Robert Montresor Rogers
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Major General
Robert Montresor Rogers VC
CB
(born Dublin 4 September 1834 - 5 February 1895) was an Irish
recipient of the Victoria Cross
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
and Commonwealth
forces.
in the 44th Regiment of Foot
, British Army
during the Second Opium War
when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 21 August 1860 at the Taku Forts
, China
, Lieutenant Rogers, together with a private (John McDougall
) of his regiment and a lieutenant of the 67th Regiment (Edmund Henry Lenon
) displayed great gallantry in swimming the ditches and entering the North Taku Fort by an embrasure during the assault.
His citation reads:
. He died Maidenhead
, Berkshire
, 5 February 1895.
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Robert Montresor Rogers VC
Victoria Cross
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CB
Order of the Bath
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(born Dublin 4 September 1834 - 5 February 1895) was an Irish
Ireland
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recipient of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
United Kingdom
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and Commonwealth
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forces.
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He was 25 years old, and a lieutenantLieutenant
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in the 44th Regiment of Foot
44th Regiment of Foot
The 44th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army. After 1782 the regiment became known as the 44th Regiment of Foot. The lineage of the 44th transferred to the Essex Regiment in 1881...
, British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
during the Second Opium War
Second Opium War
The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war pitting the British Empire and the Second French Empire against the Qing Dynasty of China, lasting from 1856 to 1860...
when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 21 August 1860 at the Taku Forts
Taku Forts
The Dagu Forts , also called the Peiho Forts are forts located by the Hai River estuary, in Tanggu District, Tianjin municipality, in northeastern China. They are located 60 km southeast of the Tianjin urban center.-History:The first fort was built during the reign of the Ming Jiajing...
, China
China
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, Lieutenant Rogers, together with a private (John McDougall
John McDougall (VC)
John Leishman McDougall VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
) of his regiment and a lieutenant of the 67th Regiment (Edmund Henry Lenon
Edmund Henry Lenon
Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Henry Lenon VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
) displayed great gallantry in swimming the ditches and entering the North Taku Fort by an embrasure during the assault.
His citation reads:
Further information
He later achieved the rank of major generalMajor General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
. He died Maidenhead
Maidenhead
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, Berkshire
Berkshire
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, 5 February 1895.
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Berkshire)
- http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/perth/perth_co.htm