Lieutenant General. K.C.B. M.P. Malton 1807-12, East Retford 1826-27, Richmond 1828-34 and 1839-41.
Glasgow Herald, 2/12/1844 - Lieut.-Gen. The Hon. Sir R. L. Dundas, K.C.B. The death of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Laurence Dundas took place on Saturday afternoon, the 23rd instant at Loftus. near Gisborough, Yorkshire. This gallant officer's services extended over a period of 47 years, and by his death the Colonelcy of the .59th Regiment, which he has held since the 15th June, 1840, has become vacant. Sir Robert Dundas entered the army on the 1st of December, 1797, as, as a second lieutenant, served as an engineer officer in North Holland, at the actions of the 27th of Aug, 10th and 19th of September, and 2d and 16th October, 17O9. He became lieutenant on the 23rd May, 1800 and in the subsequent year he served in the Egyptian campaign, and was present in the action of the 21st of March. On the 6th August, 1802, he was made a captain, and obtained his majority on the l4th of July, 1804. In the year ensuing he served in the north of Germany with the Royal Staff Corps. At the beginning of 1807 he was ordered to the Peninsula, where, from that time, with the Royal Staff Corps he was present and shared in the glories of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the Nivelle, the Nive and Toulouse. Sir Robert attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the I1th April, 181l, full colonel on the 19th July, 1821, major-general 22d July, 1833, and lieutenant-general 23rd November, 1841, the last brevet in honour of the birth of the Prince of Wales. For his distinguished services he received a cross and three clasps and was made a Knight Commander of the Bath. The deceased was brother to the late and uncle to the present Lord of Zetland.
Glasgow Herald, 2/12/1844 - Lieut.-Gen. The Hon. Sir R. L. Dundas, K.C.B. The death of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Laurence Dundas took place on Saturday afternoon, the 23rd instant at Loftus. near Gisborough, Yorkshire. This gallant officer's services extended over a period of 47 years, and by his death the Colonelcy of the .59th Regiment, which he has held since the 15th June, 1840, has become vacant. Sir Robert Dundas entered the army on the 1st of December, 1797, as, as a second lieutenant, served as an engineer officer in North Holland, at the actions of the 27th of Aug, 10th and 19th of September, and 2d and 16th October, 17O9. He became lieutenant on the 23rd May, 1800 and in the subsequent year he served in the Egyptian campaign, and was present in the action of the 21st of March. On the 6th August, 1802, he was made a captain, and obtained his majority on the l4th of July, 1804. In the year ensuing he served in the north of Germany with the Royal Staff Corps. At the beginning of 1807 he was ordered to the Peninsula, where, from that time, with the Royal Staff Corps he was present and shared in the glories of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the Nivelle, the Nive and Toulouse. Sir Robert attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the I1th April, 181l, full colonel on the 19th July, 1821, major-general 22d July, 1833, and lieutenant-general 23rd November, 1841, the last brevet in honour of the birth of the Prince of Wales. For his distinguished services he received a cross and three clasps and was made a Knight Commander of the Bath. The deceased was brother to the late and uncle to the present Lord of Zetland.
Lieutenant General. K.C.B. M.P. Malton 1807-12, East Retford 1826-27, Richmond 1828-34 and 1839-41.
Glasgow Herald, 2/12/1844 - Lieut.-Gen. The Hon. Sir R. L. Dundas, K.C.B. The death of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Laurence Dundas took place on Saturday afternoon, the 23rd instant at Loftus. near Gisborough, Yorkshire. This gallant officer's services extended over a period of 47 years, and by his death the Colonelcy of the .59th Regiment, which he has held since the 15th June, 1840, has become vacant. Sir Robert Dundas entered the army on the 1st of December, 1797, as, as a second lieutenant, served as an engineer officer in North Holland, at the actions of the 27th of Aug, 10th and 19th of September, and 2d and 16th October, 17O9. He became lieutenant on the 23rd May, 1800 and in the subsequent year he served in the Egyptian campaign, and was present in the action of the 21st of March. On the 6th August, 1802, he was made a captain, and obtained his majority on the l4th of July, 1804. In the year ensuing he served in the north of Germany with the Royal Staff Corps. At the beginning of 1807 he was ordered to the Peninsula, where, from that time, with the Royal Staff Corps he was present and shared in the glories of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the Nivelle, the Nive and Toulouse. Sir Robert attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the I1th April, 181l, full colonel on the 19th July, 1821, major-general 22d July, 1833, and lieutenant-general 23rd November, 1841, the last brevet in honour of the birth of the Prince of Wales. For his distinguished services he received a cross and three clasps and was made a Knight Commander of the Bath. The deceased was brother to the late and uncle to the present Lord of Zetland.
Glasgow Herald, 2/12/1844 - Lieut.-Gen. The Hon. Sir R. L. Dundas, K.C.B. The death of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Laurence Dundas took place on Saturday afternoon, the 23rd instant at Loftus. near Gisborough, Yorkshire. This gallant officer's services extended over a period of 47 years, and by his death the Colonelcy of the .59th Regiment, which he has held since the 15th June, 1840, has become vacant. Sir Robert Dundas entered the army on the 1st of December, 1797, as, as a second lieutenant, served as an engineer officer in North Holland, at the actions of the 27th of Aug, 10th and 19th of September, and 2d and 16th October, 17O9. He became lieutenant on the 23rd May, 1800 and in the subsequent year he served in the Egyptian campaign, and was present in the action of the 21st of March. On the 6th August, 1802, he was made a captain, and obtained his majority on the l4th of July, 1804. In the year ensuing he served in the north of Germany with the Royal Staff Corps. At the beginning of 1807 he was ordered to the Peninsula, where, from that time, with the Royal Staff Corps he was present and shared in the glories of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the Nivelle, the Nive and Toulouse. Sir Robert attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the I1th April, 181l, full colonel on the 19th July, 1821, major-general 22d July, 1833, and lieutenant-general 23rd November, 1841, the last brevet in honour of the birth of the Prince of Wales. For his distinguished services he received a cross and three clasps and was made a Knight Commander of the Bath. The deceased was brother to the late and uncle to the present Lord of Zetland.
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