Sir

Robert O'Callaghan

GCB
BornOctober 1777
Died9 June 1840 (1840-06-10) (aged 62)
Clarges Street, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1794–1840
RankLieutenant-General
Commands held39th Regiment of Foot
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division
13th Brigade, 7th Division
3rd Brigade, AOOF
7th Brigade, AOOF
Scotland Command
Madras Army
Battles/wars
AwardsArmy Gold Cross with two clasps
RelationsCornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore (father)
Frances Ponsonby (mother)
Sir William Ponsonby (cousin)

Lieutenant-General Sir Robert William O'Callaghan GCB (October 1777 – 9 June 1840) was a British Army officer and politician.

Career

Born the son of Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore, O'Callaghan was commissioned into the 128th Regiment of Foot in 1794.[1] He served in the Peninsular War and temporarily commanded a brigade within the 2nd Division between January and July 1813 and permanently commanded a brigade of the 2nd Division between February and April 1814.[1] He went on to command the 13th Brigade in France in 1815, the 3rd Brigade between 1815 and 1817 and the 7th Brigade in 1818.[1] He served with the Army of Occupation in France and then became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in 1825 and Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1831 before retiring in 1836.[1]

He sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Bandonbridge from 1798 to 1800.[1]

He was also colonel of the 97th Regiment of Foot and then of the 39th Regiment of Foot.[1] He died unmarried in London.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Robert O'Callaghan Napoleonic Series
  2. ↑  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "O'Callaghan, Robert William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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