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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.
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.
22 de mai. de 2017 · Researching for the Peninsular War saga, I’ve met a few characters along the way and other than Lord Wellington, one of my absolute favourites has to be General Robert Craufurd, known to the army as Black Bob, the irascible genius who commanded the Light Division, the elite troops of Wellington’s army.
25 de ago. de 2019 · Napoleonic Figures - No 2. Robert Craufurd. The second in our series on Napoleonic personalities that have dropped through the cracks of history. This time, a personal favourite, Robert 'Black...
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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 (1812).
Robert Craufurd, né le 5 mai 1764 au château de Newark en Écosse et mort le 23 janvier 1812 à Ciudad Rodrigo, en Espagne, est un officier général britannique ayant servi durant la guerre d'indépendance espagnole.
11 de mai. de 2021 · Robert Craufurd: The Man and the Myth: The Life and Times of Wellington's Wayward Martinet. Hardcover – May 11, 2021. To most students of the Peninsular War the name Robert Craufurd evokes images of a battle-hardened martinet, flogging his men across Portugal and Spain, driving them hard and generally taking a tough stance against anything ...
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