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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland) |
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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 | Renault | | First Name(s) | Pierre | | Birth Year | ? | | Death Year | ? | | Entry | Was Chief of the French Settlement of Chandernagore, in Bengal, when it was besieged by land by Clive, and by river by Admiral Watson : the Nawab, Suraj-ud-daula, his ally, sent him 2,000 men : and the French, after assault and bombardment, had to capitulate on March 23, 1757 : Renault was taken to Calcutta and not released until after Plassy : he afterwards commanded at Karikal in S. India, and surrendered, April 5, 1760, to the British : courtmartialled and cashiered. |
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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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