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Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby

1798 – 1883

British Army general

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Lived 1798 – 1883 (aged 85). Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby was a British military personnel.

General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby, (2 February 1798 – 25 May 1883) was a senior British Army officer of the 19th century.

Military career Born the son of the 4th Baron, Rokeby was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1814. He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. After the war, in 1856, he was appointed to the new post of major-general commanding the Brigade of Guards. He was promoted to general in 1869 and retired in 1877.

Family In 1826 he married Magdalen Huxley or Hurley, the widow of Frederick Crofts. Hon. Magdalen Montagu, (d. 30 September 1919), she married the Very Rev. Hon. Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor, son of Lord Cowley. By 1895 the Eryholme estate in Yorkshire was in her possession; Hertfordshire (Hazlewood, Watford), 348 acres (worth 911 guineas per annum); Cambridge, 55 acres (worth 102 guineas per annum); Kent, 3 acres (worth 9 guineas per annum).

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Legion of Honour; Order of the Medjidie; Sardinian Crimea Medal; Turkish Crimea Medal

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Who was Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby?

British Army general

When was Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby born?

Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby was born on 2 February 1798 in Berkshire.

When did Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby die?

Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby died on 25 May 1883.

What was Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby's occupation?

Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby was a military personnel.

What nationality was Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby?

Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby was British.

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· Wikipedia: Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby

· Wikidata: Q5725955

· DBpedia: Henry Robinson-Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby

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