General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet, GCB (8 February 1758 – 27 April 1833) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He brought the last part of Sri Lanka under British rule.
Early career
Brownrigg was an Anglo-Irishman, he was commissioned as an ensign in 1775. After service with the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, he was appointed Military Secretary to the Duke of York in 1795, and accompanied him to The Helder in Holland in 1799. In 1805 he was made Colonel of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment.
Walcheren campaign
July 1809, he joined the expedition to the Schelt.
Governor of Ceylon
He left his post as Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1811, and then, in 1813, he was appointed Governor of Ceylon. This account however is rejected by the authorities in Sri Lanka who believe that Brownrigg took the statue from the last King of Kandy when the British annexed Kandy.
Brownrigg died near Monmouth in 1833.