Lieutenant General Sir John Rolt KCB, GCH (c. 1783 – 8 November 1856) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot.

Military career

Rolt was commissioned as an ensign in the 58th Regiment of Foot on 1 March 1800.[3] He was wounded during the Egyptian Campaign in 1801.[3] He took part in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812 and the Battle of Badajoz in March 1812 during the Peninsular War,[3] later receiving the Army Gold Cross for Corunna, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes and Toulouse, and the Military General Service Medal with clasps for Egypt, Busaco and Pyrenees.[4]

Rolt became commanding officer of the 2nd Regiment of Foot in 1823 and went on to be colonel of the regiment on 29 August 1853.[5]

References

  1. ^ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813–1980
  2. ^ 1851 England Census
  3. ^ a b c "Lieutenant General Sir John Rolt KCB GCH 1853-1856". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Military General Service Medal Roll". Dix Noonan Webb. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 21472". The London Gazette. 2 September 1853. p. 2417.
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot
1853–1856 		Succeeded by
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