Robert Henderson
Military Person
1778 – 1843
Who was Robert Henderson?
Rear-Admiral Robert Henderson was an officer of the British Royal Navy who fought in several colonial actions and operations during his service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Henderson served in small cruising warships in the West Indies during the early years of the Napoleonic Wars and took part in the invasion and capture of Saint Lucia in 1803 and operations off Trinidad in 1804. In 1810, Henderson commanded HMS Nereide at the Invasion of Île de France and was awarded a pension for his service which he retained until he became a retired admiral in 1838. He died in 1843.
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- Born
- 1778
Aberdeen - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jan 14, 1843
Aberdeen
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on July 23, 2013
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