Samuel Robert Wesley

Sir Robert Wesley
Died January 1877
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Marines
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held Royal Marines
Battles/wars First Carlist War
Crimean war
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir (Samuel) Robert Wesley KCB (died January 1877) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career

Wesley was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery.[1] He saw action in Spain during the First Carlist War[1] before becoming Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces.[2] He became Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in December 1854[3] and directed the involvement of the Royal Marines during the Crimean War before retiring in January 1862.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Annual Register". 1878. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 21262. p. 2970. 11 November 1851. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 21643. p. 4183. 13 December 1854. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 22587. p. 92. 7 January 1862. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Owen
Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines
1854–1862
Succeeded by
Sir George Langley
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