade in Wellington’s army, later the Light Division. Thanks to his fiery temper and his tendency towards strict discipline, he earned the nickname ‘Black Bob’.
Robert Craufurd, “Black Bob” como era conhecido entre as suas tropas foi um dos mais brilhantes oficiais do Exército de Sir Arthur Wellesley na Guerra Peninsular. Distinguiu-se como comandante da Brigada Ligeira em 1809 e 1810 e da Divisão Ligeira a partir desta data até à sua morte durante o Cerco de Ciudad Rodrigo .
25 de ago. de 2019 · Subscribed. 165. 5.4K views 4 years ago Napoleonic Figures - Investigating the men (and women) that make the Napoleonic Period. The second in our series on Napoleonic personalities that have...
1 de abr. de 2009 · This article represents a reassessment of Robert Craufurd, focusing on his role as a soldier-politician concerned with the position of Ireland in the wider empire during the era of the Act of Union.
12 de mai. de 2021 · Books. Robert Craufurd: The Man & the Myth: The Life and Times of Wellington's Wayward Martinet. Ian Fletcher. Pen and Sword Military, May 12, 2021 - Biography & Autobiography - 616 pages.
