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British Army officer (1789?1848)
Brigadier-General
Charles Robert Cureton
CB
(21 October 1789 ? 23 November 1848) was a
British Army
officer who served as
Adjutant-General in India
.
Cureton was born at
Union Street
in Southwark, London,
[1]
the son of Edward Cureton and Henrietta Bill.
[2]
Military career
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Cureton was commissioned as an
ensign
in the Shropshire militia on 21 April 1806.
[3]
He fought at the
Battle of Talavera
in July 1809, the
Battle of Bussaco
in September 1810 and the
Battle of Fuentes de Onoro
in May 1811 during the
Peninsular War
.
[3]
He also saw action at the
Siege of Badajoz
in April 1812, the
Battle of Salamanca
in July 1812 and the
Battle of Vitoria
in June 1813 as well as the
Battle of Orthez
in February 1814, the Battle of Tarbes in March 1814 and the
Battle of Toulouse
in April 1814.
[3]
Cureton also fought at the
Battle of Ghazni
in July 1839 during the
First Anglo-Afghan War
and took part in the
Gwalior campaign
in December 1843.
[3]
He commanded the cavalry at the
Battle of Aliwal
in January 1846 and the
Battle of Sobraon
in February 1846 during the
First Anglo-Sikh War
.
[3]
He became
Adjutant-General in India
from April 1846
[4]
and commanded the cavalry division at the
Battle of Ramnagar
where he was killed in November 1848 during the
Second Anglo-Sikh War
.
[5]
There is a life-size memorial to him in St. Mary's Church in
Shrewsbury
; he lies in uniform, wearing his medals.
[6]
Private life
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Two of his sons were
General Sir Charles Cureton
and Lieutenant General
Edward Burgoyne Cureton
.
[7]
References
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London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681?1930
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London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538?1812
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Vetch, R. H.
; Stearn, Roger T. "Cureton, Charles Robert".
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
doi
:
10.1093/ref:odnb/6943
.
(Subscription or
UK public library membership
required.)
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"No. 20592"
.
The London Gazette
. 7 April 1846. p. 1280.
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"No. 20941"
.
The London Gazette
. 2 February 1849. p. 316.
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"Colonel Charles Robert Cureton, St Mary the Virgin, Shrewsbury"
. Military Photos & Video Website. 18 May 2016
. Retrieved
16 November
2023
.
- ^
Lee, Sidney
, ed. (1901).
"Cureton, Charles Robert"
.
Dictionary of National Biography
(1st supplement)
. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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