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Robert Craufurd (Newark, condado de Ayrshire, Escocia, 5 de mayo de 1764-Ciudad Rodrigo, 24 de enero de 1812) fue un oficial escocés del ejército británico y miembro del Parlamento. Participó en las invasiones inglesas al Río de la Plata y en la Guerra de la Independencia española.
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British Army. Rank. Major general. Relations. Craufurd baronets. Major-General Robert Craufurd (5 May 1764 – 23 January 1812) was a British soldier. Craufurd was born at Newark, Ayrshire, the third son of Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet (see Craufurd Baronets ), [1] and the younger brother of Sir Charles Craufurd.
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Robert Craufurd. (1764 -1812) Comandante de la División Ligera. Robert Craufurd, general británico de origen escocés, fue el comandante en jefe de la Brigada Ligera, convertida en División Ligera en febrero de 1810, una unidad de élite del ejército británico que Wellington solía emplear en las misiones más comprometidas, ya fuera en la ...
22 de may. 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.
Robert Craufurd, The Man & the Myth: The Life and Times of Wellington’s Wayward Martinet. Ian Fletcher. Pen & Sword (2021), hardback. ISBN 9781526775191. 591 pages,16 pages of B & W illustrations and 16 B & W maps.
British General. 1764-1812. One of Britain's most brilliant commanders was the aristocratic Scot, Robert Craufurd. Short, but with a volcanic temper that earnt him the nickname "Black Bob", Craufurd was a harsh disciplinarian who did not tolerate weakness in any of his men.
By the middle of 1811, Brigadier General Robert Craufurd’s Light Division was emerging as the elite of the Peninsular Army and Wellington was seeking opportunities to go over to the offensive, following the expulsion of Marshal Masséna from Portugal.
