| Honorific Prefix: | Sir |
| Robert Harris | |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1843 |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | Cape of Good Hope Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Battles: | Cretan Revolt Second Boer War |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Admiral Sir Robert Hastings Penruddock Harris KCB, KCMG (12 October 1843 – 25 August 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Harris joined the Royal Navy in 1856.[1] Promoted to captain in 1879 and to rear-admiral in 1891, he commanded the Training Squadron from 1893 to 1895 before becoming Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1896.[1] In that role he was involved in the Cretan Revolt.[2] [3]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1898 and played an important role in the Second Boer War:[1] in October 1899 he formed a Naval Brigade and despatched the brigade to support General Frederick Forestier-Walker in defeating of the Boers at the Battle of Ladysmith – one of the guns surrendered by the Boers survives at Devonport today.[4] Promoted to vice admiral in 1901[5] he went on to serve as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1903 with promotion to admiral in 1904.[6] [7]
He lived at a house called The Brake in Yelverton, Devon.[8] [7]
He married Florence Cordelia Henn-Gennys; they had three sons and five daughters.[8] [7]
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