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2 unusual facts about Robert Craufurd


Black Bob

Robert Craufurd (1764–1812), nicknamed Black Bob, Scottish soldier

James Shaw Kennedy

As Robert Craufurd's aide-de-camp during 1809 and 1810, Shaw was on the staff of the Light Division at the Coa and the Agueda, and, with William Campbell, prepared and edited the Standing Orders of the Light Division (printed in Home's Précis of Modern Tactics, pp. 257–277).


Sir William Erskine, 2nd Baronet

During the 1811 campaign in Portugal, Erskine took over the command of the famous Light Division in the absence of Robert Craufurd.


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