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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	Popham
	First Name(s)	William
	Birth Year	1740
	Death Year	1821
	Entry	Brother of Admiral Sir Home R. Popham {q.v.) : in the 84th regt. : under Draper at the capture of Manilla : joined the Bengal Army as Captain, 1768 : sent with a force, in 1779, to assist the Rana of Gohud against the Mahrattas : took from Sindia the fort of Gwalior by surprise and escalade, Aug. 3, 1780 : on the rebellion of Chait Singh, Popham took the hill fort of Bijaighar : Lt-Colonel, 1782 : Maj-General, 1795 : at the sieges of Seringapatam under Cornwallis, 1791-2, and General Harris, 1799 : Lt-General, 1802 : died Feb. 20, 1821.

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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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