Frederick Philipse Robinson
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Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson, GCB (September 1763 – 1 January 1852) was a soldier who fought for Britain during the American War of Independence. His father, Colonel Beverley Robinson, was a Virginian who moved to New York, marrying a wealthy heiress of the Philipse family with Dutch and Bohemian[1] ancestry, Susanna Philipse. Frederick was born in the Hudson Highlands on the family estate in the Philipse Patent, today's Putnam County, New York, in September 1763.
Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson | |
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Born | September 1763 Highlands, New York |
Died | 1 January 1852(1852-01-01) (aged 88) Brighton, England |
Buried | Parish Church, Hove, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1777–1852 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Various regiments |
Commands held | Inspecting Field Officer, Bedford Inspecting Field Officer, London Brigade, 5th Division 5th Division 4th Brigade, America Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada Governor of Tobago |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Army Gold Medal |
Children | 4 |
Relations | Beverley Robinson (father) Susannah Philipse (mother) |
On the conclusion of peace he went to England. He subsequently took part in the War of 1812 with the United States and commanded a brigade at the unsuccessful Battle of Plattsburgh. In 1813 and 1814 he commanded a brigade under the Duke of Wellington in Spain. He was a provisional Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1815. Afterwards he was governor of Tobago, and he became a general in 1841. In time he became the oldest soldier in the British service, and died at Brighton, England, at the age of 88.