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About Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet
Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet was a British Army officer and politician. As a junior officer he fought at the Battle of Schellenberg and at the Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession. He was then asked to raise a regiment to combat the threat from the Jacobite rising of 1715. He also served with the Pragmatic Army under the Earl of Stair at the Battle of Dettingen during the War of the Austrian Succession. As a Member of Parliament he represented three different constituencies but never attained political office.
Everything about Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet →- Occupation
- military personnel, politician
- Position held
- member of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain
- Born
- July 3, 1685
- Died
- February 1, 1768