Robert Nickle (military)

Sir Robert Nickle , KH ( August 12, 1786 - May 26, 1855 ) was a British officer and colonial governor, and major-general of the Australian Defense Force .

Life

Nickle was born at sea. His father was Robert Nicholl , a British officer in the 17th Light Dragoons . Raised in Scotland, he joined the Army at an early age and served with the Connaught Rangers in various regions of the world for over 22 years, mastering many difficult tasks and earning a reputation for courage.

In the 1830s, Nickle came to the West Indies and was appointed governor of St. Christopher and its Dependencies. In the same year he received the accolade as a Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic order . Soon after, he fought in the rebellions of 1837 in British North America (1838) and in 1844 as a Knight Bachelor in the British knighthood raised. In 1853 he was appointed commander of the Forces in Australia and during the riots at the Gold Diggings in 1854 he showed great foresight and tact. When, shortly after the Eureka Stockade affair, he arrived at the scene of the incident where Captain Thomas was in command of the Queen's Troops , he managed to have the insurgents disperse without further bloodshed. He died at the age of seventy in Melbourne , Victoria, on May 26, 1855.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Ronald McNicoll: Nickle, Sir Robert (1786–1855) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 5. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1974, ISBN 0-522-84061-2 (English).
^ ^A ^b ^c Philip Mennell: Nickle, Major-General Sir Robert . In: The Dictionary of Australasian Biography . Hutchinson, London 1892, pp. 344 (English, Wikisource ).

personal data
SURNAME	Nickle, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British officer and colonial governor
DATE OF BIRTH	August 12, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH	at sea
DATE OF DEATH	May 26, 1855
Place of death	Melbourne

[adb-1] Ronald McNicoll: Nickle, Sir Robert (1786–1855) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 5. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1974, ISBN 0-522-84061-2 (English).

[Mennell-2] A ^b ^c Philip Mennell: Nickle, Major-General Sir Robert . In: The Dictionary of Australasian Biography . Hutchinson, London 1892, pp. 344 (English, Wikisource ).