Richard Armstrong (British Army officer)

For other people named Richard Armstrong, see Richard Armstrong (disambiguation).

Sir Richard Armstrong
Born	c. 1782
Died	3 March 1854
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Madras Army
Battles/wars	Peninsular War First Anglo-Burmese War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Armstrong, KCB (c. 1782 – 3 March 1854) was an officer in the British army.

Military career

Armstrong was commissioned as an ensign in 1796. He served in the Peninsular War and in the First Anglo-Burmese War. He became commander of the British forces in Canada West in 1842 and, after serving in that post until 1848, went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1851. He resigned due to poor health in early 1854 and died shortly afterwards. He was also colonel of the 95th Regiment of Foot and then colonel of the 32nd Regiment of Foot.

References

Military offices
Preceded by George L'Estrange	Colonel of the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot 1848–1850	Succeeded by John Bell
Preceded by Sir George Berkeley	C-in-C, Madras Army 1851–1853	Succeeded by William Staveley