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Date transcribed2011-05-01
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  Lake    
First Name(s)  Gerard    
Titles  First Viscount (1744 - 1808)    
Year of Birth  1744    
Year of Death  1808    
Entry  Son of Launcelot Charles Lake : born July 27, 1744 : entered the first Foot Guards in 1758 : rose to be General in 1802 : served in N. Carolina under Cornwallis, 1781 : M.P. for Aylesbury, 1790- 1802 : was in the war with France, 1793- 4 : commanded in Ulster, 1796, and in Ireland, 1798, seeing active service there during the rebellion : was C. in C. in India and Member of Council from July, 1801, to July, 1805 : introduced some improvements : in 1802 took Sasni, Bijghar, Catchoura : in 1803 in two months he engaged the Mahrattas at Coel : stormed Alighar, Sep.4: took Delhi, Sep. 13: defeated Sindia's forces under Perron : took Agra, Oct. 18 : won at Laswari, Nov 1, thus conquering Sindia : made a Peer in Sep. 1804 : defeated Holkar at Farrukhabad, Nov. 17, 1804 : took Deeg, Dec. 1804 : made four attempts to storm Bhartpur early in 1805 without success, but the Raja gave in and made peace. Lord Cornwallis was C. in C. from July to Oct. 1805 : on his death, Lake again commanded till Oct. 1807 : Holkar surrendered to Lake at Umritsar in Dec. 1805 : he returned to England and was made Viscount : died Feb. 20, 1808 : very popular as a commander with all ranks, and a great General in the field.     
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