About Robert Sloper
Lived 1729 – 1802 (aged 73). Robert Sloper was a British military personnel.
General Sir Robert Sloper KB (8 May 1729 – 18 August 1802) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Military career Educated privately at Bishops Cannings in Wiltshire, Sloper was commissioned into the 10th Dragoons being promoted to major in 1755. He was appointed commanding officer of 1st King's Dragoon Guards in 1759 and subsequently saw service in Flanders and Germany.
In 1778 he was deployed to Ireland and from 1779 he was sent to India seeing service in the Second Anglo-Mysore War as well as the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
Family He was married to Jane Willis with whom he had six sons and four daughters.
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Robert Sloper was born on 8 May 1729.
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Robert Sloper died on 18 August 1802.
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