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 Madras Courier 1792
| Date transcribed | 2000-00-00 | | Transcribed by | Peter Schofield | | Comment | Names transcribed from (microfilmed copy held in the British Library) the Madras Courier, Vol VIII, Numbers 326-341, 1792. |
 | Surname | De Vigil | | | Rank | Monsieur | | | Occupation or Status | Tippoo Sultan's Service | | | Location | Seringapatam  | | | Summary Remarks | Anecdote of Young Lally. Monsieur De Vigil was formerly an officer in the Regiment de la Marque, but some disagreeable circumstance occurring he came to Pondicherry about four years ago where he was not much esteemed. He carried on a correspondence with the late Monsieur Lally who was generally supposed to be his uncle, and entices several Frenchmen, sailors and soldiers to desert to join Tippoo's troops. The French Governor Monsieur Conway was informed of his conduct and he was in consequence obliged to retire. He of course went to join Monsieur Lally and at his death received from Tippoo the command of Lally's Troops. Amongst French Gentlemen he was neither respected as a soldier or as a man of genius. | | | Article Type | News Article | | | Issue Number | Vol. VIII, No. 333 | | | Issue Day | 23 | | | Issue Month | February | | | Issue Year | 1792 |
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