Samuel Robert Wesley

For other people named Samuel Wesley, see Samuel Wesley (disambiguation).
Sir Robert Wesley
Bornc. 1791
Lismote Castle, County Limerick, Kingdom of Ireland[1]
Died5 January 1877
Woolwich, London
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Marines
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsRoyal Marines
Battles / warsFirst Carlist War
Crimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Robert Wesley KCB (c. 1791 – 5 January 1877) was an Anglo-Irish Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Early life

Wesley was the son Robert Wesley and Ellen Butt of Lismoat or Lismote Castle, County Limerick, Kingdom of Ireland, where he was born around 1791.[2]

Military career

Wesley was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery.[3] He saw action in Spain during the First Carlist War[3] before becoming Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces.[4] He became Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in December 1854[5] and directed the involvement of the Royal Marines during the Crimean War before retiring in January 1862.[6]

References

  1. ^ 1871 England Census
  2. ^ Walford, Edward (1871). The County Families of the United Kingdom. Robert Hardwicke. p. 1015. Retrieved 8 June 2019. Lis Mote Castle.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Register". 1878. Retrieved 20 May 2016.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "No. 21262". The London Gazette. 11 November 1851. p. 2970.
  5. ^ "No. 21643". The London Gazette. 13 December 1854. p. 4183.
  6. ^ "No. 22587". The London Gazette. 7 January 1862. p. 92.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines
1854–1862 		Succeeded by