Robert Orme (British Army officer)
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Not to be confused with Robert Orme, historian of India.
Captain Robert Orme (c. 1725 – 1781/1790) was a British Army officer who took part in the Battle of the Monongahela on 9 July 1755 at the beginning of the French and Indian War, during which he was injured. He served with the young George Washington, with whom he became friends, and soon after his return to England in 1755 was painted by Joshua Reynolds.