Rollo Gillespie (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie (1766-1814) was an officer in the British army.Robert Rollo Gillespie grew up in County Down, in what was then the Kingdom of Ireland, after turning down the opportunity of going to Cambridge university he joined the 3rd Irish Horse as a Cornet. In 1786 he was involved in a duel in which he killed the opposing duellist. Fleeing to Scotland, he stayed briefly and then returned voluntarily to stand trial in 1788. The verdict was 'justifiable homicide' and Gillespie was acquitted.