Robert Napier Raikes
Robert Napier Raikes | |
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| [[File:Gen R N Raikes (1813-1909).jpg|frameless|upright=1]] General Robert Napier Raikes Painted by Arthur Trevithin Nowell | |
| Born | 13 October 1813 Drayton, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 23 March 1909 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom / British Empire |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Gwalior campaign Second Anglo-Burmese War Indian Rebellion |
General Robert Napier Raikes (13 October 1813 – 23 March 1909) joined the British Indian Army aged 16 in 1829. He first returned home to England "on furlough" 35 years later. Aged 76 in 1889, he became General of the Remount, responsible for the provision of horses throughout the British Indian Army.