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Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R
Date transcribed | 2011-08-00 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work. |
| Surname | Maitland | | First Name(s) | Richard | | Birth Year | 1714? | | Death Year | 1763 | | Entry | Born about 1714 : enlisted in the Royal Artillery, 1732 : obtained a Commission : Captain in 1755 : to India in 1755 : fought under Clive at the capture of Gheria, the pirate Angria's stronghold, 1756: was in command of the expedition sent with Watson's ships, to the capture of Surat, effected in March, 1759 : Major, 1762 : died at Bombay, Feb. 21, 1763. |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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