General Robert Bruce of Glendouglie (3 December 1821 – 14 October 1891) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Queen's Royal Regiment. He was Commander of the Forces in Scotland from 1878 to 1880.
Early life and family.
Robert Bruce was born in 1821 in Nord, France, the third son of John Bruce Bruce-Pryce (born John Bruce Knight, later Bruce-Pryce; 1784–1872), a Royal Navy agent and banker; and his first wife, Sarah Ann Austin (1788–1842), daughter of Rev. Hugh Williams Austin. Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, was his elder brother. He was of Scottish, Welsh and English descent and grew up at the family's estate Dyffryn, Glamorganshire.
Military career.
Bruce was commissioned as an ensign in the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot on 9 June 1838. He saw action with his regiment in the 8th Xhosa War between 1851 and 1853. He became commanding officer of the 2nd battalion of his regiment in August 1857 in which capacity he was deployed to Gibraltar. He went on to become commander of the troops in the North British District in 1878. He became colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment on 4 February 1890 and colonel of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) on 6 June 1891.
Marriage.
In 1857, Bruce married 1857 Rachel Frances Corbet, daughter of Richard Corbet of Adderley, Shropshire. They had seven daughters.
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