Charles Walker Robinson


Charles Walker Robinson was a Canadian soldier and author, known for his Canada and Canadian Defence. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of John Beverley Robinson, and attended Trinity College there.
After college he became Second Lieutenant in the Prince Consort's Own, and fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, then the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, then the Anglo-Zulu War. He became a Major-General in 1892. He was Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and a Lieutenant-Governor of Royal Hospital Chelsea. He died in London, England.
Robinson was designated a Person of National Historic Significance in 1938 by the Canadian government.

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