Major-General Rollo Gillespie
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Major-General Rollo Gillespie was a distinguished British Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his service in the Napoleonic Wars and his death leading an assault during the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major-General Rollo Gillespie canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Dehradun area, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Nepalese War
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1766-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1814-10-04 ⓘ |
| describedAs | distinguished and daring officer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Rollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death in battle ⓘ |
| memorial |
monument in Comber, County Down
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statue in St Paul’s Cathedral, London ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major-General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
20th Regiment of Foot
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33rd Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ Bengal Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Irish Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Rollo Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killed while leading an assault on the Nepali fort at Kalunga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gallantry and personal bravery in battle
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service in the Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ service in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Java (1811)
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Battle of Kalunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Java (1811) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Comber, County Down
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Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
British India
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Kalunga, near Dehradun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of British forces at the storming of Kalunga ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1814 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1783 ⓘ |
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