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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Close    
First Name(s)  Sir Barry    
Titles  Baronet    
Year of Birth  1756    
Year of Death  1813    
Entry  Appointed to the Madras Army in 1771 : besieged at Tellicherry in 1780 by Hyder Ali's troops : conducted boundary negotiations with Tippoo's Commissioners : was present at the sieges of Seringapatam in 1792 and 1799, as Deputy, and Assistant Adjutant-General : his services warmly acknowledged by the C. in C, General Harris : appointed Resident of Mysore in 1799, and Resident of Poona in 1801, remaining there for ten years. He, there, as Resident, negotiated the Treaty of Bassein of Dec. 31, 1802, with the Peshwa, Baji Rao : retired to England in 1811 : created a Baronet : died April 20, 1813.     
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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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