Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet

Robert Pigot, around 1765

Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet (* 1720 in Stafford , Staffordshire , England , † August 1, 1796 ibid) was a British officer in the American War of Independence .

Life

Robert Pigot was a major in the 10th Infantry Regiment in 1758 . In 1764 he was a lieutenant colonel . From 1768 to 1772 he was a member of the House of Commons for the Wallingford constituency. From 1769 to 1775 he commanded the South Staffordshire Infantry Regiment. On June 17, 1775, Robert Pigot commanded the left flank of the British attack at the Battle of Bunker Hill . On July 9th he was a colonel in the 55th (Westmoreland) Infantry Regiment. He was appointed Colonel of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Infantry Regiment on November 12, 1775 as an award for his bravery in the Battle of Bunker Hill . In 1777 he was promoted to major general. In 1778 Pigot was promoted to command of Rhode Island and promoted to lieutenant general. At the Battle of Newport on August 29, 1778, he faced 3,000 men against American troops of 5,000 men under General John Sullivan . He resigned on February 8, 1796 and died on August 1 of the same year.

Two of his brothers were also famous people: George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot (1719–1777) was Governor of Madras in India and Hugh Pigot (1721–1792) was Admiral and Commander in Chief of the West Indies . When the former died childless in 1777, Robert inherited his subordinate title of baronet , of Patshull in the County of Stafford , which had been bestowed on him in 1764 in the Baronetage of Great Britain with a special inheritance regulation in favor of Robert.

From his marriage to Anne Johnson in 1765, he had three sons. His eldest son inherited him on his death in 1796 as 3rd baronet.

literature

• Pigot, George, Baron . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 21 : Payn - Polka . London 1911, p. 600 (English, full text [ Wikisource ] entry from the brother).

Web links

• Lt.-Gen. Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Bt. On thepeerage.com