Richard Armstrong (British Army officer)

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

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

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

Military career

Armstrong was the only son of Lt.-Col. Richard Armstrong of Lincoln.^[1] Armstrong was commissioned as an ensign in 1796. He served in the Peninsular War and in the First Anglo-Burmese War.^[2] 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.^[2] He resigned due to poor health in early 1854 and died shortly afterwards.^[2] He was also colonel of the 95th Regiment of Foot and then colonel of the 32nd Regiment of Foot.^[2]