Robert Richardson | |
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| Born | 2 March 1929 Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 21 November 2014 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg){kind=small} British Army |
| Years of service | 1949− |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 408020 |
| Unit | Royal Scots |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Royal Scots 39th Infantry Brigade British Forces in Berlin Northern Ireland |
| Battles/wars | Korean War Aden Emergency The Troubles |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Mention in Despatches |
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Francis Richardson KCB CVO CBE (2 March 1929 – 21 November 2014)[1] was a British Army officer. Among other posts, he commanded a battalion and a brigade during the Troubles before becoming General Officer Commanding in Northern Ireland from 1982 to 1985.