Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet

Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet
Born	3 July 1685 Beccles, Suffolk
Died	1 February 1768
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	War of the Spanish Succession War of the Austrian Succession

Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (3 July 1685 – 1 February 1768) was a British cavalry officer.

Career

Rich was commissioned into the 1st Foot Guards in 1700. He fought at the Battle of Schellenberg and the Battle of Blenheim in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession.

He was successively colonel of the 13th Hussars, the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars and the 6th Dragoon Guards.

He fought at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession In 1757 he was made a field marshal.

He was also Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1740 until 1768.

Family

By his wife Elizabeth Griffith, whom he married in 1710, he had two sons, Sir Robert Rich, 5th Baronet, and Sir George Rich, 6th Baronet, and two daughters, Elizabeth (d. 17 September 1795), who married George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, and Mary, who died unmarried.

References

• Heathcote, T. A., The British Field Marshals 1736 - 1997, Leo Cooper, 1999, ISBN 0 850526965

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir George Downing, Bt Sir Robert Kemp, Bt	Member of Parliament for Dunwich with Charles Long 1715–1722	Succeeded by Sir George Downing, Bt Edward Vernon
Preceded by St John Brodrick Sir John Hobart, Bt	Member of Parliament for Bere Alston with St John Brodrick 1724–1727	Succeeded by Sir John Hobart, Bt Sir Francis Henry Drake, Bt
Preceded by Sir John Hobart, Bt Henry Knollys	Member of Parliament for St Ives with Henry Knollys 1727–1734 William Mackworth Praed 1734–1741 1727–1741	Succeeded by John Bristow Gregory Beake
Military offices
Preceded by Regiment raised	Colonel of the 18th Dragoons 1715–1717	Succeeded by James Croft
Preceded by Richard Munden	Colonel of the 13th Hussars 1722–1725	Succeeded by The Earl of Harrington
	Colonel of Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Dragoons 1725–1731	Succeeded by The Lord Cathcart
Preceded by The Earl of Deloraine	Colonel of the The King's Regiment of Carabineers 1731–1733
Preceded by Hon. John Fane	Captain and Colonel of the 1st Troop Horse Grenadier Guards 1733–1735	Succeeded by Sir Charles Hotham, Bt
Preceded by William Evans	Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Dragoons 1735–1768	Succeeded by Henry Seymour Conway
Honorary titles
Preceded by William Evans	Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea 1740–1768	Succeeded by Sir George Howard
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Charles Rich	Baronet (of London) 1706–1768	Succeeded by Robert Rich