General Sir Robert William Gardiner GCB KCH (2 May 1781 – 26 June 1864) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial position in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.

[3] Following the 1802 Treaty of Amiens he returned to England, was promoted to second-captain in 1804 and the following year commanded 12 guns in an advance corps under Lieutenant-General George Don as part of Cathcart and Count Tolstoy's campaign in North Germany.

[3] He joined the Marquis of Wellington's Army in 1812 and commanded a Field Battery at the Battle of Salamanca, the Capture of Madrid and the Siege of Burgos where with several of his men he volunteered for the trenches.

[1] During the 1815 Corn Law Riots in London his troop helped to restore order then later that year he went to the Southern Netherlands.

[2] In 1816 Gardiner married Caroline Mary McLeod,[1] eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General John Macleod and they had issue.