occupation article_title name death_date
army officer charles roberts -lrb- officer -rrb-
 charles roberts 4 may 1816
charles roberts -lrb- officer -rrb-

charles roberts -lrb- c. 1772 -- 4 may 1816 -rrb- was a captain in the british army during the war of 1812 .
he is best known for his field command of the mixed british-canadian-first nations column that captured a united states strongpoint , fort mackinac , on 17 july 1812 in one of the opening movements of the war .
