He was born in Edinburgh on 8 February 1816 the son of Major David Robertson, of the Royal Marines living at Albanty Row.[2] He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh.
Training as a soldier he first joined the British Auxiliary Legion in Spain in 1834. In 1837 he moved as an Ensign to the British Army in the 34th Regiment. In the 1840s he was serving in Canada and appears to have kept a diary.[3] He was promoted to Captain of the 34th Foot Regiment in 1846.[4] In 1846 he transferred to the 8th Regiment rising to Lt Colonel by 1865 and then rosing to the rank of General.
alexander, cunningham, robertson, general, frse, 1816, 1884, 19th, british, general, amateur, poet, contents, life, family, publications, referenceslife, edit, nbsp, great, king, street, left, door, born, edinburgh, february, 1816, major, david, robertson, roy. General Alexander Cunningham Robertson FRSE CB 1816 1884 was a 19th British general and amateur poet 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Publications 4 ReferencesLife edit nbsp 86 Great King Street left door He was born in Edinburgh on 8 February 1816 the son of Major David Robertson of the Royal Marines living at Albanty Row 2 He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh Training as a soldier he first joined the British Auxiliary Legion in Spain in 1834 In 1837 he moved as an Ensign to the British Army in the 34th Regiment In the 1840s he was serving in Canada and appears to have kept a diary 3 He was promoted to Captain of the 34th Foot Regiment in 1846 4 In 1846 he transferred to the 8th Regiment rising to Lt Colonel by 1865 and then rosing to the rank of General He retired to Edinburgh living at 86 Great King Street in the Second New town 5 In 1879 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh His proposers were David Stevenson Charles Piazzi Smyth William Robertson and John Muir 6 He died in Liverpool on 2 December 1884 Family editIn 1853 he married Mary Anne Jean Manson in London Publications editThe Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso 1853 References edit Name Alexander Cunningham Robertson Regiment 34th Regiment Date of Service 1837 Edinburgh Post Office directory 1816 Carl Benn s Stories of Canada s Past 2 by Carl Benn London Gazette April 1846 Edinburgh Post Office directory 1878 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 27 March 2018 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Cunningham Robertson amp oldid 1085153399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
