Robert Thomas Wilson Military person

General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (17 August 1777 – 9 May 1849) was a British general and politician who served in Flanders, Egypt, Spain, Prussia, and was seconded to the Imperial Russian Army in 1812. He sat as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Southwark from 1818 to 1831. He served as the Governor of Gibraltar from 1842 until his death in 1849.

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Robert Thomas Wilson
Birth dateAugust 17, 1777
Birth place
London , United Kingdom
Date of deathMay 09, 1849

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Knight Bachelor
military operations
Napoleonic Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
military branch
British Army

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