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| Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| | Surname | Lindesay-Bethune | | | First names | Henry | | | Rank / occupation | Major General & Baronet |  | Unit | Madras Army & Persia | | | Death date | 19 Feb 1851 | | | Place of death | Persia  | | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | | Date | July 1851 | | | Page number | 90 | | | Detail | [At Teheran, aged 64, ""a general in the service of the Shah of Persia"". Born 12 April 1787, the eldest son of Major Martin Eccles Lindesay-Bethune, Commissary General in North Britain, by Margaret Augusta, dau. of General Tovey. Madras establishment cadet, 1804. Retired from the EIC service as a Major General 1 Sept 1822. ""Having been advanced to the chief command of the army in Persia, he was promoted to the local rank of Major-General in H.M. Army in Asia, Dec. 21, 1835"". Made a baronet, 1836. Was seven foot tall, called by the Persians ""The great English soldier"". Married in 1822 Coutts, the dau. of John Trotter, esq. of Dyrham Park, Hertfordshire. 3 sons & 5 daus.] |
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