biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1726–83)
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| biography:
| British soldier, born in Ash Hill, Co Limerick, SW Ireland. He entered the army early, saw service in Scotland, then served in India (1756–62). In 1760 he defeated the Comte de Lally at Wandiwash, and his capture of Pondicherry in 1761 completed the downfall of the French in India. In 1777 he became commander-in-chief in India, and in 1781 his rout of Haidar Ali at Porto Novo saved the presidency for a second time. |
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