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Robert Ballard Long
Lieutenant-General Robert Ballard Long (4 April 1771 – 2 March 1825) was an officer of the British and Hanoverian Armies who despite extensive service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars never managed to achieve high command due to his abrasive manner with his superiors and his alleged tactical ineptitude. Although he remained a cavalry commander in the Peninsular War between 1811 and 1813, the British commander Wellington became disillusioned with Long's abilities. Wellington's opinion was never expressed directly, though when the Prince Regent manoeuvred his
Robert Ballard (disambiguation)
Robert Ballard may refer to:
- Robert Ballard (lutenist) ( or 1575 – after 1650), French lutenist and composer
- Robert Ballard (born 1942), former United States Navy officer and oceanographer
- Robert Ballard (athlete) (born 1964), Australian athlete
See also.
- Robert Ballard Long (1771–1825), officer of the British and Hanoverian Armies