Abraham Roberts Military person

General Sir Abraham Roberts GCB (11 April 1784 – 28 December 1873) was a British East India Company Army General who served nearly 50 years in India.Roberts had two sons, both who obtained the highest ranks in the British Army. One son and a grandson would win the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for bravery in the face of the enemy in the British Army.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 11, 1784
Birth place	Ireland , Waterford
Date of death	December 28, 1873

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Military person

award	Order of the Bath
military operations	First Anglo-Afghan War
military branch	East India Company
military command	1st Bengal European Regiment Lahore Division
military unit	101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)
relation	Frederick Roberts 1st Earl Roberts Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts