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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R

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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	Monteith
	First Name(s)	William
	Birth Year	1790
	Death Year	1864
	Entry	Son of William Monteith : born June 22, 1790 : became a Lieutenant in the Madras Engineers, 1809 : with Sir J. Malcolm's Embassy to Persia, 1810 : saw service, with the Persians, against the Russians, 1810-3 : with the Persians in the war against Turkey: and settled the Persia-Turkey boundary in 1821 : in the Perso-Russian operations, 1826-8: and at the settlement of the Russo-Persian boundary, 1829, when he left Persia : Chief Engineer at Madras, 1832-4, and 1836-42 : Maj-General, 1842 : Lt-General, 1854 : died April 16, 1864 : F.R.S. and F.R.G.S : wrote on geography, and an account of the campaign of 1826-8.

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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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