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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Coghlan
	First Name(s)	Sir William M.
	Year of Birth	1803
	Year of Death	1885
	Entry	General : son of Captain J. Coghlan, C.B., R.N. : joined the Artillery in India, 1820 : in the Kolapur Field Force, 1826-7 : Brig- Major of Artillery in Sind and Afghanistan in 1838-40 : at Ghazni Kabul, Kandahar, capture of Kelat : Political Resident and Commandant at Aden, 1854-63 : he carried out, 1856-7, the occupation of Perim (previously taken possession of in 1799) as suggested by Lord Elphinstone (q.v.) : commanded against Arabs, 1858 : stormed the fort of Shekh Othmar : K.C.B., 1864 : died Nov. 25, 1885.

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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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