Robert Chambre Hill

Background He was born on 25March 1778 at Hawkstone Hall near Prees, Shropshire, the fourth son of Sir John Hill, 3rd Baronet, a Shropshire farmer and landowner, and Mary, daughter and co-heir to John Chambré of Petton, Shropshire. One of his elder brothers was Rowland, later Viscount Hill.

Career

He commanded the Blues during the Peninsular War and led a brigade of cavalry at the 1813 Battle of Vitoria, for which he received the Army Gold Medal. At Waterloo, Hill, while a commander of the Royal Horse Guards, was wounded when a musket ball entered his right shoulder and passed through his arm. Despite the injury, Hill remained on the battlefield until close to the completion of the action.

For his services in the battle he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), a Knight of the Russian Order of St. George of the Fourth Class, and a Knight of the Austrian Order of Maria Theresa.

He was knighted by the Prince Regent on 29May 1812 as a proxy for his brother, Rowland, who was already a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath.

Hill later became Deputy Lieutenant of Shropshire, a magistrate for the Wem and Whitchurch divisions,

Family Robert Hill married Eliza Lumley, daughter of Henry Lumley, on 5February 1801, and they had the following children:

George Stavely Hill (born 1801), married Jane Borough, daughter of Thomas Borough, in 1832 Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Hill (born 24December 1817), married Harriet Cecilia Steuart, daughter of Captain John Steuart; served 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) Mary Julia Hill

His younger brothers Clement and Thomas also followed military careers; they were all present at the Battle of Waterloo, along with their elder brother, Lord Hill.