SALE, SIR ROBERT HENRY

SALE, SIR ROBERT HENRY
   British general; saw a great deal of fighting; was distinguished in the Burmese War of 1824-25, and in the war against Afghanistan in 1834, in both of which he was wounded, and afterwards in the latter country during 1841-42; he was killed at the battle of Mudki fighting against the Sikhs (1782-1865).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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