Sir R. H. Kennedy, Sir J. Bisset, and the Commissariat in the Peninsula
Records of the Commissariat in the Peninsula and of its two principal Commissary Generals, Sir R.H. Kennedy and Sir J. Bisset. Sir Robert Hugh Kennedy (1772-1840) was the second son of Hugh Alexander Kennedy, MD. From 1809 until 1814, he served as Commissary General of the forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula. He was knighted for his services in 1812 and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Guelph in 1834. Sir John Bisset (1777-1854) acted as Commissary General in the Peninsula during the absence of Kennedy in 1812.
From the guide to the Records of the Commissariat in the Peninsula and of Commissary Generals Sir R.H. Kennedy and Sir J. Bisset, 1793-1830, (University of Southampton Libraries Special Collections)
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| creatorOf | Records of the Commissariat in the Peninsula and of Commissary Generals Sir R.H. Kennedy and Sir J. Bisset, 1793-1830 | University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections |
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| associatedWith | Bisset Sir John 1777-1854 | person |
| associatedWith | Dalrymple Sir Charles fl 1813 | person |
| associatedWith | Dawkins Richard fl 1813 | person |
| associatedWith | Great Britain Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Great Britain Board of Claims | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Great Britain Treasury | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kennedy Sir Robert Hugh 1772-1840 | person |
| associatedWith | Murray John fl 1813 | person |
| associatedWith | Pipon James fl 1813 | person |
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| Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
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