Lieutenant colonel Robert Alexander Bull, CB, KH (3 March 1778 – 17 April 1835), of the Royal Horse Artillery, was an officer in the British Army who fought in many battles of the Napoleonic Wars.[1]
Robert Alexander Bull | |
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| Born | 3 March 1778 Stafford, Staffordshire |
| Died | 17 April 1835 (aged 57) Bath, Somerset |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1794–1834 |
| Rank | |
| Commands | I Troop (Bull's) RHA |
| Battles | |
Life
editRobert Alexander Bull was born at Stafford, Staffordshire, on 3 March 1778.[2] He entered the Royal Artillery in 1794, and saw service in the West Indies in 1796–1798.[2] He commanded I Troop (Bull's) Royal Horse Artillery in the Peninsular.[2] At Waterloo "his troop effected the greatest possible service throughout the early part of the battle; but owing to the loss sustained both in men and horses, together with the disabled condition of the guns (through incessant firing) it was obliged to retire before the close."[3] He was brevetted lieutenant colonel for Waterloo.[2]
He retired on full pay in 1834.[2] In retirement, he lived in Queen Square, Bath.[4] He died at Bath on 17 April 1835, aged 57, and was buried in Queen Square Chapel on 23 April.[4]
His son, John Edward Bull (1806–1901) followed his father into the land service and later became a prominent settler in the Colony of New South Wales.[5]
References
editSources
edit- Bromley, Janet; Bromley, David (2012). Wellington's Men Remembered. Vol. 1: A–L. Great Britain: The Praetorian Press. p. 1820.
- Dalton, Charles (1904). The Waterloo Roll Call, with Biographical Notes and Anecdotes. 2nd ed. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 212.
- Grant, Donald (1969). "Bull, John Edward (1806–1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (online ed.). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Accessed 10 May 2023.
- "Robert Alexander Bull". Bath Record Office. 2021. Accessed 10 May 2023.