Rodolph de Salis
British Army general
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Lieutenant-General Rodolph John Leslie Hibernicus de Salis CB (9 May 1811 – 13 March 1880) was a British Army officer who fought at many major battles during the nineteenth century.
9 May 1811
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.jpg) Sketch of Lieutenant Rodolph de Salis by Sir David Wilkie | |
| Born | Rodolph John Leslie Hibernicus de Salis 9 May 1811 |
| Died | 13 March 1880 (aged 68) |
Early life and education
Second son of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio, he was educated at Eton College, Heidelberg University and Oriel College, Oxford.[1]
Career
Cornet, 17 December 1830; Lieutenant, 28 June 1833; Captain, 13 July 1838; Major, 19 February 1847; Brevet Lt. Colonel, 28 November 1854; Lt. Colonel, 2 October 1856; Colonel, 20 March 1858. He fought at Alma, Inkerman, Balaclava, Tchernaya, Kertch, Sebastopol, Central India (& Rajpootana), Kotah ki Serai, Sindwaho, Delhi, Koondrye, Chundaree, Gwalior, and Boordah.[2]
He was a recipient of the Légion d'honneur and the Order of Medjidie.
Marriage
He married in Paris, 8 November 1875, Augusta Letitia Robinson,[citation needed] of 10 Marble Arch, London, (1839–1929), (widow of General Adolfus Derville, (1801–1874), Indian Army.[citation needed]