Major-General Rollo Gillespie

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Major-General Rollo Gillespie was a distinguished British Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his service in the Napoleonic Wars and his death leading an assault during the Anglo-Nepalese War.

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instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
burialPlace Dehradun area, India ⓘ
linked to: Dehradun
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1766-01-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1814-10-04 ⓘ
describedAs distinguished and daring officer ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish ⓘ
familyName Gillespie ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Rollo ⓘ
mannerOfDeath death in battle ⓘ
memorial monument in Comber, County Down ⓘ
statue in St Paul’s Cathedral, London ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank Major-General ⓘ
militaryUnit 20th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
33rd Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Bengal Army ⓘ
Royal Irish Regiment ⓘ
name Rollo Gillespie ⓘ
notableEvent killed while leading an assault on the Nepali fort at Kalunga ⓘ
notableFor gallantry and personal bravery in battle ⓘ
service in the Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
service in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Java (1811) ⓘ
Battle of Kalunga ⓘ
Invasion of Java (1811) ⓘ
placeOfBirth Comber, County Down ⓘ
linked to: Comber

Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
placeOfDeath British India ⓘ
Kalunga, near Dehradun ⓘ
positionHeld Commander of British forces at the storming of Kalunga ⓘ
serviceEnd 1814 ⓘ
serviceStart 1783 ⓘ

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Battle of Nalapani → commander → Major-General Rollo Gillespie ⓘ