Admiral Sir Robert Hastings Penruddock Harris KCB KCMG (12 October 1843 – 25 August 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career Harris joined the Royal Navy in 1856.Anglo-Boer War Promoted to captain in 1879 and to rear-admiral in 1891, he commanded the Training Squadron from 1893 to 1895 before becoming Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1896. In that role he was involved in the Cretan Revolt.
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1898 and played an important role in the Second Boer War: in October 1899 he formed a Naval Brigade and despatched the brigade to support General Frederick Forestier-Walker in defeating of the Boers at the Battle of Ladysmith – one of the guns surrendered by the Boers survives at Devonport today.HMS Doris Gun Promoted to vice admiral in 1901Vice Admiral Sir Robert Harris Sydney Morning Herald, 23 February 1901 he went on to serve as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1903 with promotion to admiral in 1904.Royal Navy Flag Officers, 1 June 1906'HARRIS, Adm. Sir Robert Hastings', in Who Was Who 1916–1928 (London: A & C Black, 1992 reprint, )
He lived at a house called The Brake in Yelverton, Devon.
Family He married Florence Cordelia Henn-Gennys; they had three sons and five daughters.
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