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12 de may. de 2021 · Craufurd’s letters to his wife are published here for the first time, and they show that he was a far more interesting and varied man in his private life than he appeared to be on campaign. Ian Fletcher follows Craufurd’s controversial career from India, Ireland and South America to the Iberian Peninsula where he achieved immortality as one of Wellington’s finest generals.
OF ROBERT CRAUFURD IN THE 75th FOOT By Captain M. C. Spurrier The December, 1962, issue of the Journal contained an article on the Literature of the Gordon Highlanders. The article mentioned Robert Craufurd as one of the most famous officers produced by the 75th. The following brief sketch deals with the career of Robert Craufurd in the 75th.
Craufurd was born at Newark, Ayrshire, the third son of Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet (see Craufurd Baronets), and the younger brother of Sir Charles Craufurd. 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 ...
Sir George Standish Gage Craufurd, 5th Baronet (1872–1957) Sir Quentin Charles Alexander Craufurd, 6th Baronet (1875–1957) Sir Alexander John Fortescue Craufurd, 7th Baronet (1876–1966) Sir James Gregan Craufurd, 8th Baronet (1886–1970) Sir Robert James Craufurd, 9th Baronet (born 1937) The 9th Baronet has three children, all daughters ...
Craufurd’s letters to his wife are published here for the first time, and they show that he was a far more interesting and varied man in his private life than he appeared to be on campaign. Ian Fletcher follows Craufurd’s controversial career from India, Ireland and South America to the Iberian Peninsula where he achieved immortality as one of Wellington’s finest generals.
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When Sir Robert Crawford 5th of Auchinames was born in 1435, in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Archibald Crawford 4th of Auchinames, was 11432 and his mother, Margaret Douglas, was 47. He had at least 1 son with Marion Houston. He died on 9 September 1513, in Northumberland, England, at the age of 78.
