General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, 1st Baronet (
15 July 1763 –
17 July 1851) was an American-born General in the
British Army in the first part of the
19th century. An
American Loyalist, Roger Hale Sheaffe was born in
Boston, Massachusetts, the third son, and eighth child, of William Sheaffe, Deputy Collector of Customs, and his wife Susannah Child. William died in
1771, leaving at least ten children still living.
Lord Percy, later 2nd Duke of Northumberland, aided the family during the
American War of Independence, and sent young Roger to a military academy in
London. He helped support young Roger's military career, with the purchase of his first commission as ensign in
1778 in the
5th Regiment of Foot. He later purchased a Lieutenancy.
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