Sir Robert Rich, 5th Baronet
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Rich, 5th Baronet (1717 – 19 May 1785) was a British Army general and Governor of Londonderry and Culmore.
He fought at the battle of Culloden in 1746 as colonel of Barrel's regiment where he lost his left hand to a sword cut and nearly lost the right forearm to another, in addition to six cuts to his head.[1]
In 1756 he was appointed Governor of Londonderry and Culmore, in Ireland, and in 1760, made a Lieutenant-General.
He married Mary, sister of Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow, and had an only daughter, Mary Frances, who married on 4 January 1784, the Reverend Charles Bostock, of Shirley House, Hampshire. He left his estates to his daughter, while the baronetcy passed to his brother, George. His son-in-law, Charles, assumed the surname of Rich in 1790 and was himself created a baronet in 1791. He died on 19 May 1785 at age 68.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Barrell |
Colonel of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot 1749–1756 |
Succeeded by Alexander Duroure |
| Preceded by Henry Cornewall |
Governor of Londonderry 1756–1774 |
Succeeded by George Augustus Eliott |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Robert Rich |
Baronet (of London) 1768–1785 |
Succeeded by George Rich |