Military
- Robert Anderson (Revolutionary War) (1741–1813), Revolutionary general and Lt. Governor of South Carolina
- Robert Anderson (Civil War) (1805–1871), Union commander at Fort Sumter at the start of the American Civil War
- Robert Houston Anderson (1835–1888), Confederate officer (brigadier general) in the American Civil War
- Robert Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1843–1900), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert Anderson (general) (1865–1940), Australian World War I brigadier general
- Robert Anderson (World War II) (1918–1993), Navy Cross recipient
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
““My ancestors were all famous for military genius.”
My Lady smiled graciously. “It often runs in families,” she remarked: “just as a love for pastry does.””
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)
“We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
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