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Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I
Date transcribed | 2011-04-00 | 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. |
| Surnames | Holmes | | First Name(s) | George | | Titles | Sir | | Year of Birth | 1764 | | Year of Death | 1816 | | Entry | Ensign in the Bombay European Regt., 1780 : transferred to the 10th N.I. : in the Mahratta war, 1780-1 : besieged at Tellicherry, 1781-2, by Hyder Ali's troops : at the capture of Cannanore, 1783 : in the Mysore war, 1791-2, and in Malabar : at Seringapatam, 1799 : commanded at the reduction of forts in Canara, and the relief of Montana : in Egypt under Baird, 1801-2 : at the siege of Baroda, 1802 : in the Mahratta war, 1803-5 : commanded a subsidiary force in Gujarat some years to 1815 : retired as Maj-General : K.C.B., 1815 : for nearly 36 years a regimental officer : died Oct. 29, 1816. |
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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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